Cooling my heels

Since I won’t hear anything back from Whitechapel for at least a week, and since everyone else in the whole world is off next week and not entertaining employment queries, I think I’ll go up and spend the holiday with my folks.  See you when I get back.

A very good interview

I’ve been in a bunch of them, so I generally have a pretty good feel for how they go.  This one went very well. They asked that I not discuss the particulars here until after they make a decision.  Since they have been very cool about the whole thing, I won’t; other than to say [...]

Poppy Fordham

Poppy, if you are keeping an eye on this journal, please send me a note or call. I have somehow lost every single bit of contact info for you.
(And remember; never, ever drink six pints immediately prior to going on the London Eye. )

Cautiously optimistic

Got a call today from Christopher Patel, research director with The Whitechapel Foundation.  Really nice guy.  We were able to get into some detail about my background and about the Foundation and things sounds pretty good.
Apparently they are a legit operation (founded in the UK, historically very scholarly, trying to upgrade their scope and methods) [...]

There’s light at the end…

…of this particular tunnel, and I won’t be surprised to find that it is a large diesel locomotive pulling about 250 cars and which could never stop in time to avoid hitting my car (which is stuck on the track, having run out of gas) broadside and atomizing me instantly.
Not really. Believe it or [...]

Someone throw me a rope…

This class has turned out to be everything I thought it would be, and a hell of a lot more.  Especially in terms of time obliteration.  This class eats time like a Great White shark stopping off at seal beach on the way home from having his stomach staples removed.
the money’s a little better than [...]