Computer Rejected Me

Today was a great day, as I didn't get out of bed until close to 7 am. That's like 10 hours of sleep I had. Granted, my neck was so stiff I could barely roll myself out of said bed. That's the occupational hazard of being out of work and sleeping too long.... Nothing 5 Advil and a pot of coffee didn't cure.

Got my first "We regret to inform you that you have not been selected for this position" e-mail tonight for a job I posted for on Wednesday. I'm guessing I didn't use the right "buzz words" on my stuff so I was officially a computer REJECT. Oh well. I shall not succumb! I will forge onward and make it my goal to get past the computer and be rejected by an actual human!!! :-)

Rejection as I see it is going to be, shall we say, the norm and not the exception? But you know, by getting use to the rejection, I'll be a stronger person, and when that offer of an interview, or heaven help me, a JOB comes in, it will make that success all the sweeter.

I connected with an old colleague today at another financial services company, he was SUPER nice and agreed to put in good words to whomever he could for me. YEAH! Just goes to show, don't burn bridges because you NEVER KNOW whose a** you'll need in your corner.

Today I was home with the girls. We woke up to few inches of wet snow. By 9 am we had a snowman midget made, complete with Whoppers eyes and a Tootsie Roll nose. By noon he had fallen over and the dog ate his face.

We went to see Madagascar II, Leah's first movie in the theater. She lasted through about half of it, at which time she proceeded to want to crawl up and down the stairs with the "cool lights". Now THAT is a bacterial issue of epic proportions...

That's all for now. Whew! The weekend is here. No more rejection until Monday! Yippee!

(I'm going to add "Excels at Cynicism" to my resume...)

:-)