Just got a message from someone saying "WTF? Why aren't you doing your celtic knot things anymore?"..

*blinks*

First off, everything is done in phases. I am still working on some celtic knotwork, but it takes low priority to some stuff I am obligated to do right now (i.e. the comic.. commissioned work for real people NOT on the computer.. working on more birds).
Second, in between work, home, busted sinks, commissionings, and a really cool little thing that I've enjoyed a great deal called Second Life, I don't have as much time as I'd like. I've been making textures trying to get a business going in SL (i.e. generate enough money to self-sustain.. or Im going to quit).
Third.. Dude, how rude! You don't start out a conversation with "WTF". It just isn't done and might garner a better response if you don't.

There's lots of fantastic knotwork artists out there, and they should hold you over till I get back into it.. IF I get back into it.

Thank you for your time..

My Farscape fan-nage is now complete.

Farscape bobble heads

I want one!

Preferably Scorpius..

May 5 = FREE COMIC BOOK DAY

So, what are you doing still sitting there?? Get to your local comic book shop now! Remind your kids why you love comic books.. make a day of it. Go out to eat and discuss whether or not Robert Downey Jr. will make a good Tony Stark, or the finer points of Venom versus Spidey. Have a picnic (weather permitting.. or heck, go crazy. Have a picnic even if the weather doesn't permit). Give your kids a day to remember so they can look back and say "I always like free comic book day cuz... "

And if you don't have kids.. give your inner child something to remember.

And if you don't read comics, this is the PERFECT way to introduce yourself to the medium. Free of charge! And maybe, you'll find something you do like. Maybe not, but you won't be out anything just looking!

Well.. I didn't get the job.
And I really didn't understand why it hurt my feelings so much when I got the call yesterday until my husband put it in perspective for me.
It wasn't the rejection.
The job was a) more money and b) validation/recognition of my person. I just couldn't conceive that I would not get the job, because I've never found anything I could not excel at. I also know that I would have performed that job fantastically.
However, I was not the person they wanted.

My husband made me feel better by telling me also, that I am exceptional in my current job and that it is possible I didn't get the job because my current job would not let me go. (same company, different divisions).

I don't know. But since I wasn't looking for a job initially, I guess it really isn't any skin off my nose.

So, to make myself feel better, I went and saw 300 by Frank Miller. I was slightly nervous because while I loved the artistic and creativity of "Sin City", I was really repulsed by that movie because it's a harsh film. I mean, a HARSH film. Akin to seeing a dog get beat.
300 on the other hand.. it's still bloody and gory, don't get me wrong. Harsh in some manners, but it's almost poetic in it's feel. I know it sounds odd, but it was almost Shakespearean in it's feel.. in it's scope. Honestly, in it's language.
I really enjoyed it. I mean really enjoyed it.

And it made me feel better for about three hours.

I love my job.

No, really.. I LOVE my job. I'm the front line person at the reception desk in a medical clinic. I check you in, I check you out. I grab the phones, I know your insurance, I take your money, I prep your chart, I answer your questions.. I love joking with the doctors and being on first name basis with all of them. I love being knowledgable about our specialized computer systems, and being the "can do" person that everyone knows they can come to with a question.

Last week, in going above what was expected of me, I contacted our computer person (which I've known for years) to ask her if she needed the obituaries of all the patients that have died last year, because I've researched this in my downtime. Printed them out from computer searches and listed them with the identifiers so we can flag those patients in our computer so family members won't receive incorrect or disturbing phone calls. She mentions "OH.. I forgot, I have an opening in my office, why don't you apply for it? The job stops posting tomorrow."

My world hiccupped. Within a day, I had my resume updated.. approached particular people for referencing.. and applied. Of the 60-something who applied, I'm in the top 7. I interviewed today, and while I've know the two women who interviewed me and with whom I will be working with and under for years.. I was nervous. This job would be customer service for the specialized computer system and training new employees, and I've never wanted a job so bad in my life.

The interview basically consisted of my answering their questions, joking around and doing everything but falling at their feet crying "PLEASE.. PLEASE HIRE ME!!!".

So, if you have a spare moment, please send me a good vibe and/or prayer. Please?

Oh, and it's 3 grades higher than my current position and just so you know, I am entirely capable and efficient of performing this job.
Thank you