Recent Entries

• Time to decide

  by Meredith Newton June 20, 2005
  Yesterday was supposed to be Father's Day. Supposed to be. It turned out to be the worst Father's Day anyone could imagine. The funny thing is Saturday night ended on a high note. I never liked Frank Sinatra, but we watched one of the local public TV stations broadcasting some concert he did back ar...

• Something interesting

  by Meredith Newton June 14, 2005
  My kid is watching The Sound of Music right now for the first time. She loves it. Well, who doesn't? In my last blog I mentioned how that book came out in which I contributed two chapters. I just found out that the same publishing firm is looking for editors on another series. I got ahold of t...

• Heartbreak and hope

  by Meredith Newton June 13, 2005
  I'm so ashamed to say this but I didn't get the job. Apparently economics won't allow it, so they went elsewhere. Although my wife didn't think it was a good idea for me to go there, anyway she still stood by me. Yet, it would have been nice. Back to square one. Yet, some things happened ...

• Piece of dirt - That is all I'm standing on today

  by Meredith Newton June 9, 2005
  I love They Might Be Giants I went to that "open house" job interview after the phone interview. They had the pay range listed on the board. It was insulting low, and I would actually lose money by taking the job. I left before the BS indoctrination talk. Another BS talk. Shit. No wonder I can't ge...

• The piano has been drinking, not me

  by Meredith Newton June 6, 2005
  I really managed to find a way to f' up on Friday. I'm supposed to be laying off any booze whatsoever. Not just once, but twice on Friday my wife caught me with some wine. She refused to sleep with me that night, or last night. Well, does it matter? I haven't had any sex in months anyhow. But the fa...

• My feeble attempt at humor

  by Meredith Newton May 30, 2005
  Apparently I made more than one of you stop and ask me about my possibly getting a divorce. No, things are not good at the moment. I was called a freak today once again. A few days ago Alexandra had that blog posting about going to Tunisia. I wrote in saying I'd love to go, wear a mini and brin...

• The waiting game begins again

  by Meredith Newton May 26, 2005
  Okay, to keep it short about the interview.... My mom rented a car for me to take to the interview. The college is less than 200 miles away, so flying there is a stupid idea. It's quicker to drive. The scenery was nice, and the town was, too. I got to the hotel early but they let me take the room r...

• Be back in a day or two

  by Meredith Newton May 24, 2005
  Hey girls, This is just a quick post. Gotta shower up, pack up, and then hit the road. I'm driving out to that college for the interview. I'm trying to keep everything in perspective and not get too worked up over anything. I won't be around for the next day or so. While I'm sure they have internet...

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Meredith, Part Two

  by Meredith Newton May 20, 2005
  That was a subject line I used sometime last year. Or we could say "Crouching Tigger, Hidden Pooh." Girls, I don't want to go to sleep yet. So I looked over my blogs from last year. I especially read the ones praising Backstabber University. What a difference a year has made. But I also read over ...

• Here I go again

  by Meredith Newton May 18, 2005
  The past day or so I was feeling down again because of my professional job situation. I had that phone interview with that college last week and hadn't heard a word. By yesterday afternoon I was sure it was gone and that I was once again left without hope. They want to interview on campus next week,...