FYI about the whole job/AZ thing...

So, I'm still in limbo but not a hopeless state of limbo.

Mayo Clinic hasn't posted the job they want me to apply for yet so things are kind of at a dead halt there. I applied at some other places but haven't heard back from them yet. As a result I am in the process of making back up plans to delay my migration South.

I am currently thinking of renewing my contract where I'm living at and then selling it once I get a job (that'd be what... $50 to sell the contract and $200 would be worth not having to move my stuff to a storage facility...) or rent a storage facility and then hang out with local people who wouldn't mind me couch crashing for a bit. I have a few options I've thought of but if you or a friend knows a place I could temporarily live at, I wouldn't mind suggestions...

That's where my life is right now. I hope to have news and answers asap but for now I just don't have them... thus in a few weeks I may be very much homeless.

Dance Partners

Most of you know I love dancing. I'd like to present you with a collage of the guys I danced with tonight.

1)The Old MIA's- Half my favorites didn't show up tonight. These are the guys that really genuinely make you feel beautiful and stunning on the dance floor AKA they know what they're doing. There were still plenty of guys who could dance but without the history, its not quite the same...

2)The Creeper- See Exhibit A. So I've only done three sealing sessions at the temple and at one of them, I was paired up for as "wife" for a guy named Bro Friend. I went dancing two weeks ago and recognized someone and realized it was indeed Brother Friend. Well, to put things bluntly... he's not the best dancer and this week he was creepy. Like, intense, getting in my bubble sort of creepy. He's a nice enough guy but yeah... Brother Friend needs to stay that... just a friend.


Exhibit A: Note the hovering, creepy intense stare, and invasion of space...

3)Orange Clove Cologne- Some guys do their part to make the dance enjoyable by smelling good. One guy in particular always wears the same cologne. 10 points for you orange clove cologne man.

4)Smilers- There are some guys who have good dance faces. One of my favorites looks like this every time he dances. It kinda makes me happy.



5)Zip-line Man- Met a new guy who wants to go to Panama and do a Zip-Line tour. He seems smart, handsome, and he definitely can dance. Too bad I'm moving in a few weeks...

Spoiled Brat and Stumbled Upon

First and foremost, I would like to declare that I'm a spoiled brat... as far as job hunting is concerned. I applied for jobs yesterday and I felt like an arrogant punk snubbing my nose at half the stuff posted. There are lots of jobs and I feel rather competitive in the field. If Mayo doesn't give me the job I want (which is currently not posted yet... stupid HR taking forever), I'll have plenty to pick from.

So I want to share my latest <3. Its called stumbleupon.com. I've heard it declared as crack for nerds and I think that is an accurate statement. They have videos and websites with cool yet random stuff like this.








http://www.dumpaday.com/index.php/2011/07/simple-ideas-that-are-borderline-genius-40-pics/

http://funny2.com/facts.htm

http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/diy_health_remedies/printer.php

Basically... its got tons of really interesting random stuff... enough of this. I'm going to bed now like a good girl...

UWAGS

I want to talk to you all about a disorder plaguing many young men and even some old in our community. Its called UWAGS or Uncontrolable Winking At Girls Syndrome.

Some of you may doubt the severity of UWAGS in Utah. You ask how can UWAGS really effect me? Well, you see some guy and he keeps winking at you and the first thought to cross your mind is "Oh, is he flirting with me?" You begin assessing the situation and then you find out the truth of the matter. He's married. He's engaged. He is winking at anyone female before and after he makes any joke. It may seem harmless enough if a single man is interested in a single girl but its quite another matter if you're at a wedding reception and the groom is winking at you while his fiance is standing next to him talking to her old roommate. 78% of these young men have no knowledge of their disorder or the fact that it scares away some women and confuses others.



If you or a loved one is suffering from UWAGs, there is hope. You can join a support group WA (Winker's Anonymous) or have someone classically condition you to stop winking (aka squirt you with a squirt gun over and over everytime you wink). If that doesn't work... well, I guess the rest of us will just have to start winking back until you realize how ridiculous all this winking is. ; P

Zombie Car Wash among other things

I guess my days were mixed up so I still have one more day until I hear grom Mayo....So I went to get my car washed today which put in mind something my little sister had told me about.



Musical Zombie Carwash. Thats right. I guess it was some kind of fundraiser a local theater put on back home. I feel like my life is not as complete as it once was knowing that something like this exists and I haven't ever been to one... I guess this is something I'll have to hunt down sometime in the not so distant future, or at least when my car gets dirty again.

Here is another reason my life is incomplete. Someday I want to do something like this. I have no idea how I'd get into something like this...



Finally, I have yet to attend Llama Fest. I totally had to miss it last year and this year I'm determined to go. Seriously, who can say know to a festival celebrating one of the world's most fantastic animals?

I guess if a girls gonna dream, she's gotta dream big. Things like marriage, having a family, and going to the zombie car wash will just have to be part of my "someday" list...

The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow

The suspense is killing me... Tomorrow I'll get to talk with Lisa, the Lab Manager, about another position at the Mayo Clinic which she thinks will be a good fit for me but I'm nervous. If it isn't a good clear fit I'll have to brood over things and try to make the best decision. I loath big decisions. I'm grateful for personal revelation, the Spirit, and all that or I'd probably never get married, move, etc. I'd be too afraid of making the wrong choices and messing my life up.

Indecision was Hamlet's downfall and it shan't be mine... Dear life, I will unravel you... In the mean time I've got 24 hours to wait wondering where my life is going.

KaeRn

I ought to be sleeping or taking care of that to do list I mentioned in the previous entry, but I'm going to finish watching a movie I started, write this entry, and then probably go to bed... probably.

Well, today when I was running errands I came across one of the most beautiful sites of summer: A Sweet Corn Stand. Being from Minnesota, I'm kind of a corny person (har har har). But really, corn is a big deal. I passed this water tower to and from school and church on a regular basis growing up.



Growing up, we ate a lot of corn on the cob and for a few summers, my brothers and my best friend and her brothers all worked in pick up trucks selling corn by the side of the road. As a result, we ate EVEN MORE fresh corn and I discovered, with the help of Deseret, that it is best raw. Be a skeptic if you will, but fresh candy corn is way better than other corn, just in the same way snap peas are way better than the reheated peas most of us find in the frozen food section. During the summer everything needs to be barbequed or eaten cool, crisp, and fresh. Its more summery, plus its easier to eat when its cool. Then you don't have to worry about hot corn water dripping down your arm or scalding your finger tips.

The only other way to REALLY eat corn is to slather it in butter and chili powder, rehusk it, and barbeque it. I only found out about it this last summer, but it is divine. Its just the way they eat in Nacho Libre. I can't believe Jack Black would do something like this... What a waste of corn.

Juggling

I really need to learn how to master juggling my schedule. Most people seem to have it down to a fine art, but I really don't. With like with my new stake calling and my job finding/moving plans, on top of all the old things like learning German, writing a book, CE credits for work, reading all the books I'm in the middle of, I feel like my juggling act looks about like this.



Add in the fact that I really have a fun time trying to juggle just one ball and that puts into perspective how I feel. My to do list has about 14 things on it and I've done 3... I suppose this is my cue to stop taking a lunch break and get back to work. : P

Lack of a Plan B

So, to get to the point, I got an e-mail last night saying I didn't get the job but they'd be interested in considering me further for a future core lab position... Which makes me inclined to think that they found someone who was up to par in both Blood Bank and Core Lab. I don't blame them but this does put me in an unfortunate situation.

To move or not to move... That is the question. I don't want to move if I don't have a job lined up. It shouldn't be too hard to get a Med Tech position but I LOVE my job here and I don't want to take just ANY job. I don't want to sign a contract in Provo and find out a week or month later that a new position opened up and then have to figure out what to do about a housing contract AND a deal with moving on top of it... I can see some benefits to staying (Good job, friends, familiarity, dating, etc.) but I can see benefits to flat out moving, even if I don't have a job lined up in the foreseeable future (new friends, new dating scene, new adventures, etc).

I'm going to the temple to brood. Hopefully I can figure my life out... I just wish I had thought out a clear plan B so that when this moment came I wouldn't feel so lost about what I'm doing with my life...

A Good Date and a Job Interview

Jill's vacation is over. It has all kind of whizzed by but its good to come back to work and see everyone and all my analyzers, even if I'm busy the entire 10.5 hours and have a tricky slide from a cancer patient. Well, I have a lot to do to catch up from all of my gallivanting but I thought I'd at least let you know about two events in between my travels that would be of interest.

Tuesday night I had a blind date with Riley. It took a little for the date to get warmed up but I'd say it was a success. Maren Dennis had told me he was smart, a little nerdy, tall, lean, spiritual, active, outdoorsy, and warned me he was quiet and that proved to be all true. I kept asking him things and he would answer and then he'd sort of get quiet when the other couple started talking (it was a double date and the other couple was very talkative) so I tried to balance talking to the other couple and then try again to get Riley back in the conversation.

We went on a Papusa picnic (delish for those of you who've never tried them) and then played frisbee golf. We didn't really know too much about the location and at the third "hole" we lost our frisbee in a bush. However, I made a comment about how the frisbee was "stolen by ninja's" and then he responded with a "some kid was walking around and said 'hey, free frisbee' and ran off with it" and we began bantering which is a big plus.

We ended the date at a frozen yogurt place called Spoon It Up. It was tasty stuff and as we sat and talked I feel like the conversation improved leaps and bounds. Part of it might have been because I got going on bucket lists. Part of it had to do with the fact that the other couple left. At the end of the date it took about a half hour for us to get from the Alta parking lot to me actually going home because the conversation had improved so much. He said we should go out again sometime. I agree.

The following day I had my job interview. I had spent a good while answering the questions on the Mayo Clinic Website job interview page but they didn't ask ANY of those questions. However, the whole process of going through the other questions did leave me feeling prepared and I feel like the interview went well. There are 3 other applicants so I should know by Friday if I got the job. Hopefully I got it. If not, well, what will be will be. I guess if I lingered longer in Provo it would give me time to get to know Riley better and that would be a good thing.

Well, I have lots to do before dinner group so I'm off! I WILL post pictures... If you're impatient about the Mexico photos, you can see the whole lot of them at this link.

http://achf.smugmug.com/MexicoJune2011/June-2011-Jill/17863231_LbXq2s#1366289319_DrxqSSc