We suck at this!

We apologize for the lack of updates and posts that we keep promising, but things have been quite hectic and busy lately. Our musical opens tomorrow night, and tonight is our preview night, so we've been practically living at the theater lately. Throw in life with kids, house work, and job hunting and you have a busy schedule.

Which brings me to today's post, which is about job hunting.

As many of you know, the economy is still fragile, and the one in California is barely hanging on by a thread. After recently becoming underemployed (not enough work at the store for me), I've needed to go on the hunt for jobs. So far the hunt is going well, I have found a treasure trove of opportunities at nearby school districts, which makes for ideal employment. I'd be at work while the kids are in school, I'd have summers off with the kids, and I'd have benefits, which is a must when it comes to my health.

About a week ago, while making a day of the job hunt with my best friend Lucy, we found ourselves stumped at times in the "Special skills" or "Talents" area of the job application. Now what qualifies as a special skill or talent? Here's some that we came up with, that sadly didn't make the final cut to the application.

• Can trip over a flat surface!
• Can handle extreme amounts of idiocy without snapping
• Would know how to survive in the event of a zombie attack
• Really good at playing "Name that Tune" (really I am, ask anyone!)
• Easily entertained by shiny objects
• Creates quadratic equations for fun
• Pro at pretending to be a ninja
• Expert in battle techniques and equipping materia in Final Fantasy VII
• Vast knowledge of random trivia

So there you have it, our special skills, though I don't think they'll help us find a job, well unless there's a zombie attack or something.

Now, when it came to "language skills" we were had contemplated putting:
Fluent in "Nerd," proficient in "Pirate," and knows bits of "Klingon" and "Elven."

But unless some nerdy Klingon pirates were going to send their kids to one of the nearby schools, I don't think it'd be useful.

Sigh.....