Tommorrow…tuesday…… I have a job interview in Masterton…. Masterton is to Wellington as Invercargill is to Dunedin. Yes. However in my case after sending out over 100 Job Applications (ohh yes don’t get me started on the teacher shortage) I am not really complaining especially as this one sounds rather hopeful and I really like the looks of the school, however I have learnt by now not to get ones hopes up…. its a sad state to live in…
I am not actually nervous about the job interview. My trip over to masterton involves me catching the train (ahhh the wonders of having epliepsy and not being able to drive) which means I leave here at some early hour and arrive at 10:00 and can’t come back to wellington until 3.45.
This my blog readers is where my concern readers is…….. I mean my deep concern….what on earth am i going to do! Tomorrow is the funeral of the century, Sir Ed Hillary (in case you have been under a rock) and I am afraid that NZ is going to shut down….. I don’t know whether my fears are well founded or not, but the way TV1 is going on it sounds like the country is coming to a standstill from 10:30 tomorrow, which does leave me somewhat concerned.
Never fear I have come up with some plans:
1) Go to old folks home in masterton and try and fit in with the crowd for 4 hours – bound to be a comfy sofa somewhere and some stunning conversation
2) Run up and down the main street singing beatles songs.
3) Sit in McDonalds and buy everything of the children’s menu in the way that little girl does ‘ there was a little monkey…….’
Of course Masterton might not shut down, in which case I might just be enjoying myself and drinking hot chocolates as I try and do a sudoku….. I’ll let you know either way 🙂
btw for those of you that are concerned the fern is still looking brown and being tempremental.
January 22, 2008 at 4:21 am
I need a catch-up, is the fern a metaphor for something else or do you indeed have a brown, temperamental fern?
Yay for job interviews and Masterton, all the best my feathered friend (although am not entirely sure where the feathers come from). I do hope Masterton doesn’t shut down on you, although I do rather like the old folks home idea.
Have only just made the Church let me access blogs at work so now I can comment all I like 😛
January 22, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Glad that you have a job interview, could you pray that something comes along my way sooner rather than latter!!! Hope it went well for you. Hope you had a good time finding somewhere to watch the deity hillary be buried, and I hope your plant ressurects itself sometime!
January 23, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Fi: Long time no hear. I assure you the fern is very real, bane of my life…… that and finding a pre instrumental teacher who can also play keyboard.
Nathanael: My friend, honestly its the waiting that teaches you a lot. That was my 5th interview for a teaching position. I have another one tomorrow for another job. I have literally aplied for over 100 jobs each job having a tailor made cover letter. Oh the joy. On reflection last year in not having what some would class as a ‘real job’ evidently relief teaching involves imagination for all ! I learnt a heck of a lot about myself and life especially as I was able to do Bible college papers and pick up work in other areas. Of course it meant I earnt less than $18 000 however the personal growth thing was amazing. In saying all of that though I can understand how after all that time at Uni and doing honours you want a job I really do…. a song from ‘the elms’ comes to mind: when my ambition became my religion……… i’ve got so much left to give and you’ve got to release me.’ – that was my esoteric moment for the day 🙂