I got woken up at 10:00 am this morning by my sister handing me a phone with a lady called...Pauline? on the phone. She had a very strong accent, I couldn't quite place it. Welsh? English? Whatever it was it was strong like absinthe. Anyway.

Why she called is probably what you want to know.

Well, I got invited back for a second interview for the Borders job. All right!

They also informed me they would be calling the references. I hope they call the ones on the application form first, and not my CV, since my CV has Philip who I never technically worked for, and Miss Rowbotham, which it's been years and y'know teachers, they get new people all the time and I doubt I'll be remembered.

But I told both anyway to be ready for the eventuality.

Alright. So yay, I guess I beat some people with a callback.

Anyway. Filling out that employee form, I had to use my University email again. I mean, how professional is darketernal_13@hotmail.com? Not very. blakomen@gmail.com is only marginally better. hcho085@ec.auckland.ac.nz is better, but it sounds like a random collection of letters and words. Which I guess is partially true (about the numbers)

So I tried to get my own version of arron.santry@gmail.com (yes, Arron has that. What a pro. I should have thought of it when gmail just started out, but I didn't bother...)

hchong@gmail.com is taken.
henryc@gmail.com is taken.
h.chong@gmail.com is taken.
henry.c@gmail.com is taken.
henry.chong@gmail.com is taken.
henrychong@gmail.com is taken.
henry.hw.chong@gmail.com is taken.

henry.l.chong@gmail.com is mine.

The l looks like a divider. But it isn't. Fancy that.

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I'm nervous. I hope I get the job.

(what to wear what t odo what to bring what what what what what I was in too sleepy a state to ask such questions arrrrr lol i'll bring a pen at least)