"Make sure you interview THEM as well"

Looking back at 4/2001.  I have been on a series of shocking interviews but lately I think this one takes the cake.

I am interviewing to work as a social worker , in Baltimore city and I'll have one client.  My journal entry doesn't include the name of the agency and I can't recall why there is only one client.   Nonetheless there is plenty interesting about this memorable interviews.

The man who is interviewing me is African American.  He cannot remember the name of my potential client!  His eyes are yellowed , he's incoherent and either high or drunk I can't tell which.

He says that Megan* is non verbal

she will attack you while you are driving and is violent

she is psychotic

she's schizophrenic

I did find out her correct name but he went through the interview referring to her as Janet*

I asked him if I could see some notes about her case but he said no.

The job is in one of the most dangerous sections of Baltimore City so I didn't accept it.

9/11 on my mind

I watched 3 hours of specials on 9/11 over the weekend.  They were in depth looks, never before seen footage and lengthy interviews with survivors, paramedics and the like.   It was heartbreaking and very educational.  I'd post the shows however currently blogger no longers re-posts from you tube etc. ;(  I heard that there was an attack on the wtc in February 93 and if officials had done better follow through then 9/11 would likely never have happened.

This is not much of a surprise in that "they" say that the overwhelming majority of "accidents" of any type could have been prevented with a little bit of common sense.

On 9/11/2011 I was supposed to have gone to my second day at the temp. job.  However I was told not to go because the job was near a military base.  Also Baltimore county told me that they can't give me the security deposit they had promised me due to the attack.

The combination of these factors likely contributed to my next homeless episode because the landlords were not willing to wait any longer for the sec. deposit.

On 8/1/2011 I found an apt. to rent in a huge mansion in Roland Park and it seemed life was looking up.  When 9/11 happened it was like, well doesn't that just figure.  It felt like life would change a lot-and as we all know America has been forever changed.

My thoughts and condolences to everyone still affected by 9/11