can you buy Mr. Lazy's at Mr Store?
and would they be bought with Texan Dollars?
Monday, April 10, 2006
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
on this day.... only
6 hours ago, i learned how to be a content manager on a CMS. if you don't know what it is, consult Google, as i'm not about to write it down right here...... oh heck, i've even done your hard work. look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system
i've managed to start things and move them into the correct place, but now i only have a day left to actually write what's supposed to be in there. hur-bloody-ray.
anyways, so far i've managed to survive two days, which leads me to believe i might actually make it to the end of the week. i'm not quite sure what i'm supposed to do after this is done, which, judging by the speed of things, should be done in maybe 3 weeks from now. i guess i could start making my own. see if i can fail at doing the graphic part myself even. but i doubt he'll be paying me to do so ;)
it is rather tiresome, having to sit and stare and write all day when you're used to at least 1 week deadlines instead of "have this done by tomorrow." so yes, let's see if we can make it to the end of the week. the good thing is, i'm not working nearly as many evenings, though i am working tomorrow evening (see me screaming with joy?) and i finally get to wear my nice clothes for once. some of these i've worn twice or thrice in the past 3 years, and i guess mom didn't buy me that suit for nothing now. i might put it on tomorrow. can't wait for casual friday......
in personal news, we have visual imagery of both new alliances. not too bad from the curly girl, and pretty good ones from mr Bollywood. i'd publish but i guess we're waiting for confirmation from future mrs Bollywood (just kidding sweety, but you two at least look good together, so you've jumped that hurdle just fine) to see if i actually can put those nice pics in here. in other news, the Rome expidition has been thwarted by a wedding. last i heard, moving a flight back 1.5 days is proving more difficult that originally thought. which rather sucks for us all. more news will follow as it reaches me, for now, i need a brb.
will be back at some point, unavailable until further notice
i've managed to start things and move them into the correct place, but now i only have a day left to actually write what's supposed to be in there. hur-bloody-ray.
anyways, so far i've managed to survive two days, which leads me to believe i might actually make it to the end of the week. i'm not quite sure what i'm supposed to do after this is done, which, judging by the speed of things, should be done in maybe 3 weeks from now. i guess i could start making my own. see if i can fail at doing the graphic part myself even. but i doubt he'll be paying me to do so ;)
it is rather tiresome, having to sit and stare and write all day when you're used to at least 1 week deadlines instead of "have this done by tomorrow." so yes, let's see if we can make it to the end of the week. the good thing is, i'm not working nearly as many evenings, though i am working tomorrow evening (see me screaming with joy?) and i finally get to wear my nice clothes for once. some of these i've worn twice or thrice in the past 3 years, and i guess mom didn't buy me that suit for nothing now. i might put it on tomorrow. can't wait for casual friday......
in personal news, we have visual imagery of both new alliances. not too bad from the curly girl, and pretty good ones from mr Bollywood. i'd publish but i guess we're waiting for confirmation from future mrs Bollywood (just kidding sweety, but you two at least look good together, so you've jumped that hurdle just fine) to see if i actually can put those nice pics in here. in other news, the Rome expidition has been thwarted by a wedding. last i heard, moving a flight back 1.5 days is proving more difficult that originally thought. which rather sucks for us all. more news will follow as it reaches me, for now, i need a brb.
will be back at some point, unavailable until further notice
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Congratulation miss..... it's a........
JOB!!!!!
yes, you read right, i'm starting a new and very real job tomorrow. real as in a 40 hr worthwhile job i could actually learn something usefull at and possibly even find out what i'm good at.
i didn't put in much effort towards getting it landed, it was somewhat thrown in my lap, and who am i to turn down a given job? it's all exciting, editing, picking up the telephone and reading everyone's email..... oh, and in my spare time make a new webpage for the company..... yes, sounds like an ordeal, i know. however, i ranks *slightly* above what i'm doing now so it's all good. i may even get to use my brain for thsi one ;)
i guess i'll have to tell you more about it when i've actually worked there, so more to come... tomorrow night!
on the personal front, nothing much has changed..... appart from Nell getting the überjob, and finding a subject to her never ending affection. Heidi did somewhat the same, just replace the job part by one that pays the bills. she's also the only one who gets to slouch on the couch with the boyfriend. so really, she's not allowed to complain too much.
For fun, we're going to the sauna next saturday, the week after Nell's wandering off to see the boyfriend, and so will Heidi. Meh... will just have to take the other losers to the cinema or somethign. Ron's off to his potential in New York this thursday by the way. Joost was spotted with a curly girl, so that just leaves loser mT to hang out with ;)
anyways, at the end of the month the family is off to Barcelona for a few days, and they're even taking me. then, by the end of May, H, N and i are off to Rome for a long long weekend. after that, Erik the Viking is possibly coming over from the dark side to see some of Europe. too bad i don't get to plan any holidays this year.......
yes, you read right, i'm starting a new and very real job tomorrow. real as in a 40 hr worthwhile job i could actually learn something usefull at and possibly even find out what i'm good at.
i didn't put in much effort towards getting it landed, it was somewhat thrown in my lap, and who am i to turn down a given job? it's all exciting, editing, picking up the telephone and reading everyone's email..... oh, and in my spare time make a new webpage for the company..... yes, sounds like an ordeal, i know. however, i ranks *slightly* above what i'm doing now so it's all good. i may even get to use my brain for thsi one ;)
i guess i'll have to tell you more about it when i've actually worked there, so more to come... tomorrow night!
on the personal front, nothing much has changed..... appart from Nell getting the überjob, and finding a subject to her never ending affection. Heidi did somewhat the same, just replace the job part by one that pays the bills. she's also the only one who gets to slouch on the couch with the boyfriend. so really, she's not allowed to complain too much.
For fun, we're going to the sauna next saturday, the week after Nell's wandering off to see the boyfriend, and so will Heidi. Meh... will just have to take the other losers to the cinema or somethign. Ron's off to his potential in New York this thursday by the way. Joost was spotted with a curly girl, so that just leaves loser mT to hang out with ;)
anyways, at the end of the month the family is off to Barcelona for a few days, and they're even taking me. then, by the end of May, H, N and i are off to Rome for a long long weekend. after that, Erik the Viking is possibly coming over from the dark side to see some of Europe. too bad i don't get to plan any holidays this year.......
Thursday, February 16, 2006
just finished
watching Frida, a film about Frida Kahlo (sp?)
i should do that more often, watch depressing films in the dead of night when i know i have to get up 7.30 to watch an unwatchable kid. it's fun
i should do that more often, watch depressing films in the dead of night when i know i have to get up 7.30 to watch an unwatchable kid. it's fun
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
in an attempt to keep this up...
...let's post again!
twice in one week, i know i know..... and you know what? i don't really have much to mention at this point. i worked, i napped, i watched and listened to a todler wheeze her way through her afternoon nap, i took a shower, and before too awful long, i have to go to work for the evening shift. my life is like a rollercoaster. one that is out of comission that is......i'm thinking of putting that adsense thingy on here, in a futile attempt to make some extra money. it would have to involve all of you, yes all of 5 of you that have visited this week (ah! a hidden counter thingy) to actually click the ad links that google gives you. i wonder if there is a discreet way to put the thing in here. anyway, if you're dead against it, leave a comment. if not, next time i think of it, i may just put it in here.....
while i'm at it, also leave a comment if you need anything translated between dutch and english. i promise to use capitalisation, interpunction and check on spelling ;)
oh, as you may have noticed, i need to make me some money. i'm rather out of it. tips and hints are welcome. also, any reasonable job offers will be considered.....
twice in one week, i know i know..... and you know what? i don't really have much to mention at this point. i worked, i napped, i watched and listened to a todler wheeze her way through her afternoon nap, i took a shower, and before too awful long, i have to go to work for the evening shift. my life is like a rollercoaster. one that is out of comission that is......i'm thinking of putting that adsense thingy on here, in a futile attempt to make some extra money. it would have to involve all of you, yes all of 5 of you that have visited this week (ah! a hidden counter thingy) to actually click the ad links that google gives you. i wonder if there is a discreet way to put the thing in here. anyway, if you're dead against it, leave a comment. if not, next time i think of it, i may just put it in here.....
while i'm at it, also leave a comment if you need anything translated between dutch and english. i promise to use capitalisation, interpunction and check on spelling ;)
oh, as you may have noticed, i need to make me some money. i'm rather out of it. tips and hints are welcome. also, any reasonable job offers will be considered.....
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
yeah yeah, i know
it has been a while......
but while being back, i've been busy at the old boring job and catching up on sleep because of the old boring job. not much of an excuse, sleeping and working, but nothing much has happened really. you see, i did not get asked for a job interview for the job i desperately wanted, i did not so far win any kind of lotery, and i generally did not do much of anything at all. so why blog now? well, it seems like there is nothing much at all i can do at the moment. there are no jobs, crappy or otherwise, to apply for, there seems to be no fund for me to do anything but sit here and write, or read, or do some oldfashioned handy crafty stuff. i've done the latter, some of the middle so now i've come to do the former.
for those of you who know and those of you who don't, i'm trying to get myself across an ocean for a fair bit. there are plenty of ways to acquire a visum (or is it always visa?): you get married or engaged, you find a job, you make sure you have enough money to apply for a very very long travel visum/visa, or you go and play student. people who know me, and now all of you who don't know much of me, the first option is not much of an option. not because i've not been asked, but marriage is just not an option under any circumstance. i said no, many a time, and with witnesses. and in this case..... well, i don't feel much for being a missus to begin with, but being missus #3 is really not that appealing.
as far as option number 2 is comming along, i have not been able to even get a laughing response from those i applied to. and, if you can't even be bothered to send me an email back laughing your ass off in my face telling me to bugger off, i can't be bothered to ask you again if you please please please want to give me a job. although i'm pretty sure i'm up for it. it's that one-eyed thing i'm talking about, for those who know their mythologies.
due to crappy job, option 3 is a non-option, working a grand total of 8.25 hrs a week hardly supports me, saving up for multiple thousands of dollars is more of a mirrage than a distant reality.
in the light of my constant failing to find a job, the last option has always looked very appealing, for whatever reason that might be. during the last 4 years, i have been looking into going abroad for a semester, or maybe 2, to take a few courses in creative writing. the silly screenplay i wrote as a dissertation to finish my MA nudged me even more in that direction so it looks to be a viable option. i found me a nice person at UT Dallas who is forwarding my emails to someone who actually knows what steps to take, but she's not there for at least another week because of the silly holiday season. but, it's an opening, so i can't complain. ayway, today i went looking for funds. there's a great fund for dutch students trying to go to the us. it's so great that they want to ensure you don't go back for at least 2 years so if you are granted with this grant (which would actually almost cover tuition fees for 2 semesters), you are not allowed to enter the US on another visum/visa for 2 years after the period for which the grant has been granted has finished. so, while it may get me over there for a year, i can't go back but as a tourist for the following 2 years. if, for once, things go as planned, that is not really a good idea. so, unless i get any assistance in funding from that side of the pond, or i actually do win a 5 digit number not starting with 1 or 2 this new year's eve lottery, this looks like yet another dead end.
so, if you have a couple of thousand lying around doing nothing and you don't miss it, let me know. i know a really nice and friendly writer-to-be who could use it.........
but while being back, i've been busy at the old boring job and catching up on sleep because of the old boring job. not much of an excuse, sleeping and working, but nothing much has happened really. you see, i did not get asked for a job interview for the job i desperately wanted, i did not so far win any kind of lotery, and i generally did not do much of anything at all. so why blog now? well, it seems like there is nothing much at all i can do at the moment. there are no jobs, crappy or otherwise, to apply for, there seems to be no fund for me to do anything but sit here and write, or read, or do some oldfashioned handy crafty stuff. i've done the latter, some of the middle so now i've come to do the former.
for those of you who know and those of you who don't, i'm trying to get myself across an ocean for a fair bit. there are plenty of ways to acquire a visum (or is it always visa?): you get married or engaged, you find a job, you make sure you have enough money to apply for a very very long travel visum/visa, or you go and play student. people who know me, and now all of you who don't know much of me, the first option is not much of an option. not because i've not been asked, but marriage is just not an option under any circumstance. i said no, many a time, and with witnesses. and in this case..... well, i don't feel much for being a missus to begin with, but being missus #3 is really not that appealing.
as far as option number 2 is comming along, i have not been able to even get a laughing response from those i applied to. and, if you can't even be bothered to send me an email back laughing your ass off in my face telling me to bugger off, i can't be bothered to ask you again if you please please please want to give me a job. although i'm pretty sure i'm up for it. it's that one-eyed thing i'm talking about, for those who know their mythologies.
due to crappy job, option 3 is a non-option, working a grand total of 8.25 hrs a week hardly supports me, saving up for multiple thousands of dollars is more of a mirrage than a distant reality.
in the light of my constant failing to find a job, the last option has always looked very appealing, for whatever reason that might be. during the last 4 years, i have been looking into going abroad for a semester, or maybe 2, to take a few courses in creative writing. the silly screenplay i wrote as a dissertation to finish my MA nudged me even more in that direction so it looks to be a viable option. i found me a nice person at UT Dallas who is forwarding my emails to someone who actually knows what steps to take, but she's not there for at least another week because of the silly holiday season. but, it's an opening, so i can't complain. ayway, today i went looking for funds. there's a great fund for dutch students trying to go to the us. it's so great that they want to ensure you don't go back for at least 2 years so if you are granted with this grant (which would actually almost cover tuition fees for 2 semesters), you are not allowed to enter the US on another visum/visa for 2 years after the period for which the grant has been granted has finished. so, while it may get me over there for a year, i can't go back but as a tourist for the following 2 years. if, for once, things go as planned, that is not really a good idea. so, unless i get any assistance in funding from that side of the pond, or i actually do win a 5 digit number not starting with 1 or 2 this new year's eve lottery, this looks like yet another dead end.
so, if you have a couple of thousand lying around doing nothing and you don't miss it, let me know. i know a really nice and friendly writer-to-be who could use it.........
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