Thanks Again for Applying

Dear Dater Dave,

Thank you for submitting your application for the role of "Pole Hopper." After long hours of deliberation, the committee here at Cranium Jarrettum, Inc. has decided that your application has not met our standards of tact and sanity. This letter is to serve as a written confirmation of this decision.

The committee was impressed by your surveillance techniques, chiefly how you managed to confirm our representative's identity after watching him from a concealed location outside a bar. The committee was further impressed by your ability to identify our representative without ever having met him before and track him to his Facebook profile, though his profile image does not display his actual face. Unfortunately, these techniques do not fulfill the requirements of the Attraction Department, and we have just filled the last opening in Espionage.

You are clearly a bright and resourceful individual with many skills to give you a one-up in your career as a stalker. If you would like to apply for a position with one of our partner companies, we will forward your information along.

We wish you little personal success with your hump hunt and into the future. Thank you for your interest in Cranium Jarrettum, Inc.

Regards,

Kyle Jarrett
H.O.S. Cranium Jarrettum, Inc.

Self Doubt: Get Over It {Addendum}

It is a marvel how so small an action can have such an enormous impact on one's mood. I came home from my internship in a state of supreme gloom to find an envelope waiting for me from a very dear friend in Deutschland. Inside was a handwritten letter and a DVD that he had made for a university application. He had included the English translation of the dialogue on the letter so I could follow along with the words on screen. He confessed that it wasn't his best work, but the experience was marvelous.

I'm reminded of the power of kindness, that even when it seems to go unnoticed, its effects can be profound. My dark mood of the past few weeks melted away as I traced my finger along the script, keeping pace with the German. It is an amazing thing to share another person's passion, to see it in action, especially after so much build-up. It is humbling to receive something. into which a person has poured their heart, time, and energy. A basic hand-written letter amidst a suffocating sea of text messages and E-mails is something so rare, so divine, as to be comparable in effect to a holy relic.

So, to follow up on my previous post, the moon is limited to the night; great friends are at all hours. Choose them well, and treat them well. The rewards are immeasurable.

Thank You For Applying

Dear Dater Dan,

Thank you for submitting your application for the role of "Sugar Daddy." After long hours of deliberation, the committee here at Cranium Jarrettum, Inc. has decided that your application has not met our heart and magic standards. This letter is to serve as a written confirmation of this decision.

The committee was impressed by your résumé, your financial qualifications, your Mercedes, and your first-name acquaintance with no less than four dozen household-name celebrities. For this reason, you may wish to apply for the open position of "Friend" or "Professional Contact."

If you decide to apply for one of said positions, please call or E-mail the Head of Staffing to set up an interview at your soonest convenience. We are currently in the early stages of the interview process for these positions.

Thank you so much for deciding to interview with Cranium Jarrettum, Inc. It was a delight to meet you and discuss life with you.

Whatever you decide about the current openings, please feel free to apply for any future openings for which you may qualify.

We wish you every personal and social success with your mate hunt and into the future. Thank you for your interest in Cranium Jarrettum, Inc.

Regards,

Kyle Jarrett
H.O.S. Cranium Jarrettum, Inc.