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I finally finished my cover letter yesterday, and mailed it in along with my resume.  This morning they emailed me back and said the window of opportunity had closed - they only do a couple of instructor-level classes a year, and I was too late to get in on this one.  The lady was fairly encouraging - she said to feel free to keep checking their website or even touch base with her from time to time.
Part of me is relieved, because I know Driver Instructor isn't the career I want.  Part of me is bummed out, though.  Half because "oh no, I took too long writing my cover letter and now I've missed my chance!" (although it's a fair bet that I never would have gotten in under the wire - the Craigslist post had been up since the beginning of January).  Half because it really did sound like fun and a lot of money compared to what I'm used to.  My imagination tends to fill in details with either very-best-case Platonic nonsense or very-worst-case ridiculous disaster... I think this may be compared to that couch that didn't work out.  Just because I can't see anything bad from my angle doesn't mean it is therefore good.
So now... I don't know.  Jubilee looks a lot more attractive all of a sudden, if they're really as interested in building a relationship as came across in our first meeting.  I'll see how this class goes... they're non-profit, which always means a tight belt; I mean, there's no guarantee they're able to hire on at all right now.  We'll see.
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An ellipsis is really how I feel.

- J