1) My car was broken into yesterday. In the driveway of my home, nestled in a very safe, boring neighborhood in Murfreesboro. It’s the kind of neighborhood that doesn’t demand constant vigilance. Half of the time, like an idiot, I don’t even lock my car door.
But here’s the really odd part: I woke up at 6 a.m., walked out to my car to get my school notebook, and saw that all my car doors were opened. I immediately rushed to look in my console, where the only thing of real value–my iPod–was stored. It was still there. All of the CD’s that were stacked on top of the iPod had been removed and strewn across the backseat. Empty cigarette packs that littered the floor of the passenger seat had been, it seemed, torn open and thrown into the backseat. The glove compartment was still open, its contents also thrown into the backseat. But they didn’t take anything. They didn’t take my iPod–and they definitely saw it, because they removed everything that had been on top, hiding it. I’m still baffled.
2) I got a call the day before yesterday from my absolutely favorite publication. They said I was a finalist for their summer internship–actually, a fellowship under one of my journalistic idols, their main investigative political reporter. Needless to say, I was absolutely thrilled. I know this publication like the back of my hand–their history, their famous contributers, their distribution, their writing style. It is my dream place to work. The interview (via phone, they’re located in NYC), was scheduled for yesterday at 2 p.m. central time. I rushed home from class, shoved my dogs out of my room, locked the door, turned the TV off, chugged some water so my voice was clear. 2 o’clock came. Nothing. 2:30 came. Nothing. 3 came. Nothing.
They never called.
At 6, I called the HR department and left a message. I also sent an e-mail, just to make sure I got the time right.
The thing is, I’m 99% sure I got the time right. So, now, I just feel a little rejected. And confused. Even if, worse case scenario, they changed their minds about me, or already filled the position, they still would have called, right?
