Rejected!

I received my first rejection letter from a hiring manager today. Wow. I thought they would just toss my resume, but no, he actually spent time to tell me that I was rejected. How considerate!

I almost felt the need to respond and thank him. Then again, it's like when you're pulled over and given a traffic citation, are you really going to thank the police officer? Probably not.

Last night I found out that one of my visa's balance was due today. I freaked out, because I almost never missed a payment. Once I was very close, so I called the bank to ask for their mercy. Of course it went fine, they gave me a one-time pass. However I thought I couldn't do it again now. So this morning before work I went to their downtown location, which I visited a few years ago when I applied and got my car loan. I remember it was hard to find, and the streets were littered, smelly, and busy. And I was lost too. It was not the most pleasant memory apart from getting the loan. 

The trip went much smoother this morning. I found a good parking spot. Although the streets still smelled, they weren't as dirty or busy as before. I walked in, paid off the balance, and came back to my car while the meter still running. I got to work fine too. Yay for me. 

It feels good that I can navigate downtown better these days. It also feels quite good to catch my mistake just in time and fix it without too big a hassle.