Paranoia and other pleasant things

I *heart* YouTube4

Don’t click here if you don’t.

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Swap it!21

Just before going on holidays I received a mail from this blog’s owner, inviting me to join. The premise is simple - you tell on your blog what you’re willing to send (candies, books, spices, yarn, clothes, music, etc), add your blog to the list on the site so others can find you too, then choose a participant from another country that has the stuff you’re craving for. You contact the person, goodies get exchanged, you send a post and a picture of the stuff you received to the main swapping blog (you know, the one from the link) and .. that’s about it. Brilliant, hmm?

I intend to compile a list with the things I can give / things I want this evening. It will definetely involve candy. And oriental spices.

Later edit: things I want:

-candy (..toldya)

-oriental spices (see above for details)

-ethnic clothing

-the weirdest flavoured potato chips you have.

-other types of food (especially cheese)

-drinks
What I can offer (if your customs allow it to be sent from Romania - for example I cannot send foods/beverages/teas to the USA, however they are allowed to be sent here. Sucks, I know.):

-Romanian magazines

- Romanian candy / chocolate/ biscuits/ spices/ chips/ snacks

- Herbal tea for anything that’s bothering you - you name your condition, I’ve got the remedy (or at least something that decreases the symptoms)

-Romanian music CDs

-Postcards

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Speaking of Americans…0

…. this week’s renters are also from the U.S. of A. And also travelling very, very far away of it. Not to mention they’re witty and masters of taking nice photos. Sounds interesting? Then visit them, by clicking the piccy in the sidebar. I’ll still be here by the time you get back.

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Randomest renter ever.4

So I leave my offer for renting on the exchange site, go to sleep, and wake up to 9 bids. I browse them, see two travelogues that would go perfectly with this week’s posts, and find out that one of them even was graceous enough to read and comment on the last post, not just bid. Robi comes home with this day’s bread, I leave the computer open and go to fix Timi some breakfast.

When I come back to the PC, there’s an accepted rent. As Timi , even if she’s not yet 3 years old, knows very well how to start the computer, open Winamp , browse pictures on Google or open The Sims2, it was clear what happened.So I present to you Timi’s choice this week - Evolution of Gina. Not a bad choice though. While the template might be a bit too dark for my taste, the writing’s good and the lady writing it had a life that included stealing Granola bars, being bitten by fire ants, having an eating disorder and being accepted to college at 40. Plus, she’s on my side on an issue I feel strogly about since this case - where the bastard got away with what he did, thanks to being tried in the States - that having your trial and punishment for what you did in the country where you did it is a duty that applies to Americans too, not just the rest of the world. I think I like her.

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The future of Romanian low-ed employment2

I have a CV posted on a jobhunt site. I posted it a few years ago, during a particularly stressful period of my life as a hospital psychologist, and forgot about it after the situation got better.

This spring, they sent me a letter asking if I wanted to be notified if a company viewed my CV, and I said yes. I occasionally get a note about bank X or pharmaceutical company Y being interested in me, I see their working hours/ salary/ requirements don’t match with what I would like to see to actually contact them back and life goes on. Today, however, a different species of corporate animal raised its head from my inbox - a call center.

Dude. Just the idea of meter-wide cubicles full of graveyard shift working apatethic zombies makes my skin crawl. And I don’t care that they want me for a supervising job. (because this includes monitoring how much time each employee has spent  in the bathroom - no, I’m not kidding - and spying randomly on the employees conversations with the clients - to “assess and increase productivity” ). I’ll stay with my ocasionally smelly, most of the time crazy patients, thankyouverymuch.

On a lighter note - I’d give a try to this call-center as a supervisor. Looks like fun

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No second kid yet - and two other short news8

*Oh, and not only there’s no baby, but Julia’s MIB had no chance to get to the hospital - the Forensic Comission is on vacation from this week until the end of August, so there weren’t any cases for examination. She came back today from camping in Sovata looking fresh and tanned and said she’s in no rush. I’ll keep you updated if there’ll be any news about them.

*Timi has a newfound love for seashells. Proof:

*Neil Gaiman has a blog. To say that I find it fascinating would be an understatement. The guy just kicked Stephen King’s ass from the pedestal in my brain reserved for The Most Interesting Writer. If you’ve read the Sandman series or American Gods, you know what I’m talking about.

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This was an easy one2

New renter - and I chose the first to bid on my offer this time. I didn’t need to wait for others, since I found the Useless Men that write this blog too entertaining to be ignored. If you click on their link - you know, the image at the top of the sidebar, you’ll find out their opinion on:

-why there’s no woman on the American dollar bills

- the subtle meaning of Not Putting The Toilet Seat Down

- what can be done with a roommate that eats YOUR pizza

and, of course,

- itching crotches .

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