Pray for Snow and then some
Today I have a couple things on the agenda to talk about. First, if you live in Seattle you need to come down to the Red Door in Fremont for the Pray For Snow Party put on by my friends at the Alpine Hut. Plus we need to have a good winter, praying can't hurt, and it's always a good time.
Then I also have to state if you are an avid skier, then you need to see the best ski film put out in years, so be sure to buy a copy of PUSH/PULL by Matchstick Productions. I just got my copy and plopped it into the DVD player last night. It's one of the best ski films MSP has ever made and one of the best ski films period. It should be in ever skiers essential ski film library.
The first film called PUSH is the theatrical version and has a fun feel. Good adverture segments, sick pillow lines, cliff hucks, and some jibbing that's been missing from past films. Then pop in PULL for all the footage of each athlete. It's amazing how much footage is shot that doesn't make the original feature. Steve, Murray, and Gaffney have a tough job trying to figure out what shots to put in.
Not sure how to do this, but I got to add a section to my 'routine' called the rant. I had a silly interview scheduled today that I walked out on. To hear my rant click on the Extended Entry link, where ever that shows up.
Lastly, I go to a super cool Yoga and Pilates Studio in Fremont called Maya. Just found out today that my instructor is the owner. It's always fun to meet nice, cool, interesting people and Erin makes the list. So check out www.mayawholehealth.com and drop on by the studio this Sunday as they are having a wellness open house type of a deal. Damn, I forgot already exactly what it is but at least I remember when my next appointment is. You can also link to her business through my 'NETWORK' page under People Who Fix Me.
Peezout!
THE RANT (new section for the G website)
Ok, so I'm not going to name the company which I had an interview with today, but I am going to mention how ridiculous it was. So they called me three times about seeing my resume and thinking I'd be a great candidate for an entry level position. I told them I wasn't interested and that maybe they didn't read my resume since I didn't feel I was 'entry level'.
So they call me back three more times about a management position and after looking at their site I still wasn't interested, but since I can use the interview practice, I decided what the hell. So I know it's sketchy right away when I see the building and walk into reception. Ikea furniture, huge flat screen TV showing the TV show 'Earl' and a stereo playing Sir Mix-A-Lot at the same time. What the hell?
Kind of reminded me of being in a trailor where the people spent all their money on a flatscreen and don't have enough $$ to buy groceries. There were a bunch of people running around in really cheap JC Penny type suits talking really loud. There were 3 other guys there looking green also applying for what must have been 'entry level' positions. When I went to the receptionist to check in, she handed me a clip board and asked me to fill out a standard application. I mentioned to her that they had called me due to what they already saw on my resume, so did I really need to fill out another one?
The red flags in my mind were going up everywhere. Why did the receptionist keep answering the phone saying, "advertising"? I had to ask her why since their website said they didn't do graphic design. She replied they contracted it out and did do some advertising. Weird. My appointment was at 11 am and the HR woman kept coming out of her office taking the newbies in before me. They even arrived to reception after I did. So a half hour goes by as I read some magazines...
I watch as a bunch of used car salesmen types come and go and come to the realization that this isn't even worth the interview practice. Very weird place and mighty sketchy. I think they might organize street promo teams or sell sports tickets door to door. Looked like a cult type of pyramid scam. Who knows, who cares, entertaining and educational none the less. Mark that one off the list and move on...