OMG

TechnoGuy took Ladybug to the doctor and it took a really long time--they are just now checking out and heading to the pharmacy to get the antibiotics--so it's a good thing I didn't do that.

I was research-racing through the university's website and feeling really nervous, with an hour and a half to go (an hour, now), when I took a break to check email and found two pieces of very good news.

The conference paper was accepted for October, so I can tell them that (I listed it on the c.v. as "proposed").

And....drum roll....

The other school I applied to wants to phone interview me tomorrow! At first I thought it was further information about today's interview....I had given up on both but I guess it took them longer than they anticipated to read the fifty to a hundred applications.

Since it was a very friendly email I even got my courage up and asked about what the likely courseload would be--a major thing they are looking for is the capability of teaching in their master's program, which is of course also a major draw for me if I get really lucky and get to pick. I think I would do great at that, and could teach almost all of them with enough prep time, but it would definitely help me brainstorm teaching strategies and resources to draw on for the interview if I knew which classes I'd be aiming for.

Very exciting, very confidence building, though I am still nervous about the actual interviews and know there are no guarantees. But interviewing is always good practice and even if neither one pans out it is a sign of how strong my application is going into the next year's full search.

I left a message first thing cancelling my massage appt at the chiropractor's and she just called back and I rescheduled it for right after the interview. Feel slightly guilty about leaving a little sick girl and a behind on his daily programming spouse--but he can hook her up with some videos till I get back. I need all the emotional and spiritual preparation I can get at this point.

Wow, it's really good to feel more excited than nervous...though that may change as the time ticks on. Forty six minutes left now--I'll get back to the first school's website and see what I can learn.

Keep you posted!