January 09, 2002

so far so good....

Yogurt for breakfast, followed by popcorn for dessert (I figure it's at least as
nutritious as Sugar Corn Pops.) Mmmm.

And this morning I rowed in a
very enjoyable quad, with one woman I've known since before there was a lake here
and two others I've just met (one of whom rowed at Vassar). We had a lot of things
we need to improve, but it felt like everyone in the boat was alert and committed
to improving them. And the coach is having us get the form right before he has us
doing the hard physical workouts. He has us using a different rowing style than
I'd been used to, so I have a ton of new habits to ingrain. I don't want to get
into all the technical details, but it's a smoother stroke with all the different
parts of it flowing together instead of kept separate. This is more like the
stroke the Canadians have been using, but I think American rowing in general is
moving toward a smoother stroke sequence.

So it's a very good day so
far, and now I hope the rest of it will be in keeping. I'll be spending some time
doing things like polishing my nails, figuring out what to wear, and figuring out
how to answer questions like, "Have you ever worked with a difficult person? How
did you handle the situation?" or "Tell me about your strengths and weaknesses."

I got some good advice from a couple of Aussie chatters who said,
"Over here, we usually don't do an interview unless we're fairly confident the
person can do the job. We just want to figure out how they'll fit into the office.
So concentrate on trying to speak clearly and seeming likable, instead of being a
cleverboots." I do think these people will also be trying to assess how well I can
do the job, but the rest of it is good advice anyway.

And please,
please, please, send good vibes at href="http://dichroic.diaryland.com/smreq.html">4PM today (MST). Huge thanks
to the friends who have already sent good wishes in the href="http://dichroic.signmyguestbook.com/">.

Posted by dichroic at January 9, 2002 04:59 PM
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