If the Universe is Listening...Could You Toss a Job My Way???

So, I just heard back from a college I had interviewed at last week.  Yup, it was a "thanks-but-no-thanks" email. 

My daughter told me that I'm getting closer and that the universe will listen, but I'm thinking as I'm getting closer, I'm also getting no younger.  I'm also thinking that the universe is biased against more "mature" people.  The thing is, the job paid crap, but it was close to home, the people were great, and it was a job and place I totally saw myself being part of...waaahhh!

In the meantime, I drove 35 miles (one way) yesterday to another job interview in a corporate setting, and it was good.  Could I do the job?  Absolutely, and it would make use of my years in a corporate setting, but that college job just felt right, you know?  My husband would rather me not drive that far, and I would rather not drive that far, but it pays fairly well, and I really need to get back to a working life. 

So, universe, could you cut me some slack and return me to the land of the employed -- with benefits?

Thanks.