HOLY SHIT!!!
I had interviewed for another role before xmas just on the off chance because it was a better role, but they said I wasn't a good fit. The recruiter hounded them for feedback, and it turns out they thought I was overqualified for it and they love me!!! I've got an interview with the managing director on Tuesday!!!
FUCK YES!!!!
Amazing! Crossing every appendage for you that this is the one.
w00t!
On a side note i fucking hate the 'overqualified' excuse. Ffs, you chose to apply for the role, you're aware of your own capabilities. That 'overqualified' crap is based on an assumption that you came begging hat in hand and would fuck off at the first better role leaving them sobbing and bereft - as if they wouldn't outsource or automate your role in a heartbeat for a 0.0001c increase in profits
Exactly! They had several chances to gauge that. I swear some companies are run like a kids lemonade stand.
Why waste my time and leave me in the lurch?!?!
Ah well, I'll leave my thoughts on glassdoor
I'm freeeeee! Just a bit of sniffles left and the medical centre has given me the ok to leave isolation.
Edit: interesting development.. just showered and put deodorant on and I can't smell anything haha
What an odd sensation. Coconut sunscreen.. nothing. Cologne.. nothing.
Going to find some breakfast to check on taste but toothpaste was barely noticeable soooo
Edit edit: I can kinda taste ketchup but that was about it from my eggs and bacon breakfast. I should just eat the healthy stuff I might not usually eat.
No taste was the worst part of covid for me. Hope it comes back soon for you.
Your tongue still works but it's low resolution without the nose! Should clear up in a week or two.
And yeah load up on the rocket salad, may as well 🤢
The results of our Numbat Naming Tiebreaker Vote are in, with Nellie being a clear winner.
Our Melbourne daily thread adopted numbat may now be officially referred to as Nellie.
Just went over to Lifou for 45 minutes or so. It's so insanely hot. I'm still not 100% so I honestly had to be really careful over there or I felt like I might've passed out. Walked into the sea up to my knees which was like warm bath water. I wish I was feeling up to swimming. Oh well.. very glad to be back in the shade!
Meanwhile this might be a bit of a hot take or sensitive topic or whatever but there are loads of ladies getting about rocking bikinis with and without G-string bikini bottoms who are on the more voluptuous/plus size and I think the confidence is sexy as hell. I don't know what they're feeling on the inside but they're rocking the outside. Might not be for everyone but attitude and confidence in one's own skin are probably the most attractive traits to me. Get it, ladies.
Friend is proposing a group to beach day tomorrow. Which involves going to a kid and dog friendly beach, being a taxi, leaving early and being surrounded by chaos. I was planning a slow solo beach day with a book and big ocean waves as a way to round out the holidays. Maybe I can say I’m busy in the morning to avoid being a taxi, join them for a bit then they’ll probably leave late afternoon and I can have a fraction of the day I planned.
Oh boy.. I haven't had to do much in the way of talking today and I just tried to sing a little in my cabin. Seems I've only got about 80% of my voice! I guess karaoke is off the table.. not that I'd go and sing into a mic with COVID anyway. I thought I sounded a bit deep when I spoke to someone earlier.
Here, have a pic of a towel monkey
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Last day of 'work' before everyone comes back on Monday.
It'll serve as a reminder for me how much people irritate me.
Same for me. Place has been a ghost town with skeleton staff (spooky) since Christmas, on Monday every annoying prick is gonna be back.
I've been working from home and enjoying not being bothered every hour with stupid requests.
Alas that is coming to an end.
When I'm not working I tend to be a night owl so staying up till 4am doing my thing.
It's fun, but when you need to readjust it's a huge pain in the ass...
Just a standard wild Friday night, reviewing my car insurance and downgrading it to third party. 🤣
I'd compare my energy company options and review my internet plan too, but I already did that rerecently. So in the interests of being as dull and adulty as possible I will have to go and do the washing up and go to bed at a sensible time.
I recently went through all my direct debits and subscriptions, and cancelled everything I could possibly get away with. Some things I didn't really want to, but I've had to take a razor to the finances. Far from feeling accomplished and pleased about it, I felt strangely depressed and like a failure.
That is such a humbling experience. A once state of the art vehicle reduced to a shitbox. Hugs.
She's given me 18 years of good service so far (if we ignore the whole alternator incident) and will hopefully have quite a few more years. But she's not worth a lot now, so the insurance is not worth paying the premiums for. If I can manage to not cause an accident and write the car off for about 5 years I should have saved back as much in premiums as an accident claim would give me.
Mine's 17 years now and 120,000 k's. One small bollard and hail damage which was fixed superbly but still maybe it's time to trade her in for something safer.
Binging Schitt's Creek. Totally not tearing up after the Meet The Parents episode.
Lounging like a beached whale after making pepperoni pizzas with the Minipeelers.
That's the best way mama bear. I tell my kid that I've clocked off now, talk to your dad 😂
Not a lot. Sunburn recovery, house cleaning ready for guests, and maybe a few drinks once done. BOTH (I tell you) BOTH my local fish & chipperies are closed over January. Should not happen to a dog.
My local bakery closed over January. How I crave a sausage roll even more now.
Packing for my flight back to Melbs tonight! Had an excellent break with family and am now ready to come back.
Brushing the cat, going for a walk then video games and guitar
Yep. And Adam got chest shot and is back at work in seeming microseconds
Oh fuck like Home and Away. Some removed in a coma and up and about next Monday. Onya Adam.
Yep and a little talk about how much they mean to the person holding the hand.
Oh realised you might mean whole set not episode. Do you not know it?
Oh! It’s an early 2000 series.about MI5. British spy stuff. The technology was hilarious even then. X-files without aliens, more sex. You can track the latest ‘terrorist’ panic per series.
On the couch recovering from prepping the laundry for painting and some gardening. I’m knackered!
Tip for painting: wear a shower cap or you could end up with hair tips.
Getting paint out of hair is not fun. Slap some on your feet too.
Back home after spending the afternoon out, ate the last of my delicious red curry and watching the rest of Silo with the fan on and a nice refreshing glass of coconut water.
Oh my god Juliette is so annoying. And the dialogue/writing is soooo cliché and contrived. Typical YA bullshit. The premise/world is lovely though, the props and set are beautiful. I've got the ebooks now though to read after the I finish the show...
I kinda hope she dies at some point in the show, either this season or down the track...
Dishes are done
now I'm going to try moving all my music from itunes into media player
Media Player is better so I'm told. If you have questions my husband is happy to answer them . Just not tonight. He woke up at 4 and you know 🍺. 😂
Having a few and watching Goodfellas... ova here
As movie buff....never seen it fully
Once done I'll get on YouTube and sing along to 80s cheese music
Goodfellas is one of the best movies. Please share your cheese.
Tears for fears
John Parr
Modern talking
Baltimora
Heart
Rockwell
The Cult
Curled awkwardly around the cat, shopping online because my new planner arrived in the wrong size and I need more socks/jocks. Debating finishing a drawing and struggling to concentrate enough to learn new skills. Watching cartoon clips. Waiting on the council to collect my missed bins.
Slowly going out of my mind with the sameness of life and about to chew plaster.
Any news on when Botbot might be back to help us out? Seagoon has been doing a bang-up job keeping us going but Bot certainly takes the pressure off.
I really have no idea. The change to the way loging in works means the program can no longer log in. I am really not sure if it is going to end up being something that can be fixed relatively quickly or if it requires a more major change, so unfortunately how long is a bit of a "how long is a piece of string" question. ☹️
Important news: you can order a stubby holder with a picture of your cat on it (or dog/numbat/fav guitar/child) for only $9.90. Just ordered two.
Place photographs carefully to avoid biting heads off or drinking from bums
This is my favourite that I'm using right now
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It's a Kenworth
Boss has asked me to come in on Monday. Yaaaay I need the money! Especially after doing all the back to school essentials shopping yesterday. Today we buy uniforms 💸Elder is a temporarily awkward shape, so I have to take him to try them on for size. Those classic grey school tailored type pants look fairly unforgiving and the size guide on the website was hard to interpret. His inseam, waist and hip measurements all suggested different sizes for pants🤦🏻♀️
The waist measurement on those sort of trousers is fairly flexible - a belt can work to do adjustments. If Elder is up for it, braces can be a fashion statement. Does the school have a second hand shop for uniforms? Fast turnover of garments due to rapid growth means there may be a good selection.
No no no. Braces are NOT a fashion statement on a near teenage boy.
The school doesn't have a uniform shop or second hand shop. They encourage everyone to use the dedicated Facebook community, and I don't do Facebook. I don't really want to start a Facebook account just to access second hand uniforms. I guess Miniest is going to the same school eventually so I'll just do as I did in primary school, and buy new garments for Elder and hand them down to Miniest. Luckily she doesn't care. I can organise a state schools relief fund voucher ($85 I think) which will help out a bit.
There's often a lot of those in op-shops. Both cheap and variety of sizes.
Believe it or not, there are no op shops, second hand stores or the like in that area. My local op shop sometimes has uniforms for the local primary schools or girls college.
The sore throat is still hanging around, it even worsened right after I ordered the groceries so I didn't get lemon. At least I have some lozenges. Going to take another test today.
Getting frustrated with Crimbo Limbo.
