my morning was awesome, therefore my interview was awesome

still not trying to jinx myself, but as cher says in clueless when paul rudd tells her the guys are betting on who catches the bouquet, "it's in the bag."

as i said in a previous blog, i can always tell whether an interview is going to go well or not based on the events prior to it. that being said, this morning fucking kicked ass. like, it was so good that i had a secret smile on my face the entire time and, when actually prompted to smile, i beamed radiantly.

first of all, my favorite cab driver, oscar, came to pick me up. sometimes it's this dude named julio who owns the cab company; he used to be my favorite cab driver till he started creeping me out with his passive-aggressive flirtation. he's in his late 30's and has a kid in the dominican republic and once said, "but i'm not that much older than you. people wouldn't think it looked strange if we went out together." um...gross, no. but today it was oscar, and oscar is an older hispanic gentleman with kids around my age and a very cheery disposition. he's so great! he told me he'd missed me and that hopefully i get the job so that he can drive me to the train station everyday. we speak in spanish together. it makes me happy.

then, once i was at the train station, i went inside to buy a ticket and the ticket man [ticket master?] was equally friendly to me. i asked him if i could buy a ticket with peak rates one way and off-peak rates the other way [it's like a $2.50 difference based on rush hour], and he was like, "of course you can! anything for you!" i noticed that he had a heavily bandaged finger on his right hand and i asked him about it. he told me he has to get it operated on in two days so that the fingernail grows back straight. i wished him luck and he bade me a very good day. as soon as i got to the door, another man opened it and said, "oh! here you go!" as if it were a treat for him to open the door for me. yes, he looked at me like a treat. it was such a smile-filled morning already!

on the train, i sat by the window and saw all the beauty of the landscape flash before me as i listened to my favorite songs on my ipod. the scenery brightened my day even more; the sun glistened on the river and the mountains rose up in the background with their multicolored trees and sheer rock faces. when we got to grand central, i heard a loud snore and laughed; the man next to me struck up a conversation at that point saying, "someone must be very tired!" then he asked me where i worked and guessed that i worked at a bank. i told him i was going to an interview and he said his son was, too. he assured me, "you'll get it!" and wished me luck and i wished his son luck, too.

i then took the subway and got to my interview a little early, which was good. i admired the sophisticated decor of the real estate group's offices while waiting to be called. a lot of people passed by, a few of them being hot guys! sweet! so i smiled again. finally! a working environment not dominated by women and gay men! suddenly, the two guys i was interviewing with appeared in front of me and shook my hand. i was led into a conference room where the vibe was warm and friendly from the get-go.

both guys—the chief operating officer and the marketing director—had their coffees in hand and the COO apologized for keeping me waiting, saying that the line at the coffee place was way long today. he asked me if i'd had my coffee this morning and i was like, "no, but i didn't need any because i was so excited about this interview, i was just ready to go!" and he had a hearty laugh about that and my "natural high". i love a good, hearty laugh at something i've said. well, there were more hearty laughs to be had. lots of them, in fact. the three of us were just making the witty banter back and forth, talking about everything from one of my favorite words ("snarky") to ninjas to my new jewish nickname if i start working for the company. [i learned a new jewish word today: "shmattas", which means "rags" and can be used to refer to clothing. this came about because i used the word "schlep" in reference to my instyle job and COO man said that if i start saying "schlepping shmattas", he'll have to give me a jewish nickname.]

anyway, they kinda loved me. they pretty much said that they'd have to interview the other applicants tomorrow "out of fairness", but they've already got my january vacation written down and asked me if i'd want to start working today. i am so psyched! i loved everything they told me about the position, i love the vibe of the company, i love those two guys i met with. i wrote them a thank you email like,

"I just want to say how thrilling it was to meet you both today! Seriously, it was probably the highlight of my day. I am so, so excited about the (very great?) possibility of working with you and I hope—as mean as this sounds—that your interviews tomorrow are tepid and mediocre so I get the job. :)"

to which i got the response,

"It was thrilling meeting with you as well… we’ll talk soon. Have a wonderful day =]"

it's almost like i'm in love. i'm all giddy and can't wait to hear back from them. i've already put in a request for a mac...haha. ahh, life is so beautiful sometimes!

let's hope i haven't jinxed myself.