The exercise:
Write about: the application.
I am sleepy and it is time for bed. So...
Mine:
"How are your university applications coming along?" Dale's mother tried to sound nonchalant but anxiety was squeezing her vocal chords; the end result was somewhere between chain-smoking frog and tortured boar.
"Oh, you know, fine. Mostly." Dale didn't bother to turn to face his mother while addressing her, as he was far too consumed by his work. Besides, even a momentary loss of focus could lead to instant death for his video game character.
"Mostly?" His mother's voice had now overcorrected, sounding like a close relative of mouse with its leg stuck in a trap. "Anything I can help with?"
"No, it's cool. I got it."
"You're sure?" Dale's mother was, to say the least, not sure at all.
"Yeah, no worries." A brief pause to launch a rocket at his fleeing opponent. "I mean, it's not like any of these places I'm applying actually care about grammar... or grades... or criminal records..."
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Wednesday June 1st, 2011
The exercise:
Today we write about: the applicant.
Vancouver scored with 18 seconds left in the game to take the victory 1-0 tonight. They just keep on rolling!
Mine:
Sophie tried to keep her expression neutral as she regarded the man on the other side of her desk. It was days like this that she wished she'd never graduated from university.
"I see that under strengths," she said, double checking the resume in her hand, "you put: Can bench press 300 pounds."
"Totally." His reply was accompanied by an enthusiastic nodding of his head.
"While that's very impressive... I'm not entirely sure how it applies to this job."
"Well if, like, something super heavy falls on one of the kids, I could totally lift it off."
"Right." Sophie paused to collect her thoughts. And to stop herself from laughing. "Thanks so much for taking the time to come in and see us, but I just don't think you're quite what we're looking for. Good luck in your job search."
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