For once, a thoroughly negative, whiny post

[pigwidgeon37]

Because I'm feeling negative, and whiny. So why not share

Comments

[novin_ha]

I am so with you on the standby lights - if one has a number of electronic devices they can actually eat A LOT of energy, noticeable on the bill.

I don't see them trying to outlaw large TV screens, huh. What's up with that.

I'm sorry you didn't get the job :( Fingers crossed for another opportunity.

[pigwidgeon37]

Well I suppose we all know that certain items (like light bulbs) aren't banned for the environment's sake, and I suppose that similar interests are at the root of this new regulation, too.

I got over it, I think, by the simple expedient of reagrding it as an opportunity to write, sitting in a comfy chair and getting a not-so-bad salary. Just a matter of perspective... ;-)

[nocturnus33]

I'm sorry that you weren't selected for the new job. AS you said, bad job has it's benefits and it will only be for a short period of time.

[pigwidgeon37]

So was I, at the beginning. But if I take it as an opportunity for writing without having to worry about money, suddenly it doesn't seem too bad.

[dickgloucester]

Blimey, that really is stupid. I'm just considering jigging the finances so I can get a really powerful Dyson.

As for the job - I really like the idea of you using your time productively to write. :)

And once in a while, you deserve to have a self-pity binge. *hugs*

[pigwidgeon37]

You probably ought to get the Dyson some time before next summer -- if I remember correctly, the regulation enters into force in September. That's the plan at least. And it's not retroactive, so no expropriations planned... ;-)

Sometimes I'm amazed at how changing one's point of view helps cope with situations you don't have the power to change. I'm sitting here, alternately writing and translating, happy as a pig in mud :-)

[tudorpot]

So sorry you didn't get the new job. However, I look forward to buying an autographed copy of your book.
Re the vacuum cleaner - how f-ing stupid is that? My vac gets turned on for perhaps 1 hour in a month - if that. Nods re lights on things, there's one on each of my surge bars - the one in the bedroom has black tape over it so that I'm not disturbed by the light it projects.

[pigwidgeon37]

Well it was a disappointment, but an expected one. And writing on a salary isn't so bad, either. (I think it's going to be a screenplay, though)

Being allergic to cats and living with four of them, of course I have to use the vacuum cleaner every day. But it's also exactly the reason why I need a powerful one. So I'll simply buy two Dysons, one to use and one to keep in reserve...

[ladyjaneva]

Ich versteh einfach nicht, wie es einige Abteilungen und Fachbereiche gibt, die hoffnungslos überarbeitet sind, und einige andere BEreiche, in denen die Menschen noch Däumchen drehen und vor Langeweile nicht wissen, wohin mit sich. Wenn die Menschen in Abteilung A allerdings sagen: Hey, hier ist zu viel Arbeit, wir brauchen Unterstützung!, dann wird nichts unternommen und Menschen in Abteilung B langweilen sich weiter, anstatt vielleicht in die einfacheren Aufgaben von Abteilung A eingearbeitet zu werden.

Traurig, dass dieses Problem die Ländergrenzen sogar überschreitet.

[pigwidgeon37]

Verstehen kann man es schon, aber die Erklärung ist halt wirklich haarsträubend: es ist offenbar immer noch wichtiger, dass der Indianerhäuptling möglichst viele Indianer hat (egal ob's für sie was zu tun gibt oder nicht), damit er ein wichtiger Häuptling ist. V.a. damit er größer, besser und stärker ist als die anderen Häuptlinge. Es ist wie bei der Abrüstung: der erste, der sagt, "Hallo, warum tun wir die Leute nicht dahin, wo sie wirklich gebraucht werden?" wird vernichtet. Traurig, wahrhaftig...