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October 7, 2005

Imagine them naked

Yesterday I got a message from a company that wants to interview me for a job. The thought of calling them back made me so nervous. I picked up the phone and hung it up again… and again… and again. I don’t know what was bothering me so much. So I had a glass of wine and tried to relax. Not enough. I continued to work myself up, and then I decided to work out.

After 45 minutes on the elliptical trainer I was nearly limp and drenched but felt a little better. I went into my guest house for privacy to try and call again. I couldn’t push the green button. I figured a warm shower might do the trick and I certainly needed one.

Of course I didn’t check to see if we had any towels in the guest bathroom before I stepped into the shower. I tried to drip dry as best I could before I realized my next predicament. I had no clothed to put on. There was no way that I wanted to put on my gross workout clothes that I had also painted in.

I sat down on the couch and wondered if I could make the call. I know the whole theory about imagining your audience naked to relieve your nerves. Does it work the other way around? No. I called and almost puked. Thank goodness he wasn’t there and I left a message. I wouldn’t have been able to get over the fact that I was totally nude. As it was, I wanted to scream it into his voice mail. Could you imagine if he knew? I’d probably get the job straight away.

Posted by hopeful @ October 7, 2005 11:31 PM