From: lunisea@netcom.com (Stephanie Alford)
Subject: In which SEA gets a job
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 92 02:34:24 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

There are stirrings in the air.  Dreamy Jim looks from his spot in the
semi-private picnic spot and senses them again.  Stirrings.  Looking
towards SEA, he sees that she's not there anymore.  Puzzled, he
gets up and looks out onto the meadow.

Linda and Robbie have quietly cleaned the picnic spot of any and all
stray picnic leavings.  Spider stands ready to take DJ any place he
needs to go.  Still puzzled, DJ looks around, senses the stirrings and
follows....something.

The meadow looks quite empty, "Where is everyone?" he asks.  Again he
follows the something.

Soon he comes upon a tattered sign announcing the Birthday Faire.  The air
stirs again, this time it brings to him the sounds of happy laughter,
clinking glasses, and good conversation.  He keeps walking, wondering.

The stirrings get stronger...the sounds get louder, and now there are
pleasant smells in the air.  Food, grass, hay, animals, many unidentifiable
odors....and still DJ walks on, not seeing anything just sensing it.

Until, he turns a corner that he didn't know was there and he sees the
patrons of Callahans enjoying themselves at the Birthday Faire.  Spotting
SEA, he walks to her and asks "Why didn't you bring me with you?"

SEA smiles brightly at him and says, "You looked as if you could use the
rest after wrestling with parts of Andrew.  I didn't want to disturb you.
But I left strict instructions with Robbie to tell you where I was in case
I wasn't there when you woke."

Taking her hand, he smiles and says "Robbie was probably still doing bar-
bee-cue and missed the new instruction set.  No harm done.  I see that there
is a great celebration going on here.  What have I missed?"

Amidst the cheers and laughter, SEA raises her voice and says, "I propose
a toast."

"Huzzah!" comes the reply from her many friends.

Making sure that all have glasses in their hands, she says, "To the right
job and perserverance."

CRRRRRRRAAAAASSSSHHHH!!!!!

DJ looks a little puzzled but before he can ask, Didi-Sprite races to his
side and says, "Isn't it wonderful?  Our SEA has found a job that she thinks
will make her happy and keep her busy learning for quite some time!"

Lord Galdrin bows before the happy SEA and says, "I am more than happy for
you, please explain more about this job."

Clearing her throat, SEA tells her tale, "Last week I had my first interview
with the Wollongong Group, at which point I was stood up by a lack of communi-
cation on their part.  I had an off-the-cuff interview with a lady who was
quite impressed and expressed her interest.  Yesterday (8/27), I was called
in for another interview.  I spoke with the woman I would report to directly and
the VP of the group.  Interestingly enough, the VP and I talked for nearly 1.5
hours and hardly talked about work at all.  There was going to be one more
person that I needed to talk with, but I was called this morning and offered
the job.  I signed the offer letter this afternoon.  

"Oh, I guess that I should tell you what I will be doing.  Wollongong
Group writes networking software for all sorts of platforms.  I will be
spending half-time doing customer phone support and half-time doing
administrative assistant support.  It is an opportunity to learn about
different operating systems and about networking software.  I will be
working closely with engineers again, which is what made me answer the
ad in the newspaper.  I start Thursday (9/3) morning.  I'm excited, they're
excited,  life is good."

Smiling at all her friends she raises another glass and says, "To
good friends wherever they may be!"

*CRASH*

Stephanie Alford			"I have detention slips and I'm
lunisea@netcom.com			not afraid to use them."
					Buffy the Vampire Slayer
	
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