Reflecting on an Old Post

I was reading my old post from the start of this past school year and decided that I wanted to continue on with what happened. This was the post about being uncomfortable talking to new people. Well I managed to do okay with that. In one class we had assignments that could be done in groups of up to three people. Although I was not the first one to talk with both the girls I did manage to work with them in groups for both assignments. Although we didn't talk outside of class I did still manage to talk to them without it feeling extremely uncomfortable.

I did manage to do a little better than that still. The labs I had mentioned in the post did me some good. The first day I ended up sitting next to a pair of friends. I mainly talked to the girl who was directly next to me, but did help the guy on her other side a little. A few days later he realized that he sits directly in front of me in another class. We both were heading to a computer lab to finish our assignments after class so we worked together to finish the assignment due that day. I ended up talking to him by the end of the semester from working on the assignments for class in the same computer lab. The following semester we both had the same classes and most of them together. One day a week we basically had the same breaks so we began working on homework together then. He reminded me of one of my other friends especially when he didn't understand things so the past couple years of explaining things to my friend really helped.

I quite happy to say that I have improved a little in my ability to talk to people I don't know. I even start a conversation with someone who was in all my classes. Lent my book out a few times, once in class and when the guy who was sitting next to me said he didn't agree to share his book with me before I lent mine to the guys in front of me I had talked to him enough that I was comfortable to state that he would share.

Who knows maybe with the next school year I will improve some more :)

1892 Application

So today I was applying for a job and having a horrible time writing a cover letter sort of email. While trying to come up with something I was texting a friend of mine. out of boredom of trying to think I composed a random application statement. This is the result of that writing (with a few grammar and spelling corrections):

Good day sir,

I have heard about the position from the town crier and thought to give my name to the local office. Since it is apparently 1892 and I'm female I have had lessons at a finishing school at which point I learned how to run household finances. I believe this makes me well trained for the job and that you should look no further then my petticoats. Please send word through my father while you are both at the gentlemen's club tonight. And once again good day.



I know this isn't historically accurate or anything, but it was only written in a bit of fun and is not meant to hold any real research of any sort. Although I do think this bit of random writing from the 1892 perspective comes from the fact that I read to much. And the eight new used books I bought this past weekend aren't going to help much (finished the three manga already though :) )