Chap Stick

In the Natural Order two and two NEVER make four;  to do so, four exactly similar units must be had,  and you know how impossible it is to find two leaves alike on the same tree,  or two trees alike of the same species.  Two and two, therefore, only make four through a false conception.
-Honroe de Balzac
"Seraphita"

Twenty-five years ago today

February 21, 1986
Friday

I guess I am really itching for a job change.

I received a surprise phone call today from the United States Postal Service. I have an interview with them tomorrow. I am scheduled to meet them Saturday, across the street from Kaiser Hospital. It never hurts to inquire about a new job, so I will look into it.

Steph Redding gave some good tips on interviewing.
She said, “You must use proper etiquette. Be sure to say please, may I and thank them frequently.”
“Okay, I’ll remember that.”
Steph continued, “Be sure you use Chap Stick before you go in because dry mouth and dry lips are common when nervous.”
I had to laugh at that one.  

I had a great sales day which made up for my previous day.

I was home before I knew it and I decided to go and visit my Dad for a bit. I moved on to the gym, working out until 9:15PM. It was a pretty good workout. During the drive home I heard Robert Palmer's song, ADDICTED TO LOVE:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVlZiKkPXS4&feature=fvsr
I began to wonder if I was addicted to love.


I did not call Chad. I haven’t spoken to him since last Wednesday when he returned my call at midnight. I was missing him. In fact, I was listening for cars, hoping it would be him coming over to see me. It never was his car.

"He never says anything original;  he always just jumps on the bandwagon and casts the final stone in the most damaging terms he can get away with."
-Steig Larsson
"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"