This Is The Thread Where I Say.......Part Seven!

me: "No, because anyone who has ever used the internet knows how to do that."

Him: "I am interviewing several people who have never used the internet before so you have to consider it!"

He also asked me to write out instructions on how to find out someone's phone number without their address and vice versa.

I guess this means he plans to hire someone who is really stupid?

What's especially funny (well, kind of) is that almost everyone has asked for a higher salary than I would have been getting had I stayed!

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I am sick of work today. No, I am calling in sick to work today. Well, e-mailing.

Right now, my cat is on my chest as I type this on my bed, and she seems pretty happy with the whole arrangement. I live to serve!

Chris, Sarah and I are totally going to use your bad art of us for the Petrified Forest album if it's ever done.

You know, I love Richmond, but I also love Virginia in general. There are lots of people here (ie: almost all of my friends) who complain that it sucks all the time. I say, if you don't like it, move! I'm not really moving because I don't like it, but because I would like to try living in a bigger city that has more going for it culturally. Also, I want to try out not living in the south.

If you were serious about having my job, why didn't you ask a long time ago?! I could have easily hooked you up. My boss would much prefer me to tell him who to hire than to have to go through all these interviews.

But I'm sure that, honestly, you would not want to work with him, though I am certain you would be the person to put him in his place.

Black Hole SUn, won't you come...

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I'm being crazy and wearing my hair down at my desk right now. You know, Friday afternoon - letting it all hang out.

I've still got an hour and a half left of work today. I'm still hammering away at these expense reports. Blah. But soon I will be home for the weekend. :)

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Wow, your boss actually IS called Fucky McFuck.

I didn't get to relax as much as I'd like because there were parties... (Friday night I was too tired and stroppy and went home early, and apparently missed Suzy & Ed) but we watched a lot of DVD's and movies - and even went to the Cinema! I like the Curzon! Yesterday was nice. Had dinner with 22 old friends - I was really nervous about it, because I was scared that someone I hate was going to be there, but he didn't show up, and lots of people I didn't expect to be there *did* show up, and it was really fun!

I can't believe I've only got a week of work left... my god, I'll go into ILX withdrawl, and how I will miss you guys while I'm in the country!

I had a lovely weekend with Sarah - we didn't do a great deal more than just hang out, and it was smashing. We went to my parents for dinner on Saturday, and had a really nice chat with them - they're pretty ace people. We also dressed their Xmas tree, which is a pain in the arse but kinda satisfying when it's all done and sparkly :)

Then yesterday we did some chores, I visited my grandmother, we watched the Leeds v Fulham match, had a takeaway curry, and watched Poirot. It was a pretty great weekend, actually.

On the minus side, I think my Italian grandmother is probably going to die pretty soon. She's 92, so it's the proverbial good innings, but still.

Yesterday we watched The Royal Tenenbaums and Patrick Keiller's London. A spur-of-the-moment decision in Iceland meant we had Haggis for dinner - I made mustard mash.

Dancing to pop music also happened.

But on the other hand the stress of recent weeks has really got to me, and I recognise some symptoms of the old clinical depression. No suicidal thoughts so far, but the panic and anxiety is there again, and I have spotted myself dodging tasks and responsibilities a bit, avoiding anything a bit demanding - which is very bad at home at the moment as there are things still to be sorted in the new flat, and just as bad at work where I am getting more and more responsibility, and am in for promotion so I don't want to look as if I can't handle it all.

So I feel pulled both ways at present, and I don't know which will prevail. At the moment I am only suffering some side symptoms of depression without actually feeling depressed, which is an odd mix, in my experience.

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