Still waiting...

I know some of you are anxious to find out how my interview went. To be honest, so am I! I still haven't heard back. Oh, well. But what about that follow-up? It turns out that there was a scheduling snafu, and one member of the interview team wasn't there for the first one. So this was an informal chat, not a full-blown interview, so she could check me out. I think it went well, but as I said, I haven't heard back yet, either. This is, by the way, one of the longest waiting periods I have ever had. I'll give them a few more days then ask, but right now I have no idea if I'm even in the running.

But in the meantime, I have another interview Thursday morning, at another school in another district. So, we'll see what happens!

More details

It turns out that today wasn't a formal interview, but just a chat with the one member of the interview team who wasn't there. It seems that there was some mix-up in the scheduling, and she missed out. So she just wanted to meet me in person, find out a little more, and clarify a few things. It went all right, and I guess the fact that she wanted to talk means I'm still in the running—or at least I didn't blow it so bad the other day that I haven't been dropped from consideration entirely.

And so, while we're all waiting to see what, if anything, happens, here's a link to a site that combines two of my favorite things, math and The Simpsons. As Homer might say, "Mmmm, π..."

And for those interested in what math might be like in the 31st century, here's another site by the same folks, about math in Futurama.

Well?

Hmm, it's been a week and a half since my interview, and I haven't heard word one...I'm guessing I didn't get it. You know, though, it would have been nice, after I gave up a whole day's pay to go down there, for them to at least call and say, "Thanks, but we found someone else."

Well, forget that! Tomorrow (June 15), everyone is being reinterviewed. It seems the wrong people ran things last time, so we're all going in again. Wish me luck — again.

A Quick Update

Nope, no word yet on the job. I'm not terribly hopeful at this point, but I'm going to give them another day or two before totoally writing it off. In the meantime, however, the phone has started to ring off the hook (metaphorically speaking, since it's a cell phone) with jobs for the coming days. One very interesting job I've accepted for tomorrow is teaching high school American Sign Language. That is a first for me, and that's saying something, as there are very few things I haven't ever taught before. I also have several junior high math jobs, and PE at the junior high just up the street, so I'm hoping for good weather that day.

True confession time: Friday, I'm hoping for a job at an elementary school that starts later in the morning, as that's the day tickets go on sale for the local run of Wicked, and I want to get the best seats I can. The sale starts at 7:00 a.m., so if I can get a job that starts at 8:00 or 8:30, I should be good. Otherwise, I may end up taking the morning off...