Interview :)

Yesterday I had an interview for that dream job I applied for. I felt pretty well prepared, thanks to advice from several great people. Charles and I practiced some interview questions over the weekend, and I considered my library philosophy, my goals, my strengths, and my weaknesses. I think that overall it went quite well. I was somewhat nervous, partly because I want the position so badly, and partly because I was dressed in a suit, which is slightly out of character for me. I was a little toasty and uncomfortable, but it was well worth it to have my lucky suit. (Why is the suit lucky? I have worn it to 2 other interviews and was offered both positions!) I even heard rumors today at work that Anna was in a suit yesterday. :p
Tomorrow I get to meet my boss's boss. That'll be interesting. I've wanted to meet him for awhile now, so this should be a nice opportunity. I am so grateful that my supervisor at SNS has been so supportive of this interviewing process. He's given me advice and sample questions, as well as expressed confidence in me. It's been an interesting couple of days. :)

In other news, I want to thank Web of Science for keeping me from going mad. At my evening job, a student asked me to help her find an article from Medical Physics. All the bibliographic info that I had told me that the article was one page, but I couldn't get full text of it anywhere, and it wasn't showing up in PubMed. Finally I decided to look up the bibliographic info in WoS, where I learned that it wasn't even a real article, but rather a conference abstract. No wonder it was one page! WoS to the rescue, as I was able to stop searching and let the student know that she might prefer another source for her reserach paper. Thank you, ISI, for being awesome.

Ah yes, and I wanted to give a quick update about some things I have watched or am watching that you might enjoy. Charles and I got "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" from a Redbox over the weekend, and I ♥ed it!! It was so cute and fun and clever. I am a big Roald Dahl fan, so I could have a bias, but if you or your honey bunny like cute things, give it a go.
Also been watching more "Top Gear." I love that show, and I am not even a huge car fanatic. I just find the banter, the challenges, and the Stig very appealing. All 3 of the show hosts are charming in their own special way, and the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car segment is usually fairly entertaining. If you've got BBC or Netflix, give that a try, and tell me it's not awesome. I won't be listening. :p
Lastly, I saw the first episode of a British series called "Spaced." It has Simon Pegg, and although I just watched one eppy on YouTube, I'll be requesting the first disc from Netflix. I don't know how to descibe it, but as a fan of other Britcoms (The IT Crowd, Black Books, The Mighty Boosh, Extras...), it appeals to me.

Ok I really must get back to the task at hand. Have a wonderful evening, and send good vibes my way for that dream job. :)