Irony is....

defined by wiktionary as:

The quality or state of an event being both coincidental and contradictory in a humorous or poignant and extremely improbable way.

A prime example of this is when you are a school teacher that looks for a summer job in May, interviews for one in June, and is finally offered one that starts on the first day of school. So, I did get the job at Barnes & Noble. They called me this afternoon and hired me, and my first day is Friday, August 8th. I figured I might as well give it a go, because the idea of getting discount books discounted makes my heart skip a beat! So keep me in your prayers, that all goes well and that I don't completely pull my hair out on the first day of school. (It would be humiliating to go bald for your first day at a new job).