right before winter break started i made the really bold (and perhaps dumb) move of quitting my bookstore job. i don't think a whole lot of people know that i'm leaving in two weeks. personally, i think i may have told about four people. i'm really not too worried about finding a new job. i feel like i'm a really good worker, and people are graduating and going abroad at semester, so there should be lots of openings coming my way. last week i found a posting for a design job for an office on campus. some of my friends work there, so i thought it would be a decent place to work. i read the job description and i thought i fit exactly what they were looking for. i headed to my interview this morning with a fancy green and metallic silver bag (made from scratch, and trust me it was cool) feeling very confident and ready to impress. i flew through the questions they asked me and i could really envision myself working there. i showed them six samples of my work and they were very impressed. "your work speaks for itself, michael" was a comment that i took to heart. as i waited for the elevator post-interview one of interviewers came up to me and told me again how nice my work was.

it wasn't until later on that a friend called me. i had forgot that she worked in this office. she was at work today and they ended up talking to her about me. she's basically my fly on the wall. she said they couldn't stop saying good things about my work...but they were concerned that i was overly qualified for the job. WHY?! this has happened to me already; please don't let it be a repeat. i don't get it, if you find someone with skills, no matter the task, wouldn't you take the candidate most qualified?

a decision will be made in the next two weeks. cross your fingers. i'll be sure to update.