Just got my first-ever rejection woohooo!!!!!

Recently my first-ever superday. Interviewed on Thurs, got a rejection the following Monday. I figure this will be the first of many rejections (after all, the game's the game), so might as well start off in high spirits. Here's to persistence!!!

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