Oh, and Another Thing

[rowyn]

This morning, shortly after I got in, I received a phone call from a woman. "Hello, is this [my RL name]? I'm calling about [man's name]."

I stare into space for a moment, thinking, [Man's name]? Who is that?

"He put you down as a reference?"

I'm still thinking. [man's name]? Sounds vaguely familiar ... I knew someone with that first name in college. What was his last name ...? Suddenly, *click*. "Oh! Yes! Yes, I know him. Ah ... he usually goes by Jordan." I'm sorry, Greywolf! It was early.

Anyway, after that somewhat rocky start, I proceeded to gush over jordangreywolf for ten minutes or so. I've never given anyone a reference before, so I was sort of scrambling for what to say and how to prove it. I'm not sure I sounded entirely credible. ("And then, he walks on water!") Funny thing is, I meant every word of it. I mean, if there's one person in this world that I could say "Hire him! You won't regret it!" about, it's gotta be Greywolf. I wound up pointing her to greywolf.critter.net and sinai.critter.net (I hope that's ok, wuf!) by way of showing how much creative work he's done just for his hobbies. And in all that, I totally forgot to mention all the editing work he's done on my novel, too. :(

After various questions, she said, "Well, I guess there's not much more I could ask -- you've been a perfect reference" so I can't have done too bad a job of it. I think she may have been calling from his current employers, because when I was gushing about how creative he was, she said "Yes, we're discovering that".

Sort of a neat experience. I hope whoever it was hires you and pays you lots of money, Greywolf. :D

Comments

[koogrr.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know what you mean. I'd often phone him at work, and have to ask for his first name and his last name, when I'm so used to calling him by his middle name and fan-name. It's almost like two entirely different people.

Wow, I definately hope things go well. I know he's in Minneapolis right now.

[rowyn]

It is, at that. Also, since he signs with just his first initial, I got it into my head a long time ago that it stood for a *different* first name. No idea why, but when I think of what that initial stands for, I always think of the wrong name. o.O

I had no idea he'd gone to Minneapolis. Hope the trip is going well!

[jordangreywolf.livejournal.com]

So now I know why they were saying someone claimed I could walk on water.... Anyway, hey, sorry about making things so confusing with my name. ;) I've been really thrown for a loop, really. I'm used to going by one name with purely legal, work-related things, and another with just personal business. But somehow, someone at OfficeTeam got the idea to call me "Jordan" (I have no idea how) and thus every client I've been assigned to has been introduced to me as Jordan before I get hold of them myself.

Makes me curious why they would have been asking by my other name. Hmm. Ah well. Leave it to me to make things confusing. =)

Anyway, thanks bunches! foxmagic got a call, too, judging by the email he left for me.