Speaking of having to roar in order to smile...

...punctuality is not a strong point for me, OK? And, by the way, friends? I love you! YE are IMPECCABLY punctual, and I have NO IDEA how ye do it. (I know I am "ye"-ing you right now, and I pray it will not seem "5,133,743". I do it, because these so called "archaic" pronouns have meaning - and I was fascinated when I learned that they do). For example: I throw a birthday party. I say what time it will start. Seriously! I have trouble being ready on time for my OWN BIRTHDAY party! My friends? They are THERE! RIGHT ON TIME! And I am SCRAMBLING to get down there and greet them! It is do mortifying! Ye are my heroes, OK?

So! Along the way I figure out that I have GOT! TO! STOP! BEING! LATE! FOR! INTERVIEWS! (I know, I am also employing a lot of capitalization and exclamation marks - "...AFTER! EVERY! WORD!..." ;))

Then, in Moose Jaw: I have an interview. I am driving to it. I am running out of time. I am going to be late for the interview. I am frustrated. REALLY frustrated. Then, however, I decide I am going to smile... and I do smile... but between me and that smile... is a ROAR!

And did I ever have to ROAR before I could smile (in my car, in that case, of course, which was good!) I got that roar out of my system, and then I smiled. And NICE BIG FAT smile! A "SMILING ON PURPOSE BECAUSE I AM SO! HAPPY!" smile! ;)

And, of course, I still go to the interview - because it is too late to not be late for it, and who can tell... The guy? Wasn't ready for me yet anyway. I still had the interview. (And that was simply good practice for future interviews, seeing I never got hired there after all!)

OK! Fast forward to Alberta. I already have a job offer. I am on my way to another interview in Cochrane - and, again, running out of time. So I phone them with my cell phone.

I was late enough that they even had to reschedule the interview. I STILL GOT A JOB OFFER there!

Then I drive into Calgary for yet another interview. I am DETERMINED! to be on time. Therefore, I FIND THE PLACE well in advance, and have to use the washroom, so I go in and ask to use their washroom. I am an HOUR EARLY!

Kevin, however, the Sales Manager, takes me an hour early, and gives me SEVERAL HOURS. And he makes me the best offer of them all! That is why I live in Calgary now!

So there is a story of how life REALLY MAKES ME ROAR sometimes, but I love it anyway! And, friends? Again! I love YOU! "Hooray and yea!" (They rhyme!)

I want to say this again! When? Ye? Show up? For my birthday? On time? And I'm not ready? I cannot describe how mortifying that is! And ye love me anyway! Thank you! I miss you! :(

Daniel