DanC_84
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Yeah I'm sure you will be fine Roxi. You sound intelligent and I'm sure you will do well communicating with the people. It is normal to be nervous whenever you start a new job, regardless of what it is. You are weird otherwise I think.
The more I work the more I realise it is pretty much all about "learning-by-doing". Trust me, I would not have a job if it was all about previously acquired skills and knowledge.
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I don't think you can ever expect a high-hit rate for on-street selling, particularly if it is a charity organisation.
You are a 21 year old girl, that will definately help. I imagine that will help you get the job as well. I would have thought with charity organisations it is pretty much either they want to donate or they don't, so once you hook them I would think it is pretty much down to that factor. I mean, you don't have to "sell" charity organisations. It is not like a vacuum cleaner, the quality of the product is a given, it all just becomes dependent on whether it is well-aligned with the customer's preferences.
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LOL, I would say you aren't going to. It is nearly 6 am, isn't it pretty much light? It gets light here at like 5 am in the summer. And yes, everyone hates lawyers. And if they don't they haven't met enough of them.
You're right, it definately cannot be worse. It is fundraising right? That means that the rejections are short and sweet and you only really have to deal with the people that actually want to talk to you.
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Yeah I'm good, same old. Been getting absolutely hammered at work the last couple of days. I. hate. lawyers.
It was a bit **** about the apartment. I could see it coming too, I was trying to keep her hopes in check but I could see she was in for a pretty big fall. She seems much better now though. Hopefully we get another place soonish.
We had Emily's niece's baptism on Sunday, so that was cool. Man baby's cry when they get their heads put in water.
What's happening at your end? Just the job hunting? I bet it feels pretty good to know all of your exams are out of the way.
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Good review Paula. I really have to get back into this series. I read the first one a month or so ago and enjoyed it and I have the second one sitting at home on my pile. I think I will bump it up a couple of places.
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No worries Beth, I will be sure to. I am 100 pages through it so far. It is ok, I'm not struggling with it or anything, I think I'm just suffering from that feeling when you have read a really great book and you almost don't want to let go of the characters.
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Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris
DanC_84 replied to Kell's topic in Horror / Fantasy / SF
I have read the first five. They are good for a light, easy read IMO. Sookie is a pretty likeable character. -
I finished 'The Winter Rose' by Jennifer Donnelly over the weekend. It was a massive effort, the book was over 700 pages and the font was pretty small, so it was probably the largest book I have ever read. It took me just over a week to finish. Overall I loved the book. I rated it at 9/10, so I didn't think it was quite as good as 'THe Tea Rose' but it was still definately one of the best books I have read so far this year. Jennifer Donnelly is just so good at developing her characters and making you feel really strongly towards them, whether it be love, hate or sympathy. She is also extremely good at making seemingly ridiculous events seem totally logical and believable, which is I think an important skill when writing this type of book. Next up I am going to continue my current obsession with novels set it late 19th/early 20th century Britain and read 'THe Great and Terrible Beaty' by Libba Bray.
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In all honesty it is horrible. I am trying to save but I continually find myself putting together possible Amazon shopping baskets on my lunch breaks.
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Thanks a lot for that review Beth, really helpful. I think I will reverse my previous reversal and put this one on my wishlist.
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Both of them were a little annoying for mine but Jacob was definately worse. He really needed to give it up and refused to. So I guess if I was to be selected for a team it would be Eddie's.
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LOL. Nah it doesn't bother me what the author looks like. Its only the words they write that concern me.
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Yeah it was on hardcourt. The Europeans are the best to watch practice, they just belt the cover off it. We didn't get to see the guys like Rafa hitting though, either they train off-site or the crowds are just too big to get near them. The big guys aren't playing Paris though are they? Usually they go straight to Paris and practice for the week. I think the French actually starts this Sunday as well doesn't it? Clay just feels really really funny. I had been playing tennis since I was about 4 years old, always on the same surface, then I got chucked out on this dirt stuff and it didn't even feel like the same sport!
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I don't know Beth, I am finding that as I read more books this year I am just becoming more sappy and pathetic. It all sounds a bit too hard-hitting for my fragile mind.
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Hmm, I was considering adding this to my wishlist but after browsing the thread I am not really sure it is my type of book, so I might steer clear.
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So, I got carried away and it didn't fit:
It is like I was saying the other day, it is times like these when I just wish I was 17 again, drinking and listening to Jeff Buckley with my friends whilst skipping Uni. I do not have the mind of an adult, therefore I don't feel that it is fair that I am burdened with the considerations of one!
I hope you do well in your exams, your mind always throws around the worst possible scenarios, so I'm sure you will be fine.
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Yeah, I'm not sure he does though. It must take a great deal of effort to be that intense. All the time.
It is just so difficult. My girlfriend is just so picky. I am pretty much happy to live anywhere. I have two basic requirements - I want a reasonable sized balcony where I can put my treadmill, an outdoor table and a BBQ and it needs to have good public transport access.
I joked the other day that all she needs is a view of the French coast, 13 bathrooms and no more than 5 minutes from Hyde Park, but it seriously isn't that far from the truth. The woman is incredible. Also, the market is kind of nuts out here right now as the Government is offering an extra $7k on the usual $7k First Home Owners Grant. Whilst it isn't that much people are going nuts over it and one of the key market is 2-bedroom apartments for $350-$400k, which is what we are looking at. So it makes it difficult.
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LOL, I love Vedderman impersonations. The man is just hilarious. One of those people you can love and mercilessly mock at the same time.
I'm doing okay, just got to work, so that is a bit of a downer. Trying to find an apartment to buy, it is terrible. How are you? You must be looking forward to finishing your exams, any luck on the job hunting?
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Yeah, they are incredible. I think it is watching them hit up that is the most ridiculous. Last time I was at the open we saw Ferrer hitting up with Garcia-Lopez on an outside court and they were just belting the cover off the ball. It was a joke. They were having these brutal 30, 40 and 50 shot rallies one after the other. Growing up on the clay is a massive advantage. Moving on the surface is just so different to moving on hardcourt. You feel like you have no stability and changing direction when you are on the run just seems impossible.
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Yeah, it is a joke how well they move on the clay. The clay we have out here is actually more difficult to move on than European clay as it is more grainy and has less purchase. Some of those guys are so athletic that they can effectively slid on the hard courts. Now that is ridiculous.
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I was just so hopeless on the clay! LOL, I remember I found it so difficult to move on the stuff. The first tournament I played on it I was around 12/13, and I remember getting out there and just thinking to myself "what the **** is this?" I couldn't run or anything. I hadn't been taught to slide so changing direction was a nightmare. I got better over the years but I still took several whippings on it.