Stops and Starts

On Monday I finished checking the tapes that were part of the ATV archive. It gave me a feeling of accomplishment. Part of the university’s history is going to be preserved, due to my efforts.

Today, I did some more digitizing, which I love. Truman’s first address to Congress as President was interesting. He could not propose an agenda, because it would have been seen as disrespectful to the memory of FDR. The best he could do was promise to continue FDR’s legacy.

On a lighter note, I digitized an episode of “Fu Manchu,” which was a series from the 1930s, and racist. It involves a mad scientist from China. It had every stereotype of the sneaky Asian. One of lines said by one of the British characters describing his mission to a friend was that the survival of entire white race “depends on the success of my mission.”

Later in the afternoon, I had a phone interview for an internship. I had always been told, when interviewing, remain professional. However, I grew very excited during the interview, because it sounded like such an amazing internship. At one point, I actually said, “That’s so cool!” However, the person interviewing me must have sensed my passion, and I was offered the internship.
Lesson learned: showing interest and excitement is a good thing.