real life

I was job hunting online Tuesday, and came across the website of the Greater Hartford Arts Council. I was skimming to see if they had any openings, but was pleased to discover that they had an entire section devoted to "jobs in the arts" in the Hartford area. I found an opening that I was kind of qualified for, and applied online.

Not two hours later I got a call from these people wanting to know if I wanted to come in for an interview. This is an organization dedicated to promoting the arts in the city of Hartford. I was practically down on my knees begging. My eyes almost bugged out of my head when they told me it was 30k a year with full benefits. For administrative/office/web stuff! The Executive Director with whom I interviewed told me that she was impressed by my cover letter, and my resume was well stocked. The interview went well, and I think they like me. They're a bunch of free-spirited hippies who have long dreadlocks, wear patchouli and pass out anti-war petitions. This job is perfect.

So here's the catch. They need someone like, now. Their current person is leaving on Friday, and I'm stuck at this go-nowhere internship until the 25th of August. Now granted, the Noah Webster internship is a decent job and it's fun, but unfortunately, it's not permanent. I don't want to miss out on this killer opportunity for four stupid weeks of this 7 dollar an hour job.

I don't want to just give Noah Webster the finger either.

Hopefully the situation will sort itself out.