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Well, Glasgow was actually pretty nice. Everyone I met was most insistent that I didn't judge it on the basis of Tuesday's weather, which was pretty damn glorious. But then, the second of October is my sister's birthday, and she always gets good weather. The department was friendly, the talk/interview went well - I may have slipped slightly in one or two spots, but I didn't shoot myself in the foot like one of the other candidates, and managed to point out the massive chasm in another candidate's teaching philosophy with all the subtlety of a blunt object while still keeping my charmingly innocent demeanour.
Yeah, I totally pwned some of them!
But I don't know that I'll get the job. Or even if I'd take it - Glasgow's a heck of a long way from here. Two of the other candidates were also pretty strong, and have more direct experience. They also seemed a little less concerned about the fact that the job itself is a bit of a dead end. I do worry sometimes that honesty isn't the best policy in an interview, but at least if you're frank, everyone knows what they're getting.
Anyway, while I was stuck at Waverley waiting for the train I couldn't re-schedule, I got a bit more Dragon Days writing done, and Jez went to a free screening of Day Watch. [He was back in Sheffield - just realised this wasn't entirely clear, in case you were wondering why I didn't go as well.] This is a film we've been eagerly anticipating for a while, and he decided beforehand that he didn't mind watching it twice.
And apparently, it's shockingly dire. I think I'll end up waiting for the DVD now.
At least I have some other films to look forward to this month - there's quite a few of them, it seems. Ratatouille, Stardust... and I really, really want to watch Black Sheep too. It'll probably be complete shit, but looks funny enough to carry it off.
Baaaaa!
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