h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I had an interview today, it sounds promising. If I'm offered enough money, I'm going to take it. Wish me that they'll offer me a salary I can afford to accept.

Oh I hope you get a good offer. GOOD LUCK!!

to Kaz and to Psychocandy.

(Yoda and Mooon send and )

zdt

Thats fantastic PC, well done!

Moonglum starts his job tomorrow, after 2 1/2 months of redundancy. Yay!

Oh PC btw, the reason I don't come to your pages anymore, (other than to read and check you are okay), is that you have a friend I can't stand. Sorry about that, so I'll see you here instead.

Hi Kaz. How cool that Moonglum starts right away, and after not too much time had passed.

I took the position; now I'm nervous because if it turns out I hate it or am not very good at it, I'm stuck till I find something else (can't quit on your own and collect unemployment). Not that I can't still look, mind. Please just send me that it will work out okay there, and I'll be doing the same for Moonglum.

I understand your wanting to avoid my journal if there's someone there you don't want to deal with, especially after what happened recently. I have had to avoid conversations, even had to back off one I *started*, because someone I can't stand put their two cents in. Here is fine, I'll come to you instead.

Yeah, job searching can be a risky business, but at least you will have security and money for a while. If you choose to look around, its always easier when you are in work then not, so either way you are doing the right thing.

Today was my first day on my own. I slept in then went out to pick up a parcel and its so cold out there. Going out again soon to meet Moonglum after work and have a drink while he tells me all about it!

BTW I made an attempt with the person, but it didn't work out.

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Pc, everything will be fine and you will be great, no one is good at their job striaght away there are new ropes and pulleys to learn...I know how you feel...much luck and stuff in your new job and if it doesn't work out, there is other stuff to have a bash at, just try and enjoy the new experience without being too nervous

I know how it is to be a stickler and a bit of a perfectionist and wanting to do a good job and the frustration of not knowing stuff to begin with so you can get on and be independant and do your work...it's all part of progress...and you will be an asset soon enuff - they'll love you, how can they not?

As for addressing the not liking a job, I'm sure you'll be fine - working and earning money and doing your best at whatever you land with will get you thro that, till the next opportunity comes along

Kaz, that is fantastic for Moonglum Enjoy your drink!

We are having the drink at home instead. Its too cold and I have a nasty habit in this temperature, I am cold so I wrap up, I end up drenched with sweat, having to change t-shirts after only one wearing, and yet my legs are so cold, they still havn't warmed up from this mornings trip.

Its horrible, so I said I will stay home and keep the place warm, light some candles, get a drink ready etc. Gotta be nicer than arriving home to a cold flat and me wet and stinking!

You paint such a lovely picture Kaz. I agree it's too cold. I was supposed to be going to a meeting at the White City 'media city', but it's too cold, so I'm staying here.

Hi Mina
I read your job news as well. Its all happening, good luck with your new community!

Hi, Kaz. I read the thread you posted to, and can only say that I don't know the person you're referring to well enough to know whether he meant to bait you, or was asking for you to come and engage in mature, intelligent discussion/debate. I do understand, however, your decision that you have other things you'd rather be doing than engaging in what could turn out to be debate. Thus far, the only things I've really discussed with this person have been books, and I've been quite pleased with the recommendations and imput I've gotten. I think that people like myself do better to stay out of debates on most things, because I get defensive much too easily, I'm so used to being attacked by people close to me in the past.

Speaking of being attacked by people in the past... I'd started a thread to ask for some suggestions to help compile a playlist for a deejay gig, and you-know-who came along and put his in. Knowing full well that (1) his taste in music comes nowhere near resembling mine- all that depressing doom-and-gloom stuff bores me, and (2) I have REPEATEDLY asked him to leave me be. Sometimes the best thing to do is ignore the person and carry on. I dunno when that's the case and when it's best to back off. Certainly I should be able to feel comfortable posting to a thread I've started! (And as an aside, I didn't bother even listening to any of you-know-who's suggestions, both because his input was not wanted, and because his taste in music is so godawful.)

As for the job, I'm going to be nervous for a bit, as I'm sure Moonglum might've been. But I'll assimilate just fine, and I know enough about the product, keeping inventory, and pricing, to keep myself afloat till I settle in.

How was the drink? K and I are meeting his friend T and going for wings again tonight (no practice today because of the gig last night, it counts as practice ) in celebration of my good news. I think I'll have a pint or two of cider to congratulate myself. I also went a little crazy, and bought myself a new portable CD/mp3 player to replace my broken one. I think I earned it.

I have noticed this person slagged off paganism in one of your convos and also makes very tasteless jokes which I can't stand. Anyway fair enough. To be honest we never actually talk much anyway, either here or elsewhere, so I appreciate you get more chat from him and so am not bothered.

Moonglum looked forward to starting today and it went well, totally chaotic though - he is the IT department! Drink fell through as I turned yellow?!

You turned YELLOW?

maybe you should go and see the . This doesn't sound good.

to Moonglum about the job.

zdt

Normal colour again, when I go pale, its more yellow.

I really appreciate that you're not bothered by the fact that someone who's slagged off something important to you has still offered me from recommendations for reading material and that I've received it gratefully. Some people around here get really sh*tty with me for talking with people they can't get on with. You know who they are. Again, however, if I see someone deliberately picking at YOU, that pisses me off a lot.

I can't say I'm happy that you and I don't get to chat very often. I understand that you've got a lot on your plate with running the Pagan Federation and with photography and with doing stuff with Moonglum. Big time differences only make it worse: when I'm getting online half the world is already in bed. And then I have to work on top of it- it's bad enough hardly having time enough to do the things one WANTS to do, without spending most of your time doing something you wish you didn't have to. But I am happy for the chances I do get to chat with you.

I've never turned yellow from being pale but I have known people who do. I, too, hope it's not that you're coming down with something, though, and am relieved to hear you're back to normal color again!

We must make an effort to email!

Hopefully things will settle down my end now. I have my days back again. The news column is behind, 1200 emails to work through! We are also setting up a new Pagan project, to launch in 6 months time which will be a lot of work.

I promised to email a friend 2 weeks ago and still havn't, I have a lot to catch up!

I am not good with people, so I think I am better off here, as I do get quite emotional as you all know! So long as you are okay with that arrangement, its means you get to keep both friends without any aggro!

I'm happy with any arrangement that involves your friendship! Hey, I get quite emotional too (even here, sometimes, though I usually don't say anything) so I understand that, too. Email is a wonderful thing, but yes, it can take a while to get a reply out because I'm not fond of sending people one or two lines in an email which makes it sound forced and can make the recipient feel they're not worth the effort.

Good luck getting caught up, and I'm happy to graciously accept any communication from you. You may not think you're all that good with people, but you've been pretty good with me all this time!