Describe a Situation Where You Wrote a Really Long Blog Post About Obnoxious Things Without Swearing in 400 Words or Less

So we're just wrapping up the lazy part of our Sunday.

 We were out late last night for a dinner - one of the people Neil and his dad play bridge with regularly invited Neil and I and Ken and Reen over, and we ended up playing Cards Against Humanity. Playing this game pretty much negates the chance of going to bed at a reasonable hour.

 So we slept in (in fact, slept in later than we meant to - there was an open invite for brunch with a bunch of friends, and we woke up a few minutes before we should have been at the restaurant if we were going to go. No big loss for me - brunch is not terribly exciting when you can't eat eggs), and have been lazing around drinking coffee and watching TV. But now it is time for productivity. We have piles of laundry that need doing (especially since we're leaving for Maplelag early Friday morning, so we need to have all of our ski clothes clean), and dishes that need to be done, and floors that haven't been cleaned in an embarrassingly long time...
 And of course, I should be doing some stats work.. I always start the weekend with the best of intentions to get through loads of exercises so that hopefully I can get to the point where I actually feel like I know what I'm doing before the final exam... but then the weekend happens, and we get invited places, and we have errands to run, and somehow I never actually get around to stats. I also have a bag full of pants I need to hem. Seriously. A whole bag. There are pants in here that I bought almost right after Christmas, and I still haven't worn them.

 Neil has work to do - he usually says he needs to get some work done over the weekend, but then almost never manages to get around to it. If he has to be in court or something the next week it tends to happen, but otherwise not so much. He'll be working tomorrow too - it's a provincial holiday, but not a federal one, so he doesn't get the long weekend. Neil is currently in the process of competing for his own job. Right now he is a term employee (he did just get his term extended until September, so at least we know he's going to get a big raise in May), but if he ever wants to become indeterminate he needs to participate in this competition. The powers that be in HR have decided that anyone who wants to be a permanent LA1 in prairie region (which includes Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba), has to be involved in this. It is an internal thing, so only people already working for Justice are eligible. Essentially, HR doesn't want to actually have to assess the people they already have, and look at performance evaluations they already have on file... instead they want all these young lawyers jumping through hoops and sending in updates resumes and giving references.. and doing a written assignment. This is the work Neil has to do this weekend.
 'Give an example of a situation where you showed that you can analyze, evaluate, and assimilate information in 400 words or less, and provide a reference.'
'Give an example of a situation that you had to identify a problem and find a solution in 400 words or less and provide a reference.'
 'Explain why it is important for a lawyer in the public civil service to act ethically in 400 words or less.'

 The only part of the assignment that has an real relevance to his job (and doesn't simply involve having skills that are required to get through law school) is a question that asks how you should handle it if your 'clients' are in two different government departments and they give you conflicting directions (in 400 words or less).

So...Neil has 2800 words or less to write (or 2400 - because the instructions aren't actually clear on whether one question with two parts requires 400 words for each or together) for what is essentially a behavioural descriptive 'interview'... - which he had to do when he applied for Justice to begin with.

He is (shockingly!) less than enthused about this. His boss is furious that they are making people do this. He even swore - which is about as surprising as Mom swearing in anger. So anyway, this afternoon it is time to be quietly productive so Neil can work on this... I suspect there might have to be breaks for alcohol, tea, or video games so that Neil's head doesn't explode.