18 December, 2013

18 December 2013 - Congratulations, you've been selected...

I've been awake for approximately 24 whole hours as I write this. I've been awake since yesterday morning, did a full 12 hour shift, then proceeded to teach a CPR class right after work. I was driving home when I saw an email with this attachment:




Despite my lack of enthusiasm on the outside, I was pretty ecstatic to see that email. Unfortunately, the date which I am scheduled happens to fall right in the middle of my Air Force Reserve Annual Tour, meaning I'll technically be orders. So as I was figuring out exactly how'd be able to be in two places at once, I got this second email:


Needless to say, I'm kind of confused. One email that gave me a congratulations and an interview date and another that says I got rejected, try again later. I don't know how to express all these feels. Anyways, I gave them a call, hopefully I hear back soon so I can plan accordingly. 

Either way, earlier this week, I got this email from U of South Florida:



Despite Kaiser being my first choice, I believe that only fools put all their eggs in one basket. Planning for success involves making contingency plans, so I guess come January I'll be flying out to Tampa for an interview.