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Jun. 25th, 2013 04:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dchenesI got past the interview, and was asked for references yesterday. That process has changed some since the last time I did it, and for once, having six supervisors in eight years came in useful. They wanted five references, at least three of whom had to be previous or current supervisors. So I gave them six references, five of whom were previous or current supervisors. (My TUSDM supervisor probably won't answer, because he didn't the last time I put him down as a reference. That's why I gave them six references. I hope this is like the faculty promotions process, in which you can give up on expecting a reply from one person as long as you have enough other replies to cover the requirements.)
It's a tad bit warm out, but it's better than yesterday. Yesterday even the breeze was hot, and it was like standing in front of a bus exhaust. (I ended up standing in front of a bus exhaust for a little while besides, and it was even hotter.) Today the breeze isn't quite as hot. The Hairy Beasts still think it's my fault, though, and between the daytime temperature and the thunderstorm last night, they spent quite a lot of their spare time glaring at me. I admit to not being sorry at all about the thunderstorm, because it cooled off into decent sleeping weather afterward. I hope it does that tonight too. Aside from liking sleep, I like thunderstorms. Snip hates them so much that she won't even be distracted by cheese. I'm considering getting her a thunder shirt.
Yes, voting is important. Yes, if you don't vote, you can't complain. But just once I'd like to be able to vote FOR somebody under the level of President. I seem to always have a choice between the guy who's been entrenched for 20-odd years and has nothing much to say except "don't vote for the other guy!" and the other guy, whose platform I don't like. Or, if it's a local election, I get a choice between the guy who's been entrenched for 20-odd years and has absolutely nothing to say, and the other guy I've never heard of.
It's a tad bit warm out, but it's better than yesterday. Yesterday even the breeze was hot, and it was like standing in front of a bus exhaust. (I ended up standing in front of a bus exhaust for a little while besides, and it was even hotter.) Today the breeze isn't quite as hot. The Hairy Beasts still think it's my fault, though, and between the daytime temperature and the thunderstorm last night, they spent quite a lot of their spare time glaring at me. I admit to not being sorry at all about the thunderstorm, because it cooled off into decent sleeping weather afterward. I hope it does that tonight too. Aside from liking sleep, I like thunderstorms. Snip hates them so much that she won't even be distracted by cheese. I'm considering getting her a thunder shirt.
Yes, voting is important. Yes, if you don't vote, you can't complain. But just once I'd like to be able to vote FOR somebody under the level of President. I seem to always have a choice between the guy who's been entrenched for 20-odd years and has nothing much to say except "don't vote for the other guy!" and the other guy, whose platform I don't like. Or, if it's a local election, I get a choice between the guy who's been entrenched for 20-odd years and has absolutely nothing to say, and the other guy I've never heard of.
