Ready to go (ignore the expression)

Yesterday, we took a walk, had breakfast, I bathed and did my hair and makeup and ironed my blouse and brought my spare shoes, dropped Ray off, took the bus, and was there on time.

It was a beautiful sunny day and I was glad I didn't have to carry a coat and scarf, etc., all over campus with me. I had a lot of time between activities to gather my thoughts and even check my e-mail. I had about 15 minutes before the department heads came in, drank some water. They were very nice and did not ask me a lot of hard questions. We chatted, among other things, about Xalapa (where they have taken students to study food and nutrition for three weeks at University of Veracruz). At 11, I walked to the Georgia Center for lunch with Dr. Johnson, a youngish man who has been heading up the clinic as well as being a professor and is looking forward to handing it off. Several times during the day, I said what a great idea I thought it was and that I hoped it would be a model for others. They are hosting a meeting in the fall and the clinic coordinator would do a lot of the preparation. At lunch, I met with the executive committee and answered questions. They also discussed things with each other. One of my responses incurred, "that's a good answer," from Dr. Johnson. The mood was somewhat light. I was told that they like working there and get along well.

Dr. Johnson took me on a tour of the clinic, with several treatment rooms with one-way mirrors so professors can observe and videotape sessions. There is a waiting room downstairs, but the offices are upstairs, so there is no receptionist as such. There is an office for the coordinator, quite small, but with a window. In the next office are desks for the intern and the students and files. The building is old (WPA), but not unappealing, and right in the heart of campus. I met with a couple students (only two showed up) and then there was a sort of open meeting with any faculty and staff that wanted to meet me at 4. It was quite pleasant. Some of what I said was redundant, sometimes I was listening more than talking, but it went pretty well. I did have one person ask why I wanted to leave my current job, so explained that it had been eliminated due to lack of funding.

Smiling at the end of the day

After 5, I met with the dean and she was chatty, but didn't really ask me any questions. I told her that it was a challenging job, but I could do it. She said there were a few more interviews and then they would get started. I had asked Dr. J. earlier, but I also discussed budget issues with her, but she said she and the provost were buddies, so that was not a problem.

Ray's building is 5 minutes away from Dawson Hall, where I was, so he came and met me and we walked to the car, where I changed my shoes! We had a nice dinner out and headed home, where we watched a computer beat the human Jeopardy players. It was quite interesting, the things it does well and the mistakes it makes. It's amazing that the humans are ever able to buzz in before the computer, but they did.

Went to bed about 9, woke up several times toward morning and kept falling back to sleep, perhaps because I had enjoyed the day before and felt less stress. I didn't get up until 6:30! Dreamed I was traveling to another country - England? and caring for a young child.