Just for the hello of it

I just feel. like writing.

I got a haircut Friday. I told the lady I wanted to grow out my bangs, and apparently in hairdresser speak that means trim the hello out of them (I meant to write hell, but hello came out. I think I'll leave it). Anyway, I don't know if I like it. I took five inches off, and it's just a testament to how incredibly long it had gotten that my hair is still well past my shoulders. It's always awkward for me to talk to hairdressers. I feel pressured to chat, but small talk has never been my forte. We spoke about dogs for a while, but there's only so much you can strain a conversation topic.

Yesterday I was interviewed to be a CA. It was different from your run-of-the-mill interview; there were two group activities where you demonstrated your teamworking abilities,a nd then the actual question and answer session. I think I work well in a group; I don't sit back and let any one person take over, I don't do the taking-over, and I try very much to include everyone. I think I did a good job in these assessments. The actual interview process was two CAs and a supervisor asking me about ten questions. I did well on this also. Some of their questions were surprising and caught me off guard. For example, one was to tell them a positive experience I have had with a community, and how something something bla bla bla...that's what I heard, anyway. I was like, ummmmmmm...[long pause]...well....[rambled about first year at tech]. That question was pretty bad, and I really don't remember what I said. All of the others were alright, except the one where they asked me how I would deal with someone making inappropriate comments about gays, blacks, etc. Um...[long pause]...I can't remember what I said to this either. Anyway, I feel confident, despite those fumbled answers. I hope I get a learning community.

So, this has been me avoiding study time. Time to face the music.