Oh boy, what a day! This morning I had a second interview for a job I applied for awhile back. It went well, I think. But the head honcho started talking to me about web design, and we had a lenghty conversation about it. He asked me who I’ve done sites for, and I directed him to my portfolio. He went there and started looking… from a Mac. So, here’s the thing. Since I met Rich and he started nagging me teaching me about web standards, I’ve been very careful to make sure the sites I build are XHTML compliant, CSS compliant, and work in several web browsers. I thought I was doing well. Until this morning, when I saw a couple of my sites from a mac computer.

I have one word…… ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH.

Most of my sites looked ok on the mac, but there were a couple there were just terribly out of whack! Embarassed, I said “Well, that’s not supposed to look like that.” The man chuckled and said something like “Yeah, you’d be surprised how different some sites look on a mac.” Well, yeah. I was surprised. But what to do, what to do? I mean, if the site is XHTML and CSS compliant, and looks great on every browser on my PC, and I don’t have a MAC? Even if I DID have a MAC, if everything is compliant and I know it’s correct, what can I change? How to cater to that? Web designers, TELL ME!

Anyway, I still think the job interview went great, and I wasn’t really there for my web design skills (or non-skills), it was just a subject we got on. I really hope to get this job. I really wanted it when I applied a month or so ago, and someone else got it. But now they’re adding another person in addition to that one, same shift, so I was called back. I haven’t actually applied for any other jobs since then, that’s how much I wanted THIS job. Wish me luck.

OK SO on to the rest of my day!

I came home, talked to Rich for a bit on MSN. Even though he knows way more than I do about CSS, he was stumped about why something he’s working on isn’t working, so I looked at it and also tried to figure it out. OF COURSE I didn’t figure it out, but got just as frustrated as he was, even though he messed with it all day yesterday, too. I had to leave because Sara had an orthodontist appointment…. and I see now that Rich did indeed get it figured out! Looks great, Rich!

Sara’s ortho appointment: She had braces for a little over a year, and has now had just the retainer for nearly a year. She was told to start wearing the retainer only at night starting in February. As soon as she started doing that, her jaw started popping. After a couple of weeks of that, her jaw got stuck, kinda. Now she can’t open her mouth quite wide enough to get a bite out of a hamburger or an apple, and is back to cutting up her food, just like when she first got braces. So I took her to the orthodontist. He thinks it will loosen up eventually, but if it doesn’t within 4 months, she’ll need a splint.

After the orthodontist, Sara and I decided to treat ourselves to Chili’s. Ever since I went with Diane to Denver, where a certain crazy lady treated us to Chili’s, I’ve loved their Southwestern Eggrolls. I don’t often go to Chili’s because they’re rather expensive, but the few times I’ve been since Denver, that’s what I’ve gotten. These southwest eggrolls have black beans, corn, spinach and some other unidentifiable stuff, and they come with a dip, and just ask Diane, they are DEEE-LISH! So I got them again today. YUM!

After we stuffed our faces, we did a little window shopping in this “snooty” neighborhood. Yeah, window shopping is all we could do! For instance, in one store called “Beyond Cotton,” a flimsy little flowy cotton shirt was on sale - half-price … a bargin at $120.00. PUUUUUH LEEEEEAAASE! I’ve seen better quality at Wal-Mart for under 20 bucks! Then the jeans, they were 180 and up. Oh and let’s not forget that cute little tweed jacket for $340. Yeah. We didn’t stay there long.

On the way home, we stopped at a couple of other places. Sara was acting silly, causing me to act silly, and we laughed so hard for so long that at one point I almost had to pull over because the tears were blurring my vision. WOOOOOOO, I love my kids.

Came home, zombied out in front of the TV for a bit, and that’s about it. Good times!