Drool

'Nuff said...more soon.

To those about to get baked, we salute you

Just got back from Chi-town this morning. I had a blast this weekend and am really excited about moving up there. I visited India town for some great Indian food and saw Pan's Labyrinth which was good but really strange and violent. Spent the rest of the weekend working out and chilling with a friend.

I got a call from the university recruiter at the company I interviewed with and he said that he didn't know any exact figure yet but that they typically offer significantly more than my other offer. He claims that they will get me the real offer soon.

Apparently another friend of mine almost OD'd on 'shrooms this weekend. He says he had a blast except for the vomiting and horrible paranoia. That's what happens when I leave him alone.

2 for 2

I definitely am getting a job offer from them. The question now is for how much?

Back and Forth

I'll be going back up to Chicago tomorrow for another job interview. Wish me luck!

Work is constant

Mr. Storm System was kind enough to drop off a few inches of snow here last night. This is the first time this winter since the ground has been white all day (although the roads are totally clear because it hasn't been cold enough recently). I may or may not be interviewing with IBM because I'm not sure I will have enough time to make it through the whole process before I have to respond to my other job offer. That doesn't really bother me though because I am fairly certain that I don't want to work for IBM (for reasons I won't go into here). I'm going to see what happens this week and I'll likely have a decision made by next weekend.

School is boring (obviously), life is ok (could be better but could be a lot worse), and work is constant. I have started doing a full cleaning of my apt and I am packing up things in the process. Anything that I will not likely need this semester is going in to a box. The last time I had to pack stuff and move, I waited until the last minute and damn near had a nervous breakdown. I'm doing my best to avoid that this time. I part of a swing dance troupe that is performing tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Job Offer

That's 1 job offer under my belt. Shall I try to get 2 for 2?

Chicago

So my job interview went ridiculously well. I got along smashingly with everyone who I talked to there and I think I was probably the most qualified person for the job (although I wasn't really in competition with anyone since they hire many people each year). Both people I interviewed with said they thought I would be a good fit for the company. I clicked extra well with one of them and we ended up talking 5-10 mins longer than we were supposed to. I spent another day up in Chicago after my interviews in order to "catch up" a bit with a really good friend and I had a blast. Despite the fact that I am now back down in Tiny Town and overloaded with work, it is hard for me not to be really happy with how my life is going right now. We will see in a few weeks if I did in fact get that job. If so, I am very very very tempted to take it and not bother interviewing with any other companies (at least 2 of whom have expressed interest in me interviewing with them). Thoughts? Take a good job that I would enjoy or interview with others first in order to get more options? Keep in mind that if I decide to interview with other companies, I will likely have to find a very good excuse to delay my response to the company I was just in Chicago for and it will take time out of my already busy schedule to do the interviewing.