Portland

I had an interview scheduled for Wed. this week in Portland. On my way up on Tue. I got a call from another place in Portland area calling to arrange travel to Portland - so said I was heading there and would be in town the next couple of days if that would work. The person I'm guessing human resource person said they'd check with the guy I'd be interviewing with and see if that would work and would give me a call back. Well the next morning I got a call at 8:30 from the same lady saying the guy could meat with me anytime that morning - well I hadn't gotten ready yet so picked the latest time available (10:30) (It doesn't take me that long to get ready but also had to drive a ways since I was staying with a friend who lives in Vancouver.). Well I met with the main guy I'd be working under (if offered the job) then with the head administrator (I think) of that section of the office as well as the receptionist. Then the main guy showed me around the labs and introduced me to the two people I'd be working with (again if I got the job) and then they took me out to eat. Was a good interview I was quite - not unusual but makes me wonder if they'd think differently about highering or not highering me because of that.

The second interview was at 2. (On the way to my friends I stopped and tried to find where it was - found the general area but no real good way of getting there or more so getting back on the free way so did a lot of back tracking and what not - good way to waste gas.) Since I had eaten and didn't have too much time to waste I decided just to go to my next interview. I followed other directions that I had - these were for going south where my others were going north. South worked so much better. I was there more than an hour early - this job was up around OHSU but at the VA. There are pull outs along the windy road so I just pulled into one and sat listening to music for about an hour. I drove up and parked and reached the place about 15 min. early - figured I'd have to wait but the person saw me right away. Interview was ok.

So between the two I'd definitely take the first job if the offered it - second not so much. I felt the opposite way before I went to either place. Odd how the feeling of the lab will change your mind. So I am again going to play the fun waiting game. I am praying whether or not I'm offered either job that I know what to do. I've been with out a job for a while now and am hoping I will get hired eventually - some one has gotta want me right? So please pray something works out - although I am trying not to be closed to things rather praying I know what God wants me to do and where he wants me to go. One of my mom's employers said when she looked for a job she'd pray something to the effect "I'm too dense to know what to do so hit me over the head with what decision I should make." That’s how I feel too
Coolest thing about the trip - staying at my friends place. We were best friends from the middle of 1st grade pretty much till 8th grade and still friends through 10th but then I went away to Milo and we didn’t keep in close touch. So a lot of the time with her we reminisced about our childhood and filled each other in on where people (who we went to grade school with) were, who was married, and fun stuff like that. If I do end up in Portland area would be cool to hang out with her again haven’t like that in YEARS.