Everyday Adventures...

So, I’m going to try and start doing this again. It’s been about two years… or more. I think I tried to update this when I was in Buenos Aires and kind of failed once BsAs began to feel like home. So here it goes again. Maybe someone will stumble across this and it will make them happy. In any case, have you ever noticed how life becomes more exciting when you are writing about it?
Also, have you noticed how whenever you sit by yourself, people feel the need to crowd in the spaces around you even though there are plenty of empty seats elsewhere? Perhaps not the best thought for somebody whose Halloween costume is going to be a ray of sunshine, but what can I say? Someone has to be overly critical. Maybe I just need to listen to happier music while writing this. So, Happy Halloween! I hope your costumes are more awesome than mine, especially since I just came up with the idea last night. I, also, hope everyone is keeping a running tally of how many Lady Gaga-s they see.
Right now, both my sister and I are in the middle of the job search. Which for me is always kind of fun. Think about all the things in the world that you could do!!! Halloween is also awesome for that – you can be anything!!! The other day, my sister told me that she was going to be a firefighter; and, while I thought that was a bit off the radar for what types of jobs she would want to be doing, especially considering the management consulting interviews she’s been going through, I was fully prepared to support her in whatever endeavor she was going to undertake. Then I realized she meant her Halloween costume… My immediate thought after that was but what if there is fire?!?!? She won’t know what to do! [Speaking of firefighters, right now there is a girl behind me on the train wearing a very short dress with reflectors and fire department badges on it. I hope no one goes running to her when there is a fire because it’s highly doubtful that she’d be able to do anything about it in those heels. (Also, have you ever noticed how women who shouldn’t be wearing heels with short dresses and skirts always do? Tone those legs, ladies! )]

Then again, going through these management consulting interviews is supposed to teach you how to deal with any situation. I went through them too… Every overachieving undergraduate dresses up in the only semi-professional wear that they own and then walks into a large conference hall with at least 1,000 other overachieving undergraduates, who, like you, have never done ANYTHING before.(Well, maybe they have, but I am highly doubtful. The working world was quite a shock after my 6-month vacation from 4 years of Art History… And I guess that’s what I mean by not doing ANYTHING!!!!) Then, you compete for the attention of an overpaid employee who is probably about 5 years older than you, but you feel SO YOUNG and inexperienced, which of course you are. After all the clawing and scratching just to get someone’s card so that you can write them a thank you note that they will not even read, you enter yet another part of the system where you put your resume and coverletter onto said colleges website. I found out the other day that they don’t even READ the coverletters. So, then, if you finally get an interview, you go into generic hotel for breakfast of not fresh fruit and yogurt and coffee, one of which you will spill on your blouse and, yes, it will leave a stain. And then, you go into one hotel room with one of said intimidating consultant peers. And they give you a situation you have never even had to think about before, unless you studied for the case interview! (And really, who studies for these things. I didn’t really even study for my Art History exams.) Not only are you expected to have a firm grip of the fine line between the theoretical business world and the real business world, you are expected to do math. (And this was the day when I cursed my calculus teacher for telling me that one would only use calculus in the future to build calculators… I will never ever build a calculator, which he aptly also pointed out.)
Aside from the math, management consulting interviews are a lot like a Halloween party. I mean, what do you say when approached by a bunch of purple grapes? “I always liked the green ones better. Especially if they are frozen.” Plus, once you add in the alcohol, and dancing with rubix cubs and life-sized sperm, you better be prepared for any situation… Much like a management consulting interview, Halloween means that all the rules of normalcy and familiarity get tossed out the window. It’s too bad we only give ourselves one day a year to partake in these sorts of activities. And on that note, there are too many drunk girls in booty shorts on the train now to continue this post. So Happy Halloween everyone, do something that you wouldn’t normally do.
Also, Go Giants!