The fabulously talented Leslie of The Paper Princess gave me the kick in the butt I needed to thrown down a few words.

Hello! Have you forgotten me? I don’t blame you. I’ve been very absent this summer. I wish I could blame my absence on something exciting like an adventure around the world, but alas I have just been busy with the most mundane things like eating, sleeping and working.

As I’ve mentioned before, work has actually been quite inspiring. Working with some of the city’s most vulnerable has really made me value my good fortune. My work has also given me the energy I need to push through this last year of law school!

That’s right, folks. I only have one year of law school left! Soon I will be able to apply my skills to help others, really bringing my reasons for going to law school to life! Huzzah!

The biggest time eater this summer has been applying for the jobs that will allow me to: (a) articulate my social conscience; and (b) get certified. By Wednesday I should know if I have to suffer through more articling applications throughout the school year. On Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. the job offers come out. Before then? Stressful interviews! Wheee!

I’ve got 8 interviews spread over the next two days. This is a wee bit overwhelming considering I applied to less than half as many jobs as most of my colleagues going through this crazy Law Society-regulated process. Some people in my office applied to 4X as many places as I did! Insanity. I’m pretty happy with my interview schedule: I have 4 on each day, with sufficient space between each one for transportation, snacks, coffee, loo breaks etc.

I’ve actually got quite a bit more preparing to do tonight before all hell breaks loose at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow morning, but I’m allowing myself the time to ramble here. The lovely Leslie nudged me, remember? 😉 Honestly, I think it is more important for me to feel calm, cool and collected than to be crammed full of canned answers. The blogging’s not going to get me to a zen state, but it’s got to be better than nothing.

Interview preparation has also had me shopping like mad. My VISA is still hot from all that swiping! :O

Yesterday, I spent 45 minutes in the hosiery department of the Bay looking for nude tights that looked, erm, nude. You’d be surprised how unnatural “natural” tights can look on my skin. FYI, pantyhose makers, some professional ladies aren’t white!

When “natural” or “nude” would be too light, I’d reach for “tan” only to find it too dark. Somehow “sheer” would also mean shimmer to some companies. Thank goodness I had my mother with me for moral support!

I now have my first complete suit. I’m throwing together separates from all different designers, but somehow it all works. I’m even planning on going to go a bit nuts and wear a real blouse on Day 1 of interviews instead of a simple camisole. (People, this hardcore professional dress is hard for me! I’m 24, damnit!) Honestly, I want to funk it up a bit because the boring real estate agent look doesn’t do it for me, but even the most progressive legal people want to see a little business attire on interview day. I’d better reel the funk in.

Speaking of funk, I’m afraid that I’m going to swelter in my black getup and end up smelling funky! Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a particularly stinky person, but I’m a very paranoid one! I’m trying to avoid putting on the daily spritz of perfume lest I give one of the interviewers a headache, but I’m worried my unscented Mitchum’s going to fail me. I’ll find that happy medium…or I’ll just pray that it’s cool tomorrow! 😀

Anyway, it’s time to actually prepare for the interviews. I think I’ve maxed out my de-stressing time, leading myself into the stress zone! Oops! Wish me luck, lovelies! I hope to be back soon with good news and more!

This entry was posted on Sunday, August 13th, 2006 at 1:36 pm and is filed under The Sacred and Mundane.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
Both comments and pings are currently closed.