Thursday, September 18, 1997 -- Promising Interview
I spent some time today redesigning these webpages. Ok, so there is no change in the current entries...but there will be when I move servers, one day soon.		Last night, Azura and I went to the Bisexual Social Group meeting. I recognized a couple of people from the Support Group that I went to last year. There were also a couple of new people, including the Social Group coordinator. I guess we just missed each other way back when. I introduced Azura as my SO, so that she could tell them whatever she wanted to about herself. She didn't say anything about being/not being bi, leaving it vague. I could kind of sense that the others weren't sure about her, or me bringing my (I think they guessed) straight SO to this thing. I didn't push, and she didn't say. When she got up for a moment, the co-ordinator of the Support group looked at me, and said, "And of course, you are welcome to come to the support group, too." She'd already told the other 3 at the table that they coudl come 'if they had issues', but not to come if they didn't. She never extended the offer to Azura. I tried to explain it to Azura when we left, that they didn't know she was bi, but I don't think she understood what I was trying to say. She seemed to be a little bothered by something, and I couldn't tell what, so I left it alone. I never did figure out what was bothering her. I had an interview today at 4:30. I spent most of my day thinking about it, and arranging things so I could get out there. Azura and I took the day off, and she told the people where she worked that she wanted to work somewhere else. She really doesn't like the receptionist-type jobs that she's been working, and I understand that. She assured me that she wouldn't quit, and told the temp service she was working through what she wanted. I told her that I thougth that was the best way, and breathed a small sigh of relief. She also told me she wasn't reading this journal anymore. I told her I didn't mind, that I wrote it with the knowledge she was going to read it. She told me that I could use it as a place to talk about her, if I needed too. I have already, and occasionally, I've written things here, before I've talked to her about them, but I've always tried to talk to her about my concerns. This is, at least in part, a place where I can think about things, just as much as a way I can tell you about me, so I often learn things about myself while writing. So, I try to tell her what I realize while I'm writing. I'm probably more blunt here, but the message is the same. The interview today went really well. I liked the guy I interviewed with, even though he was named the same thing as a Rock star. {For this journal I'll call him DavidB (as in David Bowie) even though that's not the name...} DavidB is the head of Application Development for a local firm that, at the very least, is web aware, and doing some interesting things (like account balances) over the web. They're also doing Powerbuilder development, which is one of the things I'm good at. All in all, I liked him, he liked me. I told Marie after that he'd struck my as gay from the moment I met him. I probably shouldn't speculate like this in my journal, but it was one of the things going on in my mind during the interview. I try to use aliases, I don't really want to out anyone, especially by accident. One of the people at the Support Group last night had a cousin or half-sibling {I was a bit confused about the relationship} who was outed as gay (he wasn't) by another member of her family. I'd hate to do that by accident. On the other hand, this journal is about my thoughts, and actions, and they aren't always right. But they are mine, so they go here. So, I'll say, I thought DavidB was gay, but I wasn't sure. Hopefully, I'll have a chance to work for him...at which point I'll never find out. Generic Joe's A Typical Male