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Back from Ottawa- been back for about an hour and a half.
: Arrived in Ottawa at around 11:30, made it to the hotel by noon. Was told my room would be ready by then, but it hadn't even been touched yet. After a CONSIDERABLE fuss on their part, they let me use the staff washroom to get ready for the interview. I needed it to get ready, since I was told my room wouldn't be ready until after 1 pm (about 1:20), and my interview was at 2.
Got ready, made it to Bell Baker at 2. That interview went very very well; there was definitely a connection, and while hte pay is crap, the benefits are good and I think it would be a good fit if I got it.
Finished an hour later, walked back to the hotel right from Bell Baker (which was JUST off the Lisgar/Elgin intersection), which was quite a hike in high heels. I felt like a fucking drag queen. But them's the breaks. Got to the hotel, changed into normal clothes, went back out to Rideau Centre, window-shopped, ate something small, made it back to the hotel for 7, when Kaitlyn and Ethan were to arrive. They weren't in the lobby (I was a minute or two late getting back myself), so I went to the room to find a message from Kaitlyn on my hotel phone indicating that they would be considerably late. Sat in the room and watched tv for about 45 minutes before they arrived.
Met Ethan, who I like considerably. He's too perfect :P. He seemed EXTREMELY uncomfortable by my presence, and I don't think he took to me that well. We all went to a shawarma place across the street from the hotel, but I wans't a huge fan. We chatted a while about things.
I tried to keep my discomfort hidden, but I think it might have showed. I DID want to be there, but the occasion was awkward. I could tell Ethan was uncomfortable too, and I also got the impression that he didn't like me much. It's too bad; because I do like him, and would like to get to know him better. I think Kaitlyn was trying her best to make Ethan feel comfortable and seemed to succeed a little towards the end, but he still didn't like me much, I could tell. This is not meant as a slight against Ethan in any way, but I basically agreed to this meeting with Ethan 100% for Kaitlyn's sake. I didn't think she trusted me to get along with Ethan, and I wanted to show that I could. I think that she still thinks that I will cause some friction, but for god's sake, I'm doing the best I can. I don't know how many ways I can say that I'm over hte relationship and have been for some time without repeating myself :P.
They left at about 930, maybe a little later. We stopped off at my hotel room before they left so I could grab my present for Kaitlyn's surgery. Kaitlyn reluctantly gave me a hug beforehand. The reluctance hurt me a little. They left, I showered and watched tv/studied before bed.
GOt up at 8:30 am, grabbed some continental breakfast, came back and got ready, when to my chagrin I discovered that the bathroom outlet didn't work (made using a curling iron difficult), and that the curling iron cord wasn't long enough for me to reach the mirror from the nearest outlet.
Rather pissed, I used the working outlet and used my compact as a mirror, which wasn't nearly as good. Once I got myself looking presentable, I looked at the clock and realized that it was already 9:50. Walked as far as I could before I panicked and realized that if I went hte rest of the way on foot, I would be late. I grabbed a cab to Hicks Morley from in front of the Lord Elgin hotel, and made it JUST in time. My interviewer didn't knowm because she was late herself :P. That interview went ok, but it was REALLY informal (never heard an interviewer use hte f-word so much, let alone in an interview for this type of job :P).
Left, went back to Rideau Centre at around 11:30, grabbed a lunch, reviewed for a short while before hoping the #96 bus to the Terry Fox bus stop, then the #160 to LaBarge Weinstein.
That interview was the best I have had so far. My interviewers were VERY nice, we had a decent connection I think. They do second interviews, but I won't know until next week if I have one because they are going to wait until they've seen everyone.
Took the bus back and made it home by about quarter to 6. Changed, grabbed some supper, bought a small sale bottle of body wash to make me smell like a guy, came home, showered, made coffee from the in-room pot thingie, watched tv for hours until I got tired and slept.
Anywho, woke up early-ish for breakfast, packed up and left at about 11, went right to the train station, watied around, came home, yaddayaddayadda, had a boring day so far :P
: Arrived in Ottawa at around 11:30, made it to the hotel by noon. Was told my room would be ready by then, but it hadn't even been touched yet. After a CONSIDERABLE fuss on their part, they let me use the staff washroom to get ready for the interview. I needed it to get ready, since I was told my room wouldn't be ready until after 1 pm (about 1:20), and my interview was at 2.
Got ready, made it to Bell Baker at 2. That interview went very very well; there was definitely a connection, and while hte pay is crap, the benefits are good and I think it would be a good fit if I got it.
Finished an hour later, walked back to the hotel right from Bell Baker (which was JUST off the Lisgar/Elgin intersection), which was quite a hike in high heels. I felt like a fucking drag queen. But them's the breaks. Got to the hotel, changed into normal clothes, went back out to Rideau Centre, window-shopped, ate something small, made it back to the hotel for 7, when Kaitlyn and Ethan were to arrive. They weren't in the lobby (I was a minute or two late getting back myself), so I went to the room to find a message from Kaitlyn on my hotel phone indicating that they would be considerably late. Sat in the room and watched tv for about 45 minutes before they arrived.
Met Ethan, who I like considerably. He's too perfect :P. He seemed EXTREMELY uncomfortable by my presence, and I don't think he took to me that well. We all went to a shawarma place across the street from the hotel, but I wans't a huge fan. We chatted a while about things.
I tried to keep my discomfort hidden, but I think it might have showed. I DID want to be there, but the occasion was awkward. I could tell Ethan was uncomfortable too, and I also got the impression that he didn't like me much. It's too bad; because I do like him, and would like to get to know him better. I think Kaitlyn was trying her best to make Ethan feel comfortable and seemed to succeed a little towards the end, but he still didn't like me much, I could tell. This is not meant as a slight against Ethan in any way, but I basically agreed to this meeting with Ethan 100% for Kaitlyn's sake. I didn't think she trusted me to get along with Ethan, and I wanted to show that I could. I think that she still thinks that I will cause some friction, but for god's sake, I'm doing the best I can. I don't know how many ways I can say that I'm over hte relationship and have been for some time without repeating myself :P.
They left at about 930, maybe a little later. We stopped off at my hotel room before they left so I could grab my present for Kaitlyn's surgery. Kaitlyn reluctantly gave me a hug beforehand. The reluctance hurt me a little. They left, I showered and watched tv/studied before bed.
GOt up at 8:30 am, grabbed some continental breakfast, came back and got ready, when to my chagrin I discovered that the bathroom outlet didn't work (made using a curling iron difficult), and that the curling iron cord wasn't long enough for me to reach the mirror from the nearest outlet.
Rather pissed, I used the working outlet and used my compact as a mirror, which wasn't nearly as good. Once I got myself looking presentable, I looked at the clock and realized that it was already 9:50. Walked as far as I could before I panicked and realized that if I went hte rest of the way on foot, I would be late. I grabbed a cab to Hicks Morley from in front of the Lord Elgin hotel, and made it JUST in time. My interviewer didn't knowm because she was late herself :P. That interview went ok, but it was REALLY informal (never heard an interviewer use hte f-word so much, let alone in an interview for this type of job :P).
Left, went back to Rideau Centre at around 11:30, grabbed a lunch, reviewed for a short while before hoping the #96 bus to the Terry Fox bus stop, then the #160 to LaBarge Weinstein.
That interview was the best I have had so far. My interviewers were VERY nice, we had a decent connection I think. They do second interviews, but I won't know until next week if I have one because they are going to wait until they've seen everyone.
Took the bus back and made it home by about quarter to 6. Changed, grabbed some supper, bought a small sale bottle of body wash to make me smell like a guy, came home, showered, made coffee from the in-room pot thingie, watched tv for hours until I got tired and slept.
Anywho, woke up early-ish for breakfast, packed up and left at about 11, went right to the train station, watied around, came home, yaddayaddayadda, had a boring day so far :P