Sunday, February 28, 2010
Pretty Music
I just think that Melissa and I are the kind of people who find a Susan Minot film like Evening a silly, little movie and categorically despise a Nancy Meyers and Scott Rudin flick like It's Complicated. Meryll Streep is in both. We also say things like, "Ooo, I like this already," on the title menu of a DVD because of pretty music.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
tiny kingdoms
I honestly thought this could be the end. Ordinary life is a struggle I clearly am not equipped to struggle through.
I interviewed today for a higher position at the company I currently work for. This was my second interview and, to my knowledge, the one that really seals the deal. I am not sure what it was. Probably knowing what was at stake if I blew the interview. But I didn't keep my cool. I stammered and shook and went on and on about nothing. I prepared excessively and I truly believe I choked.
When I returned home I nearly passed out. I had indeed worried myself sick. I had put all my eggs in this basket and the thought of not accomplishing this made my head ache feverishly and my body swoon. I laid in bed drowning my cold sweat and my mom called. She was actually a wonderful respite. I was still shaking though. I couldn't get over the thought that I had thrown my immediate future completely away because I didn't control my nerves.
Eventually I realized that the whole deal was completely out of my hands now and I needed to engage in something therapeutic. I cooked the brussels sprouts I had bought to experiment with. I didn't actually experiment too heavily. I read some websites about how to cook them and then I boiled them. I put some left over Taco Bell fire sauce on them and they were delicious and my fears were subsided.
I then wanted to land the crushing blow. I looked around the bedroom for something I could accomplish that would put my gut at ease. I was on my laptop so the missing "h" key was a glaring problem that needed solving. Two of the little pieces including the key itself had popped off a couple days ago and were lying somewhere on the floor beside the bed. I quickly got my wits about me and found the two pieces, tiny as they are. Sparing the needless details, I put the key back in its proper place I could have sworn I heard a tiny kingdom of my loyal subjects feasting and celebrating with the utmost jocundity at this truly remarkable success.
I feel much better now.
brandonpiercegeary
I interviewed today for a higher position at the company I currently work for. This was my second interview and, to my knowledge, the one that really seals the deal. I am not sure what it was. Probably knowing what was at stake if I blew the interview. But I didn't keep my cool. I stammered and shook and went on and on about nothing. I prepared excessively and I truly believe I choked.
When I returned home I nearly passed out. I had indeed worried myself sick. I had put all my eggs in this basket and the thought of not accomplishing this made my head ache feverishly and my body swoon. I laid in bed drowning my cold sweat and my mom called. She was actually a wonderful respite. I was still shaking though. I couldn't get over the thought that I had thrown my immediate future completely away because I didn't control my nerves.
Eventually I realized that the whole deal was completely out of my hands now and I needed to engage in something therapeutic. I cooked the brussels sprouts I had bought to experiment with. I didn't actually experiment too heavily. I read some websites about how to cook them and then I boiled them. I put some left over Taco Bell fire sauce on them and they were delicious and my fears were subsided.
I then wanted to land the crushing blow. I looked around the bedroom for something I could accomplish that would put my gut at ease. I was on my laptop so the missing "h" key was a glaring problem that needed solving. Two of the little pieces including the key itself had popped off a couple days ago and were lying somewhere on the floor beside the bed. I quickly got my wits about me and found the two pieces, tiny as they are. Sparing the needless details, I put the key back in its proper place I could have sworn I heard a tiny kingdom of my loyal subjects feasting and celebrating with the utmost jocundity at this truly remarkable success.
I feel much better now.
brandonpiercegeary
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