Step by Step

I was playing this song today on the way to dropping my kids off at the boys and girls club. As its ending, Sofia says to Lil D and me

"this song is like the movie Labyrinth"
Lil D and me look at each other for a second. Lil D responds
" how so? that movie is about a girl who goes to save her little baby brother by going through a maze"
" Not the whole movie just the part where she has to solve the puzzle with the jesters with the shields"
then I remembered. She was exactly right. the part of the movie she is referring is exactly like the song. The girl ( who is Jennifer Connelly- who up until a couple of years ago was in my top 5. Only her age has her dropping) meets these two jester looking dudes one who always tells the truth, one who always lies. Its just like me to think that even though the speakers are right behind her, she wouldn't listen to the actual lyrics, but she does and thats not the best part.What I liked the best was how she was able to relate it to something she knows and likes. Again maybe this is only a dad moment that interests only me, but hey.

So last night- yeah that was a whirl. Started off at chilis by my cousin's house. We decided we were gonna go there way early before the padres game due to both our houses lacking AC and us needing to get out of the scorching hell that is east county. I needed a drink or 5 after an interview in which not only was the chic confrontational about my work experience, she also didn't listen very well.  I'm not quite sure what makes them think I'm hoping to make the salary I'm was making when I am knowingly taking a step back, but thats how the interview started. Then she asked for what I did and any accomplishments. I replied I was a supervisor and besides typical supervisor stuff I was heavily involved in the on line endorsement project, I developed an intranet site, developed a training manual for underwriting and service, trained, and helped oversea two other departments, and that basically the underwriting supervisor position had been created for me. her reply?
"Those just sound like projects." I replied with " well I reviewed my departments time cards, had monthly meetings, audited productivity and quality, answered questions from every department including my own- things inline with a supervisor's position." Anyways it went back and forth like that, me pretty much defending my resume for a position I was over qualified for to start with. Then she pushed on what my old company would say, if they had anything negative to say. I told her they wouldn't have anything negative to say about my work ethic, the quality of my work or my willingness to take on more responsibility. I went on to say I had nothing but respect for the company and understood their decision to let me go as I spin a tale that the reason for my departure was that the owner had brought in someone that was replicating my job and he went with that person (as opposed to the truth - which my settlement agreement forbids me from writing and technically even discussing) instead of me since he had never even met me. her response?
" Oh I get it you just have no respect for your last company"
"NO! Thats the opposite of what I said!- I still respect the company, I helped it accomplish quite a bit- I understand it was the owner's business decision. I only regret not getting the opportunity to meet and discuss my status with the owner. There is no love lost."
Yeah whatever. A friend of mine works there right now and says he already wants to leave so I guess I wouldn't be missing much anyways. But still its frustrating- its almost like they read and hear everything I did at my last job and for some reason feel threaten. I'm the last person to think like that's the case but I felt that kind of at Mcmaster Carr as well when I asked about supervisors' roles and if the floor was split up in sections, and what training consisted of. 3 of the 5 people told me different ways of how training was conducted. Is it  structured? Um its structured in that you have one on one with a trainer for a week. Hmmm. Anyways after this interview I'm expecting an email or another letter explaining they went with another candidate.
So Padre game at 7, we are there at 530. After a few tall ones, I decided to switch to good ol' apparently girly ass vodka tonics. I ended up getting invited to a poker game so I end up leaving. Except I forgot where I was going for a bit and stop by another bar. Order another vodka tonic, then switched to scotch cuz well I had to man up I guess. Get a call, its the poker game- I'm like half an hour late. I get there around 1015 sit down to hear them discussing hip hop and the greatest rappers of all time. I sit and listened til I couldnt stand it anymore and the hip hop snob came out of me.
" Tupac, Eminem, the Game are some of the best rappers of all time"
"biggie and nas too though and blah blah blah"
"Krs is one of the most underrated rappers ever"
I could only handle so much. Me not being sober, get in on it
"Tupac sadly was overrated. he was with digital underground for christ;s sake. The Game? really wow. and you can't really say a rapper is underrated when he's considered a hip hop legend. Now you wanna talk real lyricist? Ever hear of Ras Kass? Murs?  R A the Rugged Man, Supernatural? Juice?"
" uh no."
"Then we really can't have this conversation."

Some one did bring up Kool G Rap though, had to give them that.

The song is step by step. By Eyedea. If you have never seen Labyrinth and won't bother to listen then the first part of this blog is meaningless.