While most of the world is just gearing up for I have an Ideas Portfolio Night, the San Francisco crowd is reflecting on our sneak preview. Some are reveling in the closure that comes from glowing reviews of a polished and effective book, others are already fast at hand refinishing their babies to perfection, and still others licking their wounds wondering if they should still press bravely forward. Still the best $35 dollars I’ve ever spent.

I’ll share more of my personal experience in a later post. For me it was a pretty good night.

What is it about interviewing that turns me into a complete idiot. I’m a pretty smart person. I have smart thoughts. I communicate them well. But for some reason when I get into an interview, I turn into an absolute moron.

Example: There is a particular section of schooling that did not go well for me. I attempted to take on some masters work at the Academy of Art about a week after my 2nd daughter was born. It naturally didn’t go well.

I wanted to keep this information off of the table not just because it hurt my chances of getting employed, but disclosure in this instance wasn’t indicative of performance under “normal” circumstances.

Instead I lead off with “I’m not doing well at AAU.”

If the CIA is reading this, you can cross me off of your candidate list right now.

I just finished a 4 day assignment that started in December. I’ve been just a little busy. Couldn’t ask for a better situation. I have an interview scheduled for this afternoon. I’m excited. I hope it goes well. I’ll report back when it is over.