October 1rst

I cannot believe it is October already, what a year this has been. Trying, frustrating, motivating, improving, wandering, scary, exciting - yes it has been a year.

My interview went so well on Friday - I know I always say that but I swear they do. I was fully prepared, energetic, full of examples, really engaged with the interviewers in dialog plus I am a perfect fit. I so have my fingers crossed. They even gave me tests that I prepped for. All week long I have been taking personality tests plus solving word problems. I know you cannot really study for a personality test, as I don't know what personality they are looking for but man did I do a lot of self diagnosing this week - along with equations, ratios and fractions.

I also watched the movie "October Sky" this week. I remember once going to the drive-ins and "October Sky" was on the other screen. I kept looking over at it and although I could not hear it, I told myself I wanted to see it. I don't even remember what movie I actually saw. I rarely picked out the drive-in movies to see. Is it odd that I have memories like that? My mind is like fractions - I only ever remember snippets and yet I have no idea why the snippets that stick in my memory do so. I have to ask other people all the time to fill in the rest of the story. Matt and Michelle are really good at that so I guess I should not dwell on it.

Anyway finally seeing "October Sky" was fantastic. I bought it on VHS for 20 cents and loved it. It had that "Stand By Me" feel although not quite as profound. It put a nice sheen on the gee we can do anything story but it threw in enough substance to have some meat to it without being heady. It just focused on a nice, enjoyable, and positive story. The theme of we can do anything was greatly appreciated by the current me!

PS: I was just reading over my posted and noticed the tag line on the October Sky box "A great movie that will live in your memory forever!". How funny is that? Guess there is truth in advertising as it definitely stuck in my memory all these years. HA