so wednesday once i got to school, i went and talked to matt and he was like 'that's bullshit! i can't believe they didn't hire you!' well, i thought about it for a while, and i started to think the same thing. so i called techbridge back and tried to strong-arm my contact's answering machine into giving me a second shot. the machine was pretty unconvinced. but later, it told heather kelly what i said, and either it was more enthusiastic than i had been, or heather just understands the situation better than the machine. either way, she called back and said they'd give me a second shot. and i won't even have to work for free! they're gonna pay me a reduced rate and give me some project. if i rock out, then i've got the job. w00t. i'm thinking that i should still call this guy john jones and see about doing that lan installation bit, cause why not?