What a ******* Monday morning. :: Free Realms

#29 Nov 24 2008 at 1:43 PM Rating: Good

Debalic

Prodigal Son

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Elinda wrote:

gbaji wrote:

12 years driving this car without so much as a door ding. Grrrr... Not that I'm concerned about resale value or anything, but it's the principle of the thing.

What's the principle?

I find it hard to believe that anyone can spend 12 years driving a car (daily commute? in California?) and not have any kind of even minor damage. Did the bubble wrap have to come off?

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#30 Nov 24 2008 at 2:58 PM Rating: Decent

gbaji

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Debalic wrote:

Elinda wrote:

gbaji wrote:

12 years driving this car without so much as a door ding. Grrrr... Not that I'm concerned about resale value or anything, but it's the principle of the thing.

What's the principle?

I find it hard to believe that anyone can spend 12 years driving a car (daily commute? in California?) and not have any kind of even minor damage. Did the bubble wrap have to come off?

I'm a very good driver. I pay attention to other cars on the road and get out of the idiot's way long before they have a chance to do something stupid. I'm avoid driving in a pack of cars on the freeway as a rule. I don't pace large trucks (which a startling percentage of drivers do habitually without realizing it). I don't fight traffic in parking lots (usually just head to the back of the lot first thing). It basically took a freak occurrence to put a scratch on my car.

Not like the paint wasn't fading anyway, but gouges are a bit harder to fix...

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#31 Nov 24 2008 at 3:06 PM Rating: Excellent

Nexa

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Elinda wrote:

gbaji wrote:

12 years driving this car without so much as a door ding. Grrrr... Not that I'm concerned about resale value or anything, but it's the principle of the thing.

What's the principle?

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Nexa

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#32 Nov 24 2008 at 3:21 PM Rating: Decent

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Oh! My Monday just got better! I DID get the referral to a specialist in Oklahoma City. After the appt MrKatie and I headed down to Sam's to stock up our fridge and ran into our land lord. We told him we're breaking the lease. He gave us no grief. Now here's to hoping the other shoe doesn't drop.

#33 Nov 24 2008 at 3:25 PM Rating: Good

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Sage

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Get to the real important issues here, Katie. Are those your ******* or not in your avatard? WGARA about dings on a car when there's knockers to discuss?

Totem

#34 Nov 24 2008 at 4:44 PM Rating: Decent

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Totem wrote:

Get to the real important issues here, Katie. Are those your ******* or not in your avatard? WGARA about dings on a car when there's knockers to discuss?

Totem

Katie is PHAT, Katie can't cook. While I could rival her in the boob section she is much hotter than me.

#35 Nov 24 2008 at 4:49 PM Rating: Decent

Elinda

Skelly Poker Since 2008

16,781 posts

Nexa wrote:

Nearly anywhere I've put an application in over the past two months has instituted a hiring freeze.

Nexa

Clearly correlation.

Can't Smash land you the job of your choice?

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#36 Nov 24 2008 at 5:36 PM Rating: Excellent

Nexa

Nexa

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Elinda wrote:

Nexa wrote:

Nearly anywhere I've put an application in over the past two months has instituted a hiring freeze.

Nexa

Clearly correlation.

Can't Smash land you the job of your choice?

1. I'm not the kind of girl that lets other people "land her a job".
2. The kind of girl that is, isn't Smash's type.

Nexa

Edited, Nov 24th 2008 8:37pm by Nexa

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#37 Nov 24 2008 at 5:43 PM Rating: Good

Annabella

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30,106 posts

Nexa wrote:

Nearly anywhere I've put an application in over the past two months has instituted a hiring freeze.

Nexa

In Massachusetts? If I assume correctly that you are looking to come down here. I agree, it is really tough times around here. There is a budget crisis and they cut out like a billion. Not only have they frozen jobs, people have to take furloughs and they've been working to get people into early retirement. I think it'll get better though. People are predicting that things will get better early next year. But it's tough right now. Good luck. I'm sure you'll get something soon.

Edited, Nov 24th 2008 8:44pm by Annabella

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Seriously, what the f*ck nature?

#38 Nov 25 2008 at 7:29 AM Rating: Excellent

Samira

Will swallow your soul

29,360 posts

Sounds like it's time for Nexa to write that novel.

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#39 Nov 25 2008 at 7:52 AM Rating: Excellent

Nexa

Nexa

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Samira wrote:

Sounds like it's time for Nexa to write that novel.

I don't have the time...too busy job hunting ;)

Besides, I'm ****** at writing fiction.

Nexa

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#40 Nov 25 2008 at 8:08 AM Rating: Excellent

Samira

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29,360 posts

So? That hasn't stopped Dean Koontz.

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#41 Nov 25 2008 at 8:10 AM Rating: Excellent

Nexa

Nexa

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Samira wrote:

So? That hasn't stopped Dean Koontz.

I haven't become so desperate that I'm ready to aspire to Dean Koontz. Maybe in another couple of months.

Nexa

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â€• Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones

#42 Nov 25 2008 at 9:23 AM Rating: Good

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The hiring freeze has been really hitting my fiance too . . . he's been applying for jobs since last spring, and the only thing he has confirmed is a one semester gig at the university he just graduated from for adjunct professor since a TA quit unexpectedly.

Things will, in theory, be easier now that he actually has the title and will have the matching degree in three weeks. And since he's not frantically writing, he's set the goal of an application a day until he gets hired.

(If you know of any companies looking for qualitative/quantitative researchers, let me know. He does both.)

Me, I'm just trying not to lose my job. Considering I just got a reserved assigned parking spot a few weeks back, I'm not terribly worried, but business is so slow that the recent company expansion is probably going to deflate again soon, and they're gonna have to trim off the fat.