Job Quest ’05 continues. I seem to be getting both more nibbles and more rejection notices lately. I assume the latter has something to do with the fact that I’ve lately been submitting fewer emailed or faxed resumes and more online applications, which are more conducive to automated responses…

It’s slightly more pleasant to be turned down by a computer than to be ignored completely by an HR person, I guess…

Two years ago tonight, I walked out on the deck and had a cigarette. And then I never did it again. I’m rather proud of this fact…

Tomorrow, all about Bauhaus (there’s no better way to spend Hallowe’en), cute babies, Fresno, dinner with friends, stupid potheads, and — best of all — getting reacquainted with my husband after almost three weeks. Tonight, though, I’m gonna watch a movie and go to bed…

Reason I like Charlotte better than San Francisco #42,348:

Parking my car in the long-term airport lot in Charlotte for FIVE days will cost about the same as parking it in the long-term airport lot in San Francisco for ONE day would…

Maybe it’s a big sign that I’m becoming the old codger I’ve always tried so desperately to be, but the thought of paying fifty to a hundred bucks to see a band play for an hour or two just doesn’t have the appeal it once did for me. Of course, the thought of paying more than a hundred bucks to see some sucktastic spectacle like the Rolling Stones NEVER had much appeal…

If I were ever going to be tempted by such a splurge, though, it would defintely be by Bauhaus on Hallowe’en…