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i've realized that i'm much too serious in this blog. it's always socio-political issues or parental problems. you never see the softer, gentler side of ben lurking within this hardened exterior.

with that in mind...

if you visit online forums regularly, you've probably seen this before. but i just wanted to put it here, because...well...i dunno. it's funny. it comes from a japanese website which has become somewhat of a cult favorite. the rabbit's owner has been posting pictures of it for years, and people were strangely drawn to the rabbit with stuff on its head. it was even featured in the new york times. sadly, oolong the rabbit passed away this january at the age of 8, but his legacy lives on.

so, my job interview was today. i think it went alright. i didn't make a fool of myself or anything, at least i don't think i did. they asked questions like "why do you want to work here?" and "what are your strengths and weaknesses?" i thought my answers were pretty thoughtful and informative. and no, i didn't list my hair as one of my weaknesses. though maybe i should have. it might have been funny. and a little humor never hurt. i was fairly nervous though, since i've never done a job interview before. so there were some things i forgot to say that probably would have been very helpful. i think my biggest disadvantage in applying for this job is the fact that my mom has worked there for so long. you might think that that's an advantage for me, but i could tell that they still looked upon me as "sandy's son," and it would take some effort on their part to see me as a serious applicant. there are a couple other things i've got going against me too, first, my lack of experience, and second, there are only 3 openings and they're more inclined to hire from within. you see, the openings are for "coded pages" which are hired by the county. the library itself hires "extra helps," which gets less pay and no benefits. some of the extra help are applying for these coded page jobs, and of course, the they get more consideration than outsiders like me. but despite these things, i don't think i did or said anything today to hurt my chances, and i don't think i'm out of it yet.

here's something interesting i found online:

The Meatrix

it's a flash animation parody of the matrix centered around the topic of factory farming. now, i'm not a tree huggin hippie by any means, and i love meat (oh boy do i love meat), but the site brings up some interesting issues. we really never think about where our food comes from. and even if you don't care at all about the issue, the animation itself is pretty darn entertaining.

song of the day:

deliver me out of the sadness
deliver me from all of the madness
deliver me courage to guide me
deliver me Your strength inside me

all of my life i've been in hiding
wishing there was someone just like You
now that You're here, now that i've found You
i know that You're the one to pull me through

deliver me loving and caring
deliver me giving and sharing
deliver me this cross that i'm bearing

Jesus, Jesus how i trust You
how i've proved You o'er and o'er
Jesus, Jesus precious Jesus
deliver me

come and pull me through

~"deliver me" david crowder band

ahh...what a great song. i love how they work the chorus of the hymn "'tis so sweet to trust in Jesus" in there. i listened to this song over and over again in the car today. i should work it into our jeb fisher band practices.

ok, here's the end of my post without any politically controversial or angst-ridden topics...and boy is it boring. i bet this post gets no responses whatsoever. well, that's it kiddies. tune in tomorrow (or whenever) for another episode of the partridge family...uh...i mean, my blog.

Posted by bwu at November 20, 2003 07:52 PM