insights into the world of caffeinated monkeys
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Monday, May 04, 2009 Crazy Weekend (But Not In Vegas!) Lots of things have happened in the past week--it's been a little bit crazy here. The first piece of news I have is that I've been accepted into the Master of Arts program in Socially Responsible Business and Sustainable Communities at Goddard College in Plainfield, VT. It's a low-residency program, so I'll be on campus a week a semester; the rest of the program is completed independently. I'm super-excited to have been accepted into this program, and can't wait to begin my first residency in October. :) The second piece of news may not be on par with the first item, but I'm no less excited about it. I'm dating someone! Woohoo! On Thursday, I was at the Career Expo manning a booth for one of my task forces when I was approached by a reporter with the Press for a quote about the initiative. The guy was an absolute weasel in his approach, not telling me he was with the Press until after he asked me a bunch of questions and got a quote, then refusing to tell me his name after he told me he was with the Press. That little shit! So, I knew I'd be quoted in the paper for the Career Expo story, and if the Press quotes me, then the radio station wants a quote too. But I didn't see the news reporter for the radio station at the event, and I figured it must not have been a high-priority story for the radio. That wasn't the case--the reporter at the radio was so busy covering other events that day that he didn't make it to the Career Expo, and emailed me that night to ask if I'd stop by the station to record a quote. I stopped by the station around 11 pm to record the quote for him, and ended up staying out 'til 3 am chatting with him (which lead to making out with him in the radio station!). So, the next day (Friday), the radio reporter and I texted each other most of the day while he was playing a charity golf scramble (and I was trying to stay awake at work). He called me after golfing, and I had already started cooking dinner, so he came over. Turns out, he's had his eye on me for a while, and I didn't know it. When I came back from vacation in January, there were a ton of projects happening, including a grant application for a business park and a reply to an RFP for a coal gasification plant. The reporter stopped by the office during all of that mess to interview my boss; my boss introduced us. I don't remember it at all, but he said that he was impressed that I stopped working on everything, introduced myself and chatted with him, including making a joke about my boss introducing us. As all quotes from the office went through my boss, he waited for an opportunity to interview me and re-introduce himself, which happened on Earth Day, when I was over at the park helping with all of the Earth Day activities (I'm on the Earth Day committee). He got his interview that day in the park, and I remember having a nice conversation with him then. But I didn't think anything more of it--he was sort-of cute, but I thought he was in his 40s and too old to bother with. Then the Career Expo came round, and with my boss gone and the Press quoting me, he had his opportunity. So, yeah...he's not as old as I thought he was (he's 38), he's smart and sharp, he works hard, he gets that my job is my first priority (and his job is his top priority, so it works out). He was so excited to see my Goddard acceptance letter on my fridge when he came over for dinner--he was genuinely happy for me. He doesn't seem like he'd be jealous of my success. He's just a very sweet, genuine guy--he's got a great reputation in the community. So, we've been talking quite a bit, there's a lot of chemistry there, and we've decided to date and see what happens. Yay! posted by jaime | 11:12 AM 1 comments |
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