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Jul. 18th, 2011 09:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jianantonicMy weekend in Seattle was a blast. I was on a team of beta testers for this year's PuzzleHunt, which is a team puzzle-solving race that (mostly) Microsoft employees put on in the fall. The puzzles were amazingly creative and I was absolutely humbled by the creativity that had to go into building the event. The puzzle creators were there observing us most of the way, since it was a beta test and they were trying to figure out what they need to change before the real event. Some of the puzzles were frustratingly hard, but it was SO REWARDING every time we made progress on them. I really hope I can do more events like this in the future because it was SO MUCH FUN.
I'm back to real life in Portland for all of one day before I head east for Falcon Ridge. I haven't done any packing at all, so I guess that's what I need to do today. I had two appointments scheduled for today -- a 2pm job interview and a 4pm appointment with a new therapist. I got a call at 8am from the company that was going to interview me saying that they filled the position over the weekend, but were going to keep my resume on file because they think they'll be hiring for a writing job soon. But no interview today. So...bummer. This job hunt is the suck. Progress is so slow and it's just so very frustrating. I really had hoped to have something lined up before I left for Falcon Ridge, but that seems unlikely. Oh well -- FRFF will be a welcome escape, and hopefully will recharge me for the hunt when I get back.
I'm back to real life in Portland for all of one day before I head east for Falcon Ridge. I haven't done any packing at all, so I guess that's what I need to do today. I had two appointments scheduled for today -- a 2pm job interview and a 4pm appointment with a new therapist. I got a call at 8am from the company that was going to interview me saying that they filled the position over the weekend, but were going to keep my resume on file because they think they'll be hiring for a writing job soon. But no interview today. So...bummer. This job hunt is the suck. Progress is so slow and it's just so very frustrating. I really had hoped to have something lined up before I left for Falcon Ridge, but that seems unlikely. Oh well -- FRFF will be a welcome escape, and hopefully will recharge me for the hunt when I get back.
Today's agenda now looks like this:
Send out a million more resumes
Pack for Falcon Ridge
Shop for the things I don't have for Falcon Ridge
Meet new therapist
Gym
Early to bed for 5am flight
