Mr. President....

This is a outstanding collaboration by Pink and The Indigo Girls called Mr. President, that is in response to President Bush. I already think Pink and The Indigo Girls are excellent, but hearing this collaboration that says everything I feel about that disgraceful man endears them to me even more! I don't know how new/old this song is, but excellent work ladies!

"I hope I get it, I really hope I get it"...

I have an interview today for a potentially life changing job. It is a long shot because of the number of years that I have "officially" been working in Development, but I hope to show that through my past experiences and my recent graduate school work that I am the right person to grow into the job. The position is a Major Gifts Officer at WGBH in Boston. For my Capital Campaigns class I was required to interview an organization that is undergoing or just finished a campaign. After failing to reach my first organization I selected WGBH in Boston and interviewed the Campaign Director and the Director of Major Gifts, Ellen Frank. After it was over Ms. Frank asked me about my background and then asked if I would be interested in submitting my resume for the position. After a couple weeks of talking it over with people, I was nervous because I didn't think I had the background, I sent in my paperwork. Last week they called!

I have an interview at 2pm today with Ms. Frank. This job would essentially double my current salary, which I recently discovered is extremely low for the type of work I do =( and allow D and I to be much more comfortable. He could continue to freelance and I would be able to finally get a new car. It would also be wonderful as my school loans are going to begin repayment in December and that's going to HURT! Beyond that, having a Major Gifts Officer position with WGBH on my resume would be door opening. Fundraising professionals are rare, especially those with experience in raising major gifts/capital campaigns. It would make any move that D and I decided to make in the future much easier as I would have a much much easier time of finding another good job. Please have great thoughts for me today, it's a long shot, but why not me right??

are we there yet????

If I wasn't so close to graduation, this would be me.

red wine makes me think....

So after the show came down tonight I went next door to KroMel's with one of our Board members Pat, my boss David, and the House Manager Barbara for a glass of wine. And that's where it all started. It was so nice to have a glass (I've stopped since I've been sick lately) that combined with my mellow mood after today's massage, I thought I would come home, have another glass and finish reading The Tipping Point for class. Don't try to follow the logic.

I finished the book tonight and now under the influence of two glasses of red wine it's making me think a lot about the people that I have in my life. Most of my friends that I've made over the past 10 years are spread out all across the country. From AL, to WA, to DC, to FL, to NY there is someone there that I miss having around. Moving around has allowed me to experience a lot, but it has forced me to leave behind so many people that have had a major impact on my life. My life has become so busy because of grad school and my current job that I don't have near enough time to talk with people and let them know how much I miss them. I may not say it often, but I think of you often...and miss you more than you know.