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ideih:
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Self Portraits
Thursday, November 12th, 2009 12:14 pm


Hope this counts as a self-potrait?

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longerthanwedo:
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 06:56 pm


Ready for winter.
But I never (ever) go outside.
Ready for winter?

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suibhne_geilt
suibhne_geilt
Eric of Clann tSuibhne
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 09:03 pm


So.

The job hunt has been quite the adventure. Things are changing since the last time I was looking for work, back in '05. And a lot different than the last time before that, in '97. The process now is utterly dehumanizing and demoralizing.

The current situation has made it very much an employer's market, and I can't help but get the feeling that it's going to their heads. Every job I've applied for has been online, either by sending a resume out, or using a web-based interface. In the vast majority of cases, I didn't even get an acknowledgment that I'd sent anything at all. Not even an automated response telling me that their system even noticed me attempting to interact with it.

I know that a lot of places are now using text scanners that are specifically designed to reject the majority of submitted resumes if you don't have pretty much the exact same keywords in the exact same order as in the job listing. So I'd literally have to rewrite my resume for every single job I applied for. At the very least, and automated "We got your resume. We will evaluate it to see if you are a good match for the job you applied for, blah, blah, blah" would be nice.

OK. So let's say that I made it past the machine and a human being actually looks at my resume and calls me.

Here's what happens next. I get a call from a recruiter. In too many cases, the recruiter simply reads the job description back to me, often with a certain timbre to their voice that makes me wonder if they'd ever actually talked to the client company at all, of if they just reposted whatever the company gave them without any further thought to the matter. We'd chat, they'd say they have to send my resume to someone else, and would get back to me. And then not. And it wasn't always the recruiter. When I got the offer for the Rhode Island job, I called a couple firms that had also submitted my resume to clients to see if they'd heard anything, and the clients wouldn't then get back to them. Yet another step in the chain where simply ignoring a job applicant entirely is the norm, not the exception.

Of course, sometimes it is the recruiter that doesn't feel like giving me a two-minute call to tell me the client selected someone else for a job, as I've found on some of the follow-ups I've made after not hearing anything at all one way or the other for a week.

And then there are the true fucking incompetents.

Cockpunches! )

On the other hand, there are the kudos.

Compliments! )

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Current Location: Barriques on the square
Current Mood: okay
Current Music: Chatter over music that is not crappy jazz...

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magnumchaos:
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 10:20 pm


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jackshoegazer
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Yes, Jack Shoegazer!
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 08:57 pm

It figures - one day after I go to the doctor so they can tell me there's nothing they can do, my illness finally gives up, calls a full-retreat, and agrees to all conditions of its surrender.  I've only lost my voice in the battle.  My throat (the battlefield, if you will) is still sore and scarred, but is much better.  I'm still coughing a little, but nothing like the last few days.  I just can't really talk much above a gravely whisper.

So, I'm going to school tomorrow.  I've got to make up a lab, take a missed exam, visit three art shows, write journals about them, and go work out (maybe.)  That's a lot for my first day out.  Hopefully, none of them require the gift of gab.

Here, enjoy this: Goddamn Batman )


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cashmirjungle1
cashmirjungle1
I am the Stig
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 09:52 pm

Looks like they cancelled Dollhouse, which makes me kinda bummed. Luckily, I read they're gonna go ahead and show the final episodes.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011179.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&ref=verttv

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scarlete
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 09:49 pm
I am really tired of today
and people.
but if I go to sleep now, tomorrow will be here.
and still people.

I'm not doin' so hot with the positive attitude thing today.

However, I did make an amazing dinner. It was breakfast. I'm probably going to die by 50.

PEOPLE ARE REALLY LUCKY I AM NOT A CRAZY VINDICTIVE BITCH.

so, anyway, I'm gonna go finish this book now. :D

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jackshoegazer:
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THE LUNAR SOCIETY
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 08:41 pm

By Claire Bates
Last updated at 10:01 AM on 11th November 2009

Although no one noticed at the time, the Earth was almost hit by an asteroid last Friday.

The previously undiscovered asteroid came within 8,700miles of Earth but astronomers noticed it only 15 hours before it made its closest approach.

Its orbit brought it 30 times nearer than the Moon, which is 250,000 miles away.

 
artist's impression

site where meteorite hit

Part of the devastation in Tunguska, Siberia, in 1908 after a meteorite struck. The impact created a blast so powerful it levelled 1,200 square miles of forest

But before you head for the nuclear bunkers you will be relieved to learn the tumbling rock was only 23ft across. Similar sized objects pass by this close to Earth about twice a year and impact on the planet about once every five years.




 

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biffah:
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Self Portraits
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 08:08 pm


There was no sun today.
Oh sure - it was out in a bright light of glory,
yet it felt easier in the shadows.
The shadows hid your fangs and claws
and silly, irritable growls.
Get over yourself, eh?

Current Mood: cranky
Current Music: Kate Nash - Mouthwash

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utter_madness:
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 05:21 pm

Portfolio Concept. Shoot #2.


More Adventurous Photography

+3 )


I'm still trying to decide which one to turn in for my class, so any thoughts are appreciated!

View larger and more of my photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mypetitieamelie/

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allah_sulu:
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 08:53 pm

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ievil_spock_47i:
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The 23 Club
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 08:47 pm

But before you head for the nuclear bunkers you will be relieved to learn the tumbling rock was only 23ft across.
Asteroid scrapes past Earth just 8,700miles away - with only 15 hours warning | Mail Online

Of fucking course!


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n00t_gliimwoswa:
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 08:26 pm

DSCN0169

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celestialgldfsh
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 06:18 pm

Beneath my eyes, the bags are so big I could carry groceries in them.

I had a fit of panicky-perfectionism today. The morning was so busy with cleaning and appointments and boy that I couldn't get any writing done. At 1:50PM, I only had 300 words and the poem done. So I did the lazy parenting thing and strongly encouraged the child to go upstairs and listen to music and play. It worked. I had just finished up my 3k when the husband called to say he was headed home from work, and then I had to spend an hour doing supper.

Today: 2,922
Total: 32,023

I hope to go to bed early tonight.

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Current Mood: exhausted

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allah_sulu:
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 08:19 pm
  1. One NSFW )

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photoshopdisast
PhotoshopDisasters
Thursday, November 12th, 2009 12:06 am


What? I have to make sure none of their arms are cut off? What kind of anal retentive details freak are you?

Thanks to Naichau! Original is here!

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oed_wotd
Oxford English Dictionary
Thursday, November 12th, 2009 01:05 am

Today's word from the OED has the following earliest quotation: c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig. A. 11) 11540 {Th}e erl of gloucetere was {th}e wule in mani wilde side; Wan me wende he were fer, ofte he was ner.

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mystickeeper
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mystickeeper
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 06:52 pm

Fox's decision on "Dollhouse" isn't a surprise, as the net had already yanked the show from its Friday slot during November sweeps. Show will return to the sked on Dec. 4 and run the nine remaining episodes in its order for the season. 20th Century Fox TV at present is in production on the Eliza Dushku starrer's 11th episode.

"This gives Joss the opportunity to end in a significant way," the network said in a statement.


Significant indeed! It'll be interesting to see what crap gets pulled.

Obligatory comment by Joss at Whedonesque:
I don't have a lot to say. I'm extremely proud of the people I've worked with: my star, my staff, my cast, my crew. I feel the show is getting better pretty much every week, and I think you'll agree in the coming months. I'm grateful that we got to put it on, and then come back and put it on again. I'm off to pursue internet ventures/binge drinking. Possibly that relaxation thing I've read so much about. By the time the last episode airs, you'll know what my next project is. But for now there's a lot of work still to be done, and disappointment to bear.


Some of the comments over there are....disturbing.


Anyway, all I have to say is: 1) thank God, and 2) please use Alexis Denisof in a satisfying way before the end of the season (walking around with a ruined political career and beard stubble in the post-apocalyptic world we glimpsed in Epitaph One would be considered acceptable by me).

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madisonwi
madisonwi
Madison, Wisconsin
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 06:45 pm

"My neighbor, Sally, recently and unexpectedly died. She lived alone and had 2 cats--nice cats, but used to a quiet home, no kids, no other pets. They are around 10+ years old. She was your typical "cat lady". They are clean and healthy, never go outside. We are not 100% sure if they are caught up on shots--still trying to find the vet. records. Their names are Gus and Ethel-M. :)

If you know of anyone willing to give these cats a good home, they really it. They are in her house still, looking for their "person" to show back up.


Feel free to forward this email on to others you think can help us out.

Beth Hawker
204-1943
ehawker@madison.k12.wi.us "

(I'm just forwarding this on to a larger audience. Please contact Beth)

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e_merl
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009 12:01 am


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