tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post437529869389721379..comments2023-12-06T00:48:23.734-08:00Comments on Daily Writing Practice: Friday August 5th, 2016Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14952331166517430843noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post-58302401628418945582016-09-04T11:02:25.997-07:002016-09-04T11:02:25.997-07:00Greg - thanks for the encouragement :)
Hah. Ouch....Greg - thanks for the encouragement :)<br /><br />Hah. Ouch. But still hah.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952331166517430843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149217012399643733.post-59001850583434737012016-08-06T08:31:14.532-07:002016-08-06T08:31:14.532-07:00Ah yes, as soon as I saw the Cleopatra prompt I th...Ah yes, as soon as I saw the Cleopatra prompt I thought, "That's it, there's big news ahead. Marc's finally gotten over his fear of snakes and Mr. Wriggles has a loving home in the garden now."<br />I am sorry to hear you didn't get the job, but I would definitely take heart from the fact that they interviewed you. As I'm sure you know these things often to go to people who are known to the interviewers, so I wouldn't be surprised if you lost out just because you'd not been working there as long. I'm sure that next time they'll know you better and you'll be favoured :)<br />But I do feel sorry for Mr. Wriggles now....<br /><br /><b>Down but not out</b><br />The cricket ball bounced off the vibrant grass of the crease and caught the batsman a glancing blow to the temple. The bat fell from nerveless fingers and he took a step forward, then another, before falling over. The wicket-keeper snatched at the ball, only catching it on the second bounce and swiped the bails from the stumps, screaming "Owzat?" as he did. The umpire paused for a moment, checking the position of the injured batsman's feet, and then raised his hand: down, but not out.<br />Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503319830584828982noreply@blogger.com