Eye of the Tiger

One of the few things that can dent my galaxy-sized ego is job interviews. They're not dissimilar to finding a nest of Papuan Biting Ants in the boxer shorts you are wearing - mildly uncomfortable. So off I trotted this afternoon for my first interview in a good long time. I did all the right things. Got there early. Sucked down a packet of cigarettes to calm those frayed nerves. Wore a suit and tie. Downed two shots of vodka to loosen the lips. Ran through possible questions that could be asked in the interview, none of which were asked because I'm a chronically, manipulative bastard so the questions that occur to me don't occur to other people. And I was in.

I killed the interview, because that's what I do with these things. However I was exposed, at least to myself, for the fraudulent human being that I am. I've never felt more like a politician in my life than during this interview. I actually took the time and effort to re-parse questions that I felt I couldn't answer in the "right" way. Yes, I made sure that rather than having any overt weaknesses, that I had areas to work on. I hit the right beats regarding the lifestyle necessary for the job. I think at one point I even threatened to kiss a baby. Fortunately I was spared that disease-riddled action.

I hate having to "sell" myself. It's just such a dirty feeling. Surprising really for someone with my type of superiority complex. But I guess I just feel that I don't need to tell people how good I am, they should realise it just from seeing me in action. So this whole interview process is backwards for someone like me. The point being that I was very afraid that I so calmly sat and reinterpreted/reformulated and generally recreated the questions while still managing to give an answer which covered the original context. Again... dirty. Don't like using that side of my mind. Feels like if you start using it you may open a door that can never be closed.

Oh dear. The unfortunate part about being back to unlimited downloads is podcasts. I had given these up for the last 9 months or so. Now I'm back to it. I'm catching up on past episodes of my two favourite television programs, Enough Rope and The Chaser's War on Everything. You can stream these through their sites or download them via iTunes.

Oh yeah, you should all be reading 100 Bullets. It's everything you know you want.

I'm such a nerd.