I really hope the movie doesn't destroy the book for me. I'm already pretty unimpressed with the casting. Let's see if I change my mind after watching...
We had a 'member information' session for our staff with the people from the superannuation company we use. The presentation went for about 20 minutes, explaining all the ins and outs of super, what it's for, yadda yadda. At the end, the guy opened it up for questions. From one of our employees:
"But... how do I get my money out if I'm going on a holiday and want to spend it?"
To the guy's credit, he answered with a completely straight face, and explained (again) that it was a retirement fund, not a holiday fund...
To: Sharkcrow
CC: CEO
From: Sales Director
Subject: Xmass
Let's discuss in the morning.
To: Sharkcrow
CC: Sales Director
From: CEO
Subject: re: Xmass
Great idea!
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I have no idea what the hell they're on about. Gifts for clients are sorted, cards have gone out, and we've had our end of year party. I can't think of anything else Christmas related that they would be asking me about. Weird.
I checked out a new pole studio tonight, which got me all motivated again. My new teacher came in 2nd at the nationals this year to the piece below. Take a look - this girl is now with Cirque du Soleil in Vegas. She's in a bikini, and it isn't overly sleezy - this girl is brilliant :)
So incredibly sick of this crappy weather!
I just had a recruiter try to tell me that one of our Operations guys is in charge of recruitment. When I wouldn't put him through, and said he had to go through HR, he told me he doesn't want to speak to HR, and would call back for the guy on Monday.
Um, I think I know who does the recruitment in the company... and if I didn't put you through today, why would I put you through on Monday?
I do feel kind of sorry for recruiters - places with phones ringing off the hook don't have the time or energy to argue. I only answer 2 or 3 calls a day, and I'm always up for a good argument.
Everything's winding down, except for the social stuff! I'm really looking forward to work being over for the year, the early mornings really are killing me.
Belly dancing finished up on Tuesday night, and I don't think I'll sign up for another term. There was too much running around with a veil and not enough hip jiggling for my liking. After the class the girls I do it with and I went out for coffee. I'd driven my friend, who doesn't really know the other girls very well, and she got all shitty with me for agreeing to go out for coffee because she wanted to go home and watch TV... this is the same girl who bitches that she doesn't get invited to things. It just makes me so mad - we DO ask her to something, she bitches, complains and says she'd rather watch TV. But then when she DOESN'T get included and worries about having hardly any friends, I have to bite my tongue.
Had a pole dancing class last night after missing last week, my legs are really sore today. I pulled a muscle doing a crucifix, I'll need to stretch it out more tonight before Sunday's class.
It's so miserable today, winter seems to have returned, it's wet, cold, and half the office are off sick. I'm hoping the guys go out drinking this afternoon so I can do some uni reading. (Who am I kidding? I'll spend the day reading blogs!)
while reading the newspaper. After spending the morning writting a 2000 word essay on war throughout the ages, I decided to take a break and read the paper before starting on my historical fiction essay.
Bad, bad idea. I've been in my own little world for the last week, I had no idea how bad things had gotten in Thailand, and hadn't even heard about what had happened in Mumbai! Between that, the ongoing conflicts in other parts of the world and the looming global recession, I think it can be said that everything has just fallen to shit. Maybe those running around screaming we've reached the 'end of days' aren't too far off the mark.
I think I need to go watch something mindless and happy for a while, I hate feeling so hopeless.
Email received about 50 times in the last month or so, but it still makes me laugh every single time.
Mommy actually works at Bunnings, selling shovels.
Yes, it's bad, but it made me laugh. I know pole dancing is trampy, but it's also a ridiculously fun thing to do with the girls. And there's no way of hell any guy is ever going to see me doing it :)
