I bought my plane tickets to Dallas a couple months ago, and DWEX [link] is finally coming up! My plane leaves next Friday (the 13th) at 6:00 AM. I'm excited about it. I'm excited about the trip and going to a convention, but mostly, I'm excited to meet the people I know online -- because I currently live in a social vacuum, coming in contact only with my parents' friends.

However, there has been a (good?) complication. I got a registered letter yesterday telling me to set up a job interview -- on the 12th, in WV. 0_o If it was on Friday, I would call it a cosmic joke on me, because there's no way I'm giving up the Dallas trip, but for Thursday, I had to make it work. Even though my chances are probably slim and with the driving time, I won't be home until late Thursday night (and have to wake up at 2:00 AM on Friday), it is worth the it simply for the possibility.

Anyway, the interview is for a full-time permanent position as "park activities coordinator" in Hawk's Nest State Park [link]

I am psyching myself up with confidence. I have two degrees directly related to the position. I have experience doing essentially an identical job. I have experience doing related things like formal teaching and giving museum tours. I have experience dealing with hectic and stressful situations from the deli. I am certified to give canoe tours, and I'll be CPR and first aid certified this winter. I am super confident using all kinds of software and AV equipment. I love WV and all the landscape and animals and am 100% dedicated to the preservation and conservation of natural spaces. -- I could totally rock this position. There's no curve an interviewer can throw me this time.


...but I might be exhausted by the time I get to Dallas. Heh.