Went for a ride after my presentation (more on that in a bit). I rode from my apartment to the start of the ride, about two miles away, and went for about 18 miles or so. In total, I think I probably ended up with 22-24 miles. It was a really good ride, but windy as usual on the way back. At one point, we were heading out going about 17.5 and I felt absolutely no wind--it was totally still. So I knew I was in for it on the way back. I think my average speed into the wind must have been around 13--going out with was probably 25-28. ;) My back is freaking killing me though. I think it was from all the riding/walking that we did on Saturday. It started in my lower back, and after tonight, it's now moved into my middle back as well. I feel like I've been walking around like I've got something stuck up my butt, haha.
I've gotten used to the loud air conditioner, and actually find it kind of comforting in a weird way when it turns on. Eh, I don't know. I'm just weird.
So I finally figured out what the glass rattling thing was coming from in the kitchen. It was a couple of dishes I had sitting on top of each other on the fridge. Whew... no mice. :) I had my first experience with apartment maintenance. My dishwasher dispenser door thing won't shut, so the dishwasher is pretty much useless. So I called maintenance yesterday, didn't hear from them, get home today to find a note from maintenance. #1 I had no idea they were coming (I would assume they would call first, but I don't know what's standard), #2 they had the wrong name, and #3 they had the wrong phone number. Even though I left both in my message. Sigh.
I've gotten used to the loud air conditioner, and actually find it kind of comforting in a weird way when it turns on. Eh, I don't know. I'm just weird.
So I finally figured out what the glass rattling thing was coming from in the kitchen. It was a couple of dishes I had sitting on top of each other on the fridge. Whew... no mice. :) I had my first experience with apartment maintenance. My dishwasher dispenser door thing won't shut, so the dishwasher is pretty much useless. So I called maintenance yesterday, didn't hear from them, get home today to find a note from maintenance. #1 I had no idea they were coming (I would assume they would call first, but I don't know what's standard), #2 they had the wrong name, and #3 they had the wrong phone number. Even though I left both in my message. Sigh.
So I'm taking this as my sign that I'm officially an Austinite... I was reading the dressage forum that I frequent, and came upon a thread where they were talking about places to live, etc. They had been talking about Salt Lake City, and someone else said, "UT is beautiful!!" I automatically assumed she was talking about University of Texas even though it was pretty obvious she was talking about Utah. Silly me.
So, onto the presentation. The presentation itself wasn't bad, but I was supposed to make it 30 minutes, and it ended up being 15 minutes. The thing is, the recruiter said they'll cut you off if you go too long, and that's why the last guy didn't get the job. UGH, I spent 4-5 hours preparing for this thing, and felt like it was a total shot in the dark, but still felt confident going in. When I realized how short it was going to be, there wasn't really anything I could do--I'm not much of a babbler. So I don't have my hopes up. I'll be happy if I get the job, but I'm thinking it's a long shot. Oh well--if I don't get it, that just means there's something better waiting for me. :) However, that's the last time I spend that much time for interviews. All in all, I think I wasted 8-10 hours of my time. Yick!
So, onto the presentation. The presentation itself wasn't bad, but I was supposed to make it 30 minutes, and it ended up being 15 minutes. The thing is, the recruiter said they'll cut you off if you go too long, and that's why the last guy didn't get the job. UGH, I spent 4-5 hours preparing for this thing, and felt like it was a total shot in the dark, but still felt confident going in. When I realized how short it was going to be, there wasn't really anything I could do--I'm not much of a babbler. So I don't have my hopes up. I'll be happy if I get the job, but I'm thinking it's a long shot. Oh well--if I don't get it, that just means there's something better waiting for me. :) However, that's the last time I spend that much time for interviews. All in all, I think I wasted 8-10 hours of my time. Yick!
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