Monday, August 25, 2014

Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition!

Konichiwa, reader-sans! (^_^)  I, Turtle-chan, have returned from my date with the Spanish Inquisition, a.k.a. the Girl Scout council.  No, it wasn't bad enough to merit calling them the Spanish Inquisition, but I couldn't resist the opportunity for a Monty Python reference (if you aren't familiar with the skit I'm referring to, here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tym0MObFpTI )  Unfortunately, the council is not permitted to tell you whether or not you got approved while you're there; I'll be finding out via e-mail at some point tomorrow, if you're interested.   Anyway, I'll give you a quick breakdown of how things went for me.
So, I got there a little early and was asked to sit in a waiting area while we waited for the other council members to get there.  After that, they pulled me in and took a picture of me to use as my headshot for the archives.  Once that was over with, we all just sat down and they started firing questions.  Now, you are permitted to have your paperwork and stuff with you and I'd also recommend bringing a writing utensil to jot stuff down with.  I'll admit that it's a little hard to start off--and that's coming from someone who does really well with presentations--but it gets easier as you go.  They'll guide you through whatever they want to talk about and you just need to kind of make sure you identify any possible questions they might have based on what you've sent in before you go if you want to be really prepared.
After we talked it over and they asked their questions and made some suggestions, they sent me out of the room for about five to ten minutes while they talked it over between themselves.  After they were done, I was called back in for another couple of minutes and they just made sure that I understood what we'd talked about and that I knew to check my e-mail tomorrow for the results.
Personally, I feel pretty good about it.  I think I basically nailed it, so I guess we'll find out tomorrow.  There were really only three things they commented on for alteration or addition, which, from what I've heard and read, is pretty good.  I'll try to update you guys on my situation tomorrow and if I got accepted, I'll make sure to start explaining my project.  The project itself is quite simple, but the problem it's geared toward is kind of hard to understand.  With any luck, you'll see what I mean soon.  Oh, and I think I've fixed the site to where anyone and everyone can comment if they want to; you don't have to be a BlogSpot member anymore, so bring on the questions, comments, and concerns.  I'll do what I can to give you help and answers!
Anywho, see you on the flip side and  keep on rockin' and rollin'!
- Turtle-chan

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