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This forum should have an Ed McMahon smiley.

Yeah, the culture of the company changed a lot in the last two years. They shifted from placing importance on employee satisfaction to cutting everyone's hours to save money. Then they fired a coworker for various bullshit reasons. I'm grateful to the kitchen people for their continued employment, b...

For me, the fourth season felt like a poor imitation of the first few. There were a few good moments, but nothing like the dinner party or work outing.

But yeah, Thick of It is fucking amazing as a sitcom. It's amazingly well acted.

I'll get LASIK when I can shoot lasers out of my eyes. Not a moment before.

It's certainly up there, especially if one ignores the fourth season.

I think that The Thick of It is better.

Good for you, Gands. What's your new gig? I'm doing research studentry (with stipend) and teaching children at an academic coaching clinic. So it's economically a good move for me, as well as one where I GET MY SATURDAY NIGHTS BACK. I've worked nearly every Saturday for the last two years. I've had...

Also, apparently giving notice is a thing.

Last shift is this Saturday night.

You know, I still have difficulties processing the fact that those newborns I saw people carry here and there in the streets in the late 1990's and early 2000's are the same teenagers I see nowadays hanging near the gates of the middle and high-schools here. I know what you mean. I teach children w...

There is massive satisfaction in quitting a job you don't like They're right when they say everyone should do it at least once Yeah, I was trying to find the best way to walk out, but then I remembered that I finish at 2300, after pretty much everyone has gone home. It'll be like the end of Cheers ...

Today I officially resigned from my gig as a kitchenhand.

After two years, I finally have Saturday nights back! No more 6-11PM shift, then coming home smelling like a wet rag. Also, no more certain coworkers.

Woo!

... $128 a month? Is this because of some special requirements?

Teaching is hard. I've been marking tests, and while it's less demanding than teaching kindergarten, it's more grueling. Scantrons are your friend. :prof: True. I've been administering tests for maths, English, writing and general ability. The EMG are done by scantrons because they're just multiple...

But are they "exterminate the government" nuts?

The German one.

You know who is a surprisingly easy read? Martin Luther. Weird stuff.

Teaching is hard. I've been marking tests, and while it's less demanding than teaching kindergarten, it's more gruelling. Successfully held a youth wing summit in the heart of an opposition riding this weekend. Premier and some ministers came out. We made sure everybody knew. It was awesome. Fantast...

Negative Knub wrote:Why all the fuss?

Those with the power to disseminate information on Marx are also those who would be threatened by widespread adopting of his ideas.

Also, because of associations with the USSR, Marx is also tied up with issues of nationalism.

TEO is down.

Dammit Mal, stop buggering up the signal!

Is elliptical that thing that looks like skis crossed with a treadmill?

I got on the rowing machine today at the local gym. I rowed a kilometre in about four minutes, which was good. But I realised afterwards that someone before me had set the difficulty to maximum. Based on how my middle and legs feel, I worked out. I'll be going back each morning to do more and more.

Phant's back!

*dance*

It's been a good few weeks for me. Last week at uni the Sikh association of Australia set up a booth to meet people and educate. It was pretty awesome, I learned more than I would have had I just gone to a website, so I feel like a slightly better global citizen. I've also spent the last two days at...

Postgrad work. I had to quit TKD to do more sitting and reading.

Add into tht stress induced appetites and... yeah. However, we did just join a gym down the road, so things should improve.

I'm 27 and I'm twenty kilos heavier than I was at this time last year.

Eugh.

I'm keen to know what the Sport Party guy thinks about our foreign relations policies.