So. Got rejected for two jobs in the last couple weeks. Feelin’ good.
First up, there was AAAS. I had previously blogged about how one day I saw in their system that I was “Not Selected” and then reclassified as “Eligible”. I contacted them about this and they said “Oh, just a mistake.” Well, turns out, even if they say that was a mistake…not a mistake. It was a longshot, I know, which is probably why it doesn’t sting too bad. Plus, well, I already went through my five stages of grief with that one a while back.
However, I was also rejected today by Boston University. This one does kinda hurt. Not too much since it’s been about 3 months since I interviewed. Not a good sign, uno. And about a month since I contacted them to see what was going on. Not a good sign, deux. So, yeah, it was expected.
The sting comes from the fact that I was pretty damn perfect for this job. Maybe I was overqualified, I don’t know…that depends on seeing who actually got the job. It was for a Manager of Computation Resources for the Chemistry Department. I’m a chemist whose used chemical computing for 10 years. I’ve also spent most of that time administering my own workstations, worked on clusters, &c., &c.
So, I guess what’s in my mind is that I couldn’t even land a job I was pretty much made for. What does that say about my future chances for a job?
Sigh.
Ah well, another day, another rejection, another application.
Round and round we go…
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I go to the Giant at 7 am as I do most Saturdays, and I’m surprised to see the parking lot so full. Usually it’s me, that older gent, and that lady. I know them all by sight if not by name. Today though…cars galore.
“What could this be”, I ask myself.
All sorts of thoughts skip through the playground of my mind as I grab my cart and wheel unsteadily through the doors. And to my right, what do my eyes see in the florist department? Why, men, men, men. All searching roses, balloons, hee.
So, for all those naysayers out there thinking the economy will be hard on the florists…well, it might be on the nice, fancy ones. But your local Giant? They can still depend on the sheer terror that is a man on Valentine’s Day.
Six months ago…
I decided to be less timid and contact her.
Six months ago…
She was smart, she was beautiful, she was someone I didn’t have a shot with, really, but unless you try, you never know.
Six months ago…
I sent off that first message. Hoping she’d reply.
Six months ago…
She replied. She replied. She replied!
Six months ago…
I started on a journey, getting to know this wonderful woman.
Six months ago…
I met someone who has made my life better, happier. Has made me better, happier.
Six months ago…
I found her, the woman I love.
So, while many out there will be celebrating Valentine’s Day this weekend, I have something even better to celebrate. I will be celebrating the start of a life I never thought possible, never knew I could have. All because she decided to give this old nerd a shot…
Six months ago.
