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On Monday, I'm expecting a "phone screening" from Wizards of the Coast, ostensibly regarding the editor position for which I applied last month. I believe this is the stage wherein they decide if it's worth paying for plane fare to fly me out to Renton for an actual interview. I am torn between being utterly nonplussed, madly researching schools and apartments, and just ignoring it entirely.
Y'know, if I thought I'd actually get the position, I'm not sure I would have applied for it. I like what I do. I like staying home and freelancing. But... such a thing, with benefits and in a place I've wanted to live for years now, not reliant on the husband at all for regular income... Sigh. I am aimlessly adrift once more, with a shore in sight that is filled with possibility, and yet leaves me utterly fearful and longing for the things I may be leaving behind. Oh, and just to top it all off, I don't even know yet if I'm still tied to the dock or not, or if I'm actually going anywhere at all, to continue the metaphor a bit.
Just once, I'd like these sorts of things to be a bit more clear cut, you know? I think I'll send that up in my next Departmental Reality Memo.
But in the meantime.... if there are any Seattle-area people who would care to comment on schools, neighborhoods, suburbs, etc., your input would be highly appreciated (if potentially moot). :)
Y'know, if I thought I'd actually get the position, I'm not sure I would have applied for it. I like what I do. I like staying home and freelancing. But... such a thing, with benefits and in a place I've wanted to live for years now, not reliant on the husband at all for regular income... Sigh. I am aimlessly adrift once more, with a shore in sight that is filled with possibility, and yet leaves me utterly fearful and longing for the things I may be leaving behind. Oh, and just to top it all off, I don't even know yet if I'm still tied to the dock or not, or if I'm actually going anywhere at all, to continue the metaphor a bit.
Just once, I'd like these sorts of things to be a bit more clear cut, you know? I think I'll send that up in my next Departmental Reality Memo.
But in the meantime.... if there are any Seattle-area people who would care to comment on schools, neighborhoods, suburbs, etc., your input would be highly appreciated (if potentially moot). :)
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Date: 2004-08-07 09:39 am (UTC)From:South Seattle, Tukwila, Renton itself (which they're doing a good job of refurbishing with a transit center and a large farmer's market, if that's your bag), Kent or Auburn would be places to look if you're a WotC staffer, I think.
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Date: 2004-08-07 11:07 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2004-08-07 12:34 pm (UTC)From:I've been doing research online this weekend, and what I'm finding is that Renton looks fairly nice and has affordable apartments, but the school ratings are not as good as I'd like. South Seattle has more variability in schools, including some I'm more interested in, but I can't seem to find apartments in the area easily, since I don't know what is where yet. I also don't really know how far apart everything is from everything else, travelwise. I know it's only a few miles on the map, but I've no idea how that translates out into traffic and such.