Well to start things off, this week at first look was good but very hectic. It was very hectic as I was at work and school for most of the time. As Friday began to unfold, I was in a great mood because of an internship that I will most likely get for this summer. But as fast as this day began, I was crushed just as fast; mainly because of my own stupidity.

As snow began to fall, I made an unwise decision of not changing from my gym shorts to a presentable pair of khakis. The snow was a sign for me to change my appearance even though it had nothing to do with it. The reason I needed to wear khakis was for my interview with my bosses.

The interview was for the summer employment job in the Athletic Department and well all my hopes of getting the job was just flushed away in ten minutes. And the feeling I have right now is not good. Disappointment lingers within me for not preparing better for this important interview. For something I want so badly I gave my bosses every reason not to hire me. The only person I can be mad at if I don’t get this job is myself.

I don’t know what I was thinking walking into the interview in gym shorts and a sweatshirt. I don’t know what I was thinking when I wrote two bad essays that I sent in with my application. I don’t know what I was thinking when I was given two minutes to redeem myself and convince them why I should be hired and I failed miserably at it.

If I was applying for a different job, I don’t even think that I would have been called back. They probably would think that I’m not really interested in the job. The thing is…well I love my job here at the Athletic Department and regardless of what happens in this situation, I will be back next fall duplicating all my effort that I’ve put forth this year.

I guess I just assumed that all my effort and past hard work would cut it but I was totally wrong. Through this experience though, I’ve realized if you really want something (like me in this case) you can never stop going above and beyond to reach your goals. Somewhere in this process, I suppose I stopped for a little bit and now I feel I won’t be able to get what I want.

Also, there is no reason for someone like me to want this job. I’m from Newport, RI and well it’s pretty nice down there especially during the summer. People talk highly of that place. I would be missing out on so much if I got the job. I would continue to not see my family and friends. I would also be adding forty hours of work a week. Why would any sane person in my situation want something like this? I honestly have no answers; all I do know is that this job is something I've wanted ever since I first learned about it from someone who worked this job in the past. It’s just my luck that the first time I really want to do something like this, there are eight people applying for five spots; in past years, they would have hardly anyone apply.

Well besides the dark clouds looming over the summer employment with the Athletic Department, I have been successfully running another tournament. In the spirit of March Madness, the Video Gaming Club and Athletics are co-sponsoring a College Hoops 2k7 Tournament played on the Xbox 360. This has taken a lot of my time to run. From creating a banner, to sign ups, to creating a schedule, a lot of hours have gone into this. We have a total of 26 teams which matches the highest total of the year when Madden 2007 was held in October.

Overall, I’ve been really busy. It’s really hard becoming president of a club that last season was basically inactive. I’ve had to take a lot of initiative and responsibility to get this task done. The good thing about becoming the president of the Video Gaming Club, I love video games and I enjoy running tournaments and so fourth.

Only about a week left until spring break. I’ll just have to wait and see what happens with everything. I was told I should have a decision about things by then.