Let's all hear it for how cool I am!

[philena]

The hits just keep coming, evidently. I may now say with some certainty that I am a superb applicant for any internship position you can throw at me. (Jobs not so much.) Not only do I have an interview on Monday for a publishing internship (I shall call it A, which is the one with the dreadful editing sample I wrote about last time, and it looks to be interesting in structure and activity, but a bit dull in content ("business communication". Ugh)), but I also have an interview tomorrow for a fabulous internship with an education non-profit that works to get high school kids into college. I shall call this one B. B is the one I'm particularly excited about--I applied for it this afternoon, thinking that maybe I shouldn't count on A, and then less than 2 hours later I get a call! The best part is that my interview for B is before my interview for A, which means that it's more likely I'll know my status for B before A offers me anything. And since B is far higher on my preferred list, this is a Good Thing.

In fact, life is a Good Thing right now. I spent this morning introducing kittens (KITTENS!!!!!!!!!) to preschoolers, and then watching them learn about how to approach doggies. (That was great. The demonstration dog's name was Bodie, and the kids have all been trained, AA-style, to greet anyone who is introduced. "Hi, I'm Clara." "Hi, Clara." So the trainer tells them that the primary rule to follow with dogs is always, always to ask, "May I please pet your dog?" (You ask the owner this, although at one point during the demonstration the owner was somewhere else, so I asked Bodie if I could pet him. He agreed very politely.) Then the trainer brings up kids to pet the dog, and asks them as they approach, "Now what do you have to say?" They chorus in response: "Hi, Bodie!") And I have also sent in the paperwork to be an adult literacy tutor for the Berkeley Reads program, although that won't go anywhere until mid-June, which is when the first training is scheduled. And I have signed up to help at two mobile adoptions in June, so I can pet kitties (KITTIES!!!) and give them good homes. And finally, I have signed up for a meeting to be a clinic escort at Planned Parenthood next Monday.

(suddenleap, if you want to join me afterwards for dinner or a drink, let me know. It will be over at 8:00, and according to 511.org I can be at your place by 8:30.)

Comments

[suddenleap.livejournal.com]

Yes, we should meet! You can either come down here and I will provide something to eat and/or drink, or I can go up and meet you wherever you'll be and we can get food there. Up to you--I am quite content either way! If you want to eat here, I should have time to make something, since I will be in the city for jury duty, which I do not think will get out late.

Also, kittens are so amazing. I am jealous. Kittens.

[hythlae.livejournal.com]

that's a great idea for a lesson!
can you teach them not to point at pregnant ladies, too?