and so today

i went for the interview.  thank you, sandi, for crossing everything!  and niki...you're right.  if it's meant to be, it will be.  i'm one of those fortunate souls that God has picked up by the seat of her slacks and deposits where he wants me to be. 

the interview went fairly well.  the hospital administrator, who was on the interview team, put me at ease right away.  those interview teams are intimidating...it's like you're on trial, with all those people staring at you and writing furiously as you answer questions.  but he was nice...

what y'all don't know is, i'm famous in the state capitol.  actually, the word is infamous.  the job i have now came with minimal training, and i suppose we secretaries are supposed to intuitively know what procedures to follow when all phone calls to the unit we actually work for, fail.  i ordered a 2000 $ piece of equipment for an inmate.  it was ur approved, my boss said - DO it!  and i did.  unfortunately...i didn't fill out the proper paperwork, get approval from the superintendent (although it was medical equipment) because I had no clue it was supposed to be done, and so...the hospital administrator who interviewed me today had to intervene on my behalf.  after that, if i needed help, i emailed him directly and his famous line - i'll get back to you!  never happens until he sees me making a supply run at the hospital.

and when he smiled and i knew what he was thinking, i had to sparkle.  couldn't stop myself, or the personality surge that accompanied the sparkle.

i don't believe the job is mine...but this interview went smoothly, and i'll be better next time around.

as for the rest of the day, my boss popped into my office and said - i knew something was going on with all these inmates milling about in the hallways and on the block!  she said this, then announced she was going to her office and so i said - can i come with you?

she told me all about it.  the inmates from the north unit have been hanging out in central, around the nurses station and on I-block, which houses regular population.  at the unit that employees me, which is minimum custody, they would be charged with being in an unauthorized area and written up.  that hasn't happened at a higher security unit.  i think that's odd...

the deal is, the north unit inmates who are hanging out are gang members.  not sure which gang they belong to, but today, finally, the institution set into motion the old rules that should have been followed.  during med call, I-block will be locked down.  the north unit inmates won't be allowed to mingle with them or any other block on central.  that's good news.  i just hope they caught it in time.