“Just Keep Swimming, Just Keep Swimming”

I did it again – I applied, hopefully or foolishly, we’ll see how it goes – for yet another job:
Dear Mrs. Chili
Thank you for your interest in employment with Tiny Community College. All resumes will be reviewed and qualified applicants will be considered for the open position. If you are chosen [...]

It’s Not That I’m Not TRYING….

I suppose I can’t get rejection letters if I’m not actually applying for these jobs, huh? It seems I’m starting a collection of these:
Dear Mrs. Chili:
Thank you for your interest in employment at the University of No Hope. The hiring department has carefully reviewed a number of applications for the Instructor (Part-Time) position, job [...]

Another Perspective

I’m kind of moping, too, but for the exact opposite reason…..

Sigh…

Still nothing. Not that I was really expecting anything, mind you, but I’m still holding out hope, however futile and irrational that may be. Teachers in my neighborhood get back to work on Wednesday (that’s tomorrow) and kids go back on the 30th. The liklihood of someone calling me, desperate for an [...]

In a Fit of Optimism…

…I bought some stuff for my classroom today.
No, I don’t have a classroom. I don’t even have the PROSPECT of the CHANCE of having a classroom any time soon. Do I care? HELL, NO! I figure that going about behaving as though I WILL have a classroom [...]

STEEE-RIKE THREE!!

Received this morning via email:
Hi Mrs. Chili,
Thank you for checking back in and I apologize for the delay. Being in the middle of a move re: CATA has slowed down communications in many areas. I want to thank you very much for your interest in CATA. At last night’s Board meeting, another [...]

Curiouser and Curiouser

The Universe with a sledgehammer.
I’ve been calling the charter school every couple of days for about a week now, and leaving messages letting them know that I’m still here and still waiting to arrange an interview time. It seems that they’ve moved their offices and are in a state of, well, disarray and confusion [...]

Guest Lecture

I was a guest lecturer in CT’s graduate seminar this morning.
The University puts on a Summer Literacy Institute every year, and CT has been an instructor in that program for nearly 20 years. This year, she drew a “Responding to Literature” course, and she asked me, way back in March, if I could come [...]