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Hi Taka :)

You left before I came so I'm afraid I don't know you but hey there!

I've felt a bit empty over the weekend.Like I need to do, watch, read something, anything. Oh well, maybe next weekend will be better.

I'm seeing Slipknot on Tuesday, Korn is supporting! So I'm excited about that. Sucks I'm on 7.30-3.30 shift till Thursday though as I'm going to be SO tired on the Wednesday. I'm off Friday and am working 8-11.30 on Monday though so it's all good!

How has everyone been?

I feel I need a book to read :(
 
Got to love Amazon & Parcel Force

I ordered a cheap (£3) DVD from them on Thursday making use of the end of my month's free prime trial, selected for next day delivery (order before X and get it tomorrow), didn't arrive Friday (although Parcel Force claim they attempted delivery) and was attempted to be redelivered yesterday.

After '2' failed delivery attempts they want me to go down to Fareham to collect it! Yeah right, they can send it back to Amazon as a failed delivery.
 
Got to have my lunch at 2:10pm today. Waaaah.

Still having to help my old team on top of doing my work in my new one. Been helping them the last two days on HALF of my old work. Eugh! Also was meant to finish at 3:30 yesterday and didn't get out until 4:00! :(

At least I have Slipknot tonight with Korn supporting! Shame I'm a bit ill and have to leave before it's over so I can catch at least 5-6 hours sleep before work tomorrow.

Anything good happening to anyone?
 
I went for a job interview in Berwick a couple of weeks ago for a role within an arts/music project to celebrate 500 years since the town's founding. I had a great time (I never thought I'd say that about a job interview!) as the people running the project/giving the interview were lovely and it sounded really interesting. I didn't expect to get the job, as I never do (that way I'm never disappointed) and sure enough I got an email a couple of days later saying I hadn't got the job, but that they really enjoyed meeting me and would keep me in mind if they had anything available. 99% of the time such offers never come to anything, so I didn't think anything more of it but this morning I got an email from one of the women who'd interviewed me offering me another role within the project! So I'm super happy about that, as it's something that's actually relevant to my degree. It's only part time and temporary until the end of the year, but it's better than nothing.
 
Well done mate, sounds like a great opportunity.

@Danielle enjoy Slipknot. I saw them back in 2000 in Wolverhampton. Great experience and only second to Rammstein for quality of the live show.
 
Hi everyone, Look forwards to get know some regular here.

Nothing to much. I'm unemployment for two and half years. I'm too lazy ass :D I really feel I not want search a jobs. I like education than a job. Which is you prefer to education or job ?
 
I prefer a job, because education doesn't directly pay for anime :D

(And also because the flexibility of a job better fits my personality.)

R
 
I prefer a job. Aside from being fed up of being poor, I feel like education just sucks away your passion for things if you've constantly got deadlines to meet. I love learning in my own time though.
 
Taka88 said:
Hi everyone, Look forwards to get know some regular here.

Nothing to much. I'm unemployment for two and half years. I'm too lazy ass :D I really feel I not want search a jobs. I like education than a job. Which is you prefer to education or job ?
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I enjoy having a job - when I got mine (that I've been in for around two years now), it pretty much felt like my life had changed forever. It gave me confidence and financial freedom, and the daily routine to get up in the morning etc.

And as others have said, without it, I wouldn't be able to afford all the anime I buy.

But yeah, unemployment sucks - when I came out of Uni I was in a weird 50/50 state of being freelance/unemployed, and basically I wasn't earning the minimum wage, and it totally sucks everything out of your spirit. It's hard to stay motivated in that state.
 
I prefer work as even though im not earning mega bucks at the moment, my salary allows me a comfortable lifestyle where I can pay all my rent and other bills and have a fair whack to save or spend on my hobbies.

Im fortunate to be in a job that I currently enjoy and with the prospect of a hefty pay rise towards the end of the year with a promotion in my grasp!
 
Congrats Owly!!!!

I like to work because of the money I get from it. I love it. I would however prefer education for the chance to make some friends as I didn't get to make any in my new job so continue to have no friends still. Ah well lol.

Due to my old Manager and I not getting along I won't get a bonus this year but I've already got appraisal material already under my new management and mini inner team of my current one so I hope I get a payrise end of this year/next year now. The extra 300-400 a month Im getting here compared to my old place makes such a difference. I need new windows as said before so I've been able to start saving and paying extra to the mortgage with the extra income so I don't need to worry about stuff like windows bankrupting me :)

Britguy, Korn and Slipknot were amaaaaaaazing. Watching Sid was part of the entertainment as he just ran around the stage a lot and did the most amazing dances hehehe. They rank to #2 in my all time fave gigs so far. NIN still takes the top spot as I saw them two nights in a row and bagged barrier both nights. I had Jeordie Whites pick but I think I've lost it :(

Rammstein have been on my list for ages, I was gutted I didnt know they were in Manchester like 2 years ago until they'd sold out. Them and Manson are whats left to see from the list I've had since college hehe.
 
I enjoyed education while I was in it, but since it was for art I always felt a little hemmed in by the structure. Though I got so many opportunities for it. My class last year set up our own little gallery and sold work at the end of the year. I managed to sell 4 of my paintings,which felt really good! The social aspect was excellent, I do find myself lonely now that I'm out of it. The last 2 years at college were the best time of my life so far.

I've been out of work since August now due to my health. I would have been leaving the job I was in anyway, as it was only part-time since I had it while being in school/college since I was 14. I had hoped to find a new job before leaving but my health forced my hand a little. I've deteriorated a bit since then so things are hard. For the 6 years I had my little job I loved it because I always felt very secure in my money even though it was only a weekend job. I really don't like being out of work, especially now I'm not in education! I need to just jump in and be brave with finding a new job!
 
Yeah my 16-18 years were the best so far. I had made so many friends. Tbh even 18-21 were good years as I still kept a lot of friends. I just wish my 18-19 years wasn't so overshadowed by my drinking. I drank a lot and it's embarrassing the state I'd be in by 8pm.

Do you have any paintings you could share/show?

I'm sorry to hear about your health my love. Hopefully you can find the courage soon eh :)
 
That's me 21 now, and I just feel such a pressure to get my act together and know what I'm doing! I think nearly everyone goes through that phase with drinking where it's just the fact that now you can, you take full advantage. I don't drink at all, but then nights out always end up a bit boring when it drags on into the night and everyone is drunk but you :lol:

I mostly just have photos of my paintings on my fb page since I haven't mastered the art of being able to put them anywhere else. I'm not that good in all honesty, but I enjoy it. I don't really like photo-realism in painting so I'm a bit of an acquired taste perhaps. I did have a website we had to make in college but I haven't updated since I made it. I'm not even sure I can remember how to change it! If I ever decided to really try and have a go at making it through painting, I'd have to get advertising down. I think it will remain just a hobby for me.

I'm sure I'll manage soon. I've got too. Hopefully I can get some quiet part-time work somewhere.
 
I'm sure you can find a quiet wee job somewhere. What was your previous job? I totally feel you about the pressure thing. I'm graduating in the summer and I think my mum is getting annoyed that I don't know what I want to do afterwards. It was her that found the job in Berwick and made me apply for it. I don't know how people can be in 4th year, writing a dissertation and doing graduate job applications as well. I barely have enough sanity to think about my dissertation, let alone to find and apply for jobs too. I think I'm probably going to do what one of my friends did when she graduated. She just worked in a shop for a year whilst she decided what she wanted to do. She ended up applying for (and getting) a PHD place, so she's doing that now, but she considered things like teaching and finding a real job too.
 
I worked in a cafe as a waitress. It is a cafe but honestly, that name doesn't give it credit. It was very very busy. I used to love it, but as I got more and more stressed I just couldn't even face it anymore. It is a lovely place and the people I worked with were wonderful. I miss them a lot. I could just never face that kind of job again, not as I am now.

I understand what you mean. I can only focus on one important thing at a time. I don't really have career aspirations as such. I just want a stable job with as little stress as possible. Art is what I'm interested in, but I'm not out to have it as a career.

I took a year out for myself to try and get better and not stress. Yet I've found that's not possible. It's hard to focus just on yourself, everything starts to become a worry. My mum is much the same. She's understanding of the situation at the moment, but she wants me to have a career of some sort. That's not what I want.

You spend so much of your life being told what to do that when it comes to deciding for yourself it feels like being thrown in at the deep end. I almost want someone to just say 'This is what you're doing.' then I'll just go do it!
 
My mum wants me to have a career as well. I just want a stable job with a regular wage which is sufficient for me to pay the rent and bills, and support my manga habit :p Although I'm studying music, I've never wanted to be a professional musician, partly because I'm too lazy to practise enough to be good enough, partly because I think practising that much would make it not be fun any more, and mostly because the thought of not having a stable income is terrifying.
 
Same and same!

Manga is expensive now, it's where a lot of my money goes. Too many good series to resist right now. My bookcase can't cope anymore :cry:

I want a job where I just go in, do the same thing then leave. No surprises. Art and music just have no guarantees and it's a scary prospect to devote yourself to something like that. I also don't have the motivation to paint on demand, sucks all joy out of it. Especially commissions, I don't like being told what to paint.
 
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