Mar. 19th, 2007

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A hectic kind of day, for my Sunday... I didn't even get to sleep in.

Off to yet another pre-interview interview with yet another agency this morning. At least the job sounds like it really exists this time. We shall see.

Then off to Mt Druitt for a BBQ-related odyssey to a sheetmetal factory. I suppose it qualifies as unpaid overtime. Catching up with a few people on the trip back east & now passing judgment on the last White Stripes album, before heading out again in about an hour...

Back to work tomorrow for a rest.

Speaking of work ~ as a few people know, the Hobbit kindasortamaybepossiblyabitquasi-intimated that the job of Store Manager is one that he can "maybe see (me) in one day".

Fixing him with a direct gaze, I repeated "Maybe?? One day??"

Wonder how he'll react when I tell him what I want as a salary. Actually, I already know... he'll say "No."

Which is fine with me, really. As I keep saying, I never took this job for a career move.

I went to Hooters restaurant last night for a long-lost friend's 40th birthday party. It's a measure of the qualities of his wife, I suppose, that she allowed, encouraged & even organised the event, to which something like 30-40 people turned up ~ about 50/50 gender-wise, before you ask.

Mind you, it's not like there's much there that could be classed as titillating, unless you're a 16 year-old boy... & there was one of those 2 seats away from me who seemed well-pleased with the venue, menu & view... Our waitresses couldn't seem to remember who'd ordered what drinks &/or meals & counted the people at our table 3 times before guesstimating the final bill (based on the fare being a $24.95 per head set menu). Talking with the birthday boy later, it sounds like they still got the final amount wrong.

Still, the food was quite edible (the birthday cake was almost literally death-by-chocolate fantastic!!), the drinks were cold & between the 80s greatest hits on the jukebox, the television screens in every direction showing every channel & the skimpy uniforms of girls way-too-young for us (except for the 16 yr old!!), there was plenty to keep even the shortest attention span happy.

So, what's next?!
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I was on a webite I don't often visit earlier & in response to the daily topic a reader posted this comment. Bugger putting it behind a cut... it's something we all should read.

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS

Smart man + smart woman = romance

Smart man + dumb woman = affair

Dumb man + smart woman = marriage

Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy

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OFFICE ARITHMETIC

Smart boss + smart employee = profit

Smart boss + dumb employee = production

Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion

Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime

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SHOPPING MATH

A man will pay $20 for a $10 item he needs.

A woman will pay $10 for a $20 item that she doesn't need.

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GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.

A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.

A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

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HAPPINESS

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.

To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand
her at all.

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LONGEVITY

Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more
willing to die.

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PROPENSITY TO CHANGE.. on topic

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.

A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.

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DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE

A woman has the last word in any argument.

Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

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HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED

Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and
cackling, telling me, "You're next."

They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.

Posted by: In Memory of JimBob
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