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I'm sure you're all sitting on the edge of your seats waiting to hear about how Interview No. 3 went. And I guess I could drag it out by telling you all about my day - how I got up at 5.30AM this morning to continue preparing for Interview No. 1 with a not-for-profit outfit and Interview No. 3 with a for-lots-of-profits outfit. I didn't know which one to concentrate on more so in the end I just read the online Star, which took all of 5 minutes, and some blogs, and then spent half an hour ironing a shirt. What is with women's shirts anyway? I like the way the tailored ones look but they are a beeyotch to iron, all those fiddly bits and seams and darts and pieces that won't lie flat on the ironing board. After 20 minutes of ironing, my shirt looked like it had been slept in, so I ran the iron over it again and then sprayed the worst parts with water and hoped for the best. You know it's an utter waster of time though, don't you? Because as soon as you put the damn thing on, it creases and pleats and gets damp under the arms and you end up looking more like a sweaty used-car salesman than a well-groomed young urban professional.

But I digress.

I was early for my first interview, which was on Yonge between Davisville and Eglinton, so I took a little stroll up what has got to be the sleepiest stretches of Yonge St. 10 in the morning and not a soul around except a lady sleeping, upright, on a bench outside a seedy pub. There was a disconcerting number of seedy pubs in the neighbourhood, actually, which I found odd for a neighbourhood that's supposed to be an enclave full of hip young thangs - they don't call it Yonge and Eligible for nothing.

Interview No 1 was panel-style - one of my personal faves. There's nothing like trying to maintain eye-contact with three people at once while they're all looking down at the notes they're scribbling on every syllable you utter. I totally rocked the Information Casbah this time around, though - no "can you repeat the questions" or "uh, um, well, it's like, you know?" from me. There was also a test, which was little freaky - I had to write an annotation for a book from their library in 30 minutes, immediately after the talking part of the interview. I always need about 30 minutes to wind down after the talking part, and of course my mind was occupied with thoughts of Interview No. 3 at the Large Financial Institution. So I don't think I blew their cardis off with my stunning summarization skills, but you do the best you can, right?

I hadn't eaten that morning because of nerves so I went to the most desolate and depressing Timothy's coffee shop I have ever seen in my born days and ordered a smoothie. Why? Why did I order a smoothie from a place that specializes in coffee? Because I didn't want to get more jittery than I already was and I thought I could get some quick nutrition from a blend of bananas, mangos and peaches.

Note to self: The next time you want a smoothie, go to a juice bar or similar. Resist the "Timtation", even if half-crazed from interview nerves.

Here's how to make an authentic Timothy's smoothie:

A cup of ice
A cup of tap water
A blob of some gelatinous liquid purporting to be wholesome pureed fruit

Dump the works into a blender. Press "Blend". Blend until the ice is broken into tiny pieces and the gelatinous liquid merges with the water to become a slightly less-gelatinous, more-watery liquid. Pour liquid into plastic cup with bubble lid. Poke straw into the semi-solid liquid. Serve, after
charging customer $3.75.

Needless to say, it did not satisfy. I sat in the sun shivering and giving myself canker sores sipping the insipid smoothie, unable to think of anything except Interview No. 3.

Decided to get lunch at 12 so I went across the street to one of the less-dodgy looking pubs. However, it was still pretty dodgy. That there were only three other people there - a table of three loud middle-aged third-rate journo types, from the sounds of their conversation - at lunch hour, should have tipped me off. But I was too hunched over with anxiety to care much. The waitress was about 17 going on 35, called me "hon", stumbled over the pronunciation of "farfalle", asked me what I did for a living and then informed me that the bartender had two Master's degrees and couldn't find a job in her field. What is her field? I asked. Uh, I don't know, said the waitress.

The food was bland but I didn't really care. I was just eating so I didn't fall into a dead faint in my interview with the General Manager of the Large Financial Institute's Award-Winning Training Facility.

Finally, the hour of truth came. Well, the hour before the hour of truth. I subwayed and bussed out to the Nerdistan. I sat next to a young mother with a sleeping infant on the bus and ohmygawd why do babies smell so good? All soap and milk and vanilla and sweetness. His little feet rested on my hip at one point and it was all I could do not to touch them and say "Oooo, what cute little feet! Aren't you a cute little man! Aren't you? Aren't you? Yes you are! You are a cute little man!" Made a mental note not to share this thought process with Hiring Manager and General Manager until long after offer of employment made and job and government-sactioned one-year maternity leave in the bag.

Then the hour of truth came. It lasted 20 minutes. The General Manager sat down with me in tiny, claustrophobia-inducing training room. Asked some standard interview questions: tell me about yourself, what can you bring to this position, why did you choose Large Financial Institution, what are your strengths and weaknesses? I had all my answers ready - I know the drill. Then he started talking about what I and the Hiring Manger will be working on and how she'll show me this and tell me that later. Lots of smiling and nodding from me.

Then he says, "I guess you want to know where you stand in this whole process. I know I would if I were in your position. Hiring Manager will probably kill me for telling you this but I asked her to pick the best two or three people from the second round of interviews and, well, you are the top candidate. You have a strong client focus and your passion for what you do will be valuable to this organization. So. You'll be hearing from us soon - we won't keep you hanging. So go and enjoy the rest of the afternoon - go have a glass of wine! Take it easy."

Take it easy?!??!? I'm on my second glass of wine - in addition to the two pints of beer I had with dinner - and I'm still hyper-alert. Bring on the Quaaludes.

Big Boys

Harry and Marmalade sure are growing! I took these pictures last Saturday (or was it the Saturday before? Need to look at the metadata on the originals) and I swear to Maude, they've gotten even bigger just this past week. They're just about six months old now. I can still pick them up two at a time but they're quite an armful.

Marmalade thinks he's a dog. He's taken to licking me - my arms, my legs and my hands. Usually this licking takes place in the morning, before I get up. His tongue is like a pumice stone - but hey, my arms have never been smoother!

He's also a drooler. When he purrs, he drools. He usually purrs when he's cuddled up to Harry, nuzzling and kneading him like a nursing kitten, so Harry is often soaking wet. Harry bears it graciously, looking up at me with his wise yellow eyes as if to say, "Don't mind my brother. He's just a big baby."

Signs on the street

1) I saw an article in National Post (yes, I read or skim three or four newspapers a day - three Canadian papers and The Wall Street Journal - what of it?) the other day that mentioned that Toronto city council is going to vote on a new look for street signs in the city. I had seen this awhile back but had forgotten about it completely. Now it's top of mind again, so I'm bringing it to the blog.

At the risk of sounding like Dwight Schrute - Question: Didn't Toronto already decide on new street signs about three years ago? They look like the old signs, white with black lettering, only they're much bigger. I wasn't crazy about them, but - and I'm sure this will not surprise my regular readers, because you are by now familiar with how cranky, crochety and contrarian I can be - I'm even less thrilled with the new design.

Seeing as city council can't even pose for a group photo without throwing a tantrum, we might be safe from the new signs for a little while. I hope so. I really don't like them.

Why? Well, one reason is that I think they're ugly, but this is just a personal judgment. They look like they would be more at home in a shopping mall than a city, pointing the way to the toilets and the pay phones and the food court.

But the main problem with them is that they will get dated, so fast. It may be that they look funky and stylish in 2007, but in five years or less, they will look old and tacky. Guaranteed. And for that reason alone, I just don't think it would be wise to use them. Street signs need a more classic, enduring style. Do we want to look like we're stuck in a time-warp? Is this the image we want to project to tourists flocking to Toronto from Syracuse and Pittsburgh?

I wish I had gone to the public meetings. Sigh.

2) It seems that Parc Avenue in Montreal will keep its name after all. Last fall, the city councillors voted to change it to "Robert Bourassa", in honour of the late premier. Montrealers, especially those living and working on Av du Parc, were outraged, and rightly so. Parc is one of those streets in Montreal that has a personality, a character, a culture. Changing the name to Robert Bourassa would have been twenty kinds of wrong. I can't give you a logical or rational reason why it would have been wrong, but it's not about logic or reason. It's pyschological and emotional. People develop strong relationships with certain spaces, and Parc is one of those spaces, and you just don't mess with that. I'm glad the mayor has changed his mind.

Genius of Strachan

Via email. Reporter: Gordon, Do you think James Beattie deserves to be in the England squad? Strachan: I don't care, I'm Scottish. Reporter: "Gordon, can we have a quick word please?" Strachan: "Velocity" [walks off] Reporter: Welcome to Southampton Football Club. Do you think you are the right man to turn things around? Strachan: No. I was asked if I thought I was the right man for the job and I said, "No, I think they should have got George Graham because I'm useless." Reporter: Is that your best start to a season? Strachan: Well I've still got a job so it's far better than the Coventry one, that's for sure. Reporter: Are you getting where you want to be with this team? Strachan: We're not doing bad. What do you expect us to be like? We were eighth in the league last year, in the cup final and we got into Europe. I don't know where you expect me to get to. Do you expect us to win the Champions League? Reporter: Gordon, you must be delighted with that result? Strachan: You're spot on! You can read me like a book. Reporter: Gordon, Agustin Delgado? Strachan: I've got more important things to think about. I've got a yoghurt to finish by today, the expiry date is today. That can be my priority rather than Agustin Delgado. Reporter: This might sound like a daft question, but you'll be happy to get your first win under your belt, won't you? Strachan: You're right. It is a daft question. I'm not even going to bother answering that one. It is a daft question, you're spot on there. Reporter: Bang, there goes your unbeaten run. Can you take it? Strachan: No, I'm just going to crumble like a wreck. I'll go home, become an alcoholic and maybe jump off a bridge. Umm, I think I can take it, yeah. Reporter: There's no negative vibes or negative feelings here? Strachan: Apart from yourself, we're all quite positive round here. I'm going to whack you over the head with a big stick, down negative man, down. Reporter: where will Marion Pahars fit into the team line-up? Strachan: Not telling you! It's a secret. Reporter: You don't take losing lightly, do you Gordon? Strachan: I don't take stupid comments lightly either.

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