So, I've been looking recently and I've been absolutely astounded by how many of the available jobs on the market are wholly sales based. It's really depressing. I mean, what does it take to find a job that is about quality and not quantity?
ARE YOU MONEY DRIVEN?
DO YOU HATE PEOPLE?
DO YOU WANT TO MAKE LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF MONEY RIGHT NOW?!?!?!
ARE YOU THE MOST HEARTLESS PERSON IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD CAPABLE OF EATING SMALL CHILDREN FOR BREAKFAST WHILE YOU TAKE THE RENT MONEY FROM THEIR PARENTS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
IF YOU CAN ANSWER YES TO ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS THEN WE HAVE JUST THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU!!!
And is you really want a good laugh, go to the fish4 website and look up their vacancy for escorts. Seriously, escorts.
(By the way, if you work in sales, I don't really think you're all hateful money hungry gits capable of smiling while you take someone's home and children from them; I just like to make fun of the vacancy ads.)
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Thursday, 30 July 2009
More anime and stuff
Oh yeah.
I forgot to mention that my darling wife has found a very good FAQ site to look at if you do have any questions.
http://boards.ign.com/anime_and_manga_lobby/b23932/153944137/p1/?0
I'm reading through this myself just to be sure but it seems right on the money. And you can take anything it says (it being an American board) and translate to Britain and it applies just the same.
Happy reading and safe viewing.
Keyasaleebah
I forgot to mention that my darling wife has found a very good FAQ site to look at if you do have any questions.
http://boards.ign.com/anime_and_manga_lobby/b23932/153944137/p1/?0
I'm reading through this myself just to be sure but it seems right on the money. And you can take anything it says (it being an American board) and translate to Britain and it applies just the same.
Happy reading and safe viewing.
Keyasaleebah
Anime and stuff
So, the wife and I are into our anime and manga.
We've got series like Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, Coyote Ragtime Show, Pani Poni Dash, Abenobashi Maho Shotengai, FLCL to name but a few. We've also been keeping up to date with things like Full Metal Alchemist, D.N.Angel, Tsubasa: Resevoir Chronicle and several others.
We're collecting the manga for Claymore, Mixed Vegetables, Ouran High School Host Club, and Otomen. And we are very passionate about making sure what we get is the real deal. No bootlegs, 'scanlations' or downloads (wanting to waggle fat cigar whilst saying that).
Now, I don't know if any of you lovely readers are followers/fans of anime and manga, but if you are then you will know that the industry has recently been suffering at the hands of pirates and bootleggers the world over. Studios have closed, never to re-open. Whole series have been banned from our fair shores by the Japanese because idiots have stolen it in digital format and put it out there for free, literally taking the food from the mouths of their supposedly beloved creators.
Now I am not trying to be preachey. I just wanted to let folks know, if you didn't already, that this is a major problem. For a really solid introduction to this issue I would recommend watching this:
It comes in 19 parts (this link being part 1) and is one hour. This is small when your consider that the year before it took 2 hours and then they only stopped because the convention wanted the room for something else please.
I would highly recommend watching this whole thing for educational purposes. I would also highly recommend having pencil and paper to hand while you do so you can make a note of all the manga and anime Greg mentions during the hour. It's a fairly safe bet that this is good stuff.
Any questions, ask me and I will seek, find and disseminate.
Keyasaleebah.
We've got series like Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, Coyote Ragtime Show, Pani Poni Dash, Abenobashi Maho Shotengai, FLCL to name but a few. We've also been keeping up to date with things like Full Metal Alchemist, D.N.Angel, Tsubasa: Resevoir Chronicle and several others.
We're collecting the manga for Claymore, Mixed Vegetables, Ouran High School Host Club, and Otomen. And we are very passionate about making sure what we get is the real deal. No bootlegs, 'scanlations' or downloads (wanting to waggle fat cigar whilst saying that).
Now, I don't know if any of you lovely readers are followers/fans of anime and manga, but if you are then you will know that the industry has recently been suffering at the hands of pirates and bootleggers the world over. Studios have closed, never to re-open. Whole series have been banned from our fair shores by the Japanese because idiots have stolen it in digital format and put it out there for free, literally taking the food from the mouths of their supposedly beloved creators.
Now I am not trying to be preachey. I just wanted to let folks know, if you didn't already, that this is a major problem. For a really solid introduction to this issue I would recommend watching this:
It comes in 19 parts (this link being part 1) and is one hour. This is small when your consider that the year before it took 2 hours and then they only stopped because the convention wanted the room for something else please.
I would highly recommend watching this whole thing for educational purposes. I would also highly recommend having pencil and paper to hand while you do so you can make a note of all the manga and anime Greg mentions during the hour. It's a fairly safe bet that this is good stuff.
Any questions, ask me and I will seek, find and disseminate.
Keyasaleebah.
Saturday, 25 July 2009
Deathnote
Okay, now I wasn't going to blog anything for ages. I had deliberately planned to store up everything and tell you all nothing until I had so much to say it would take you a week to get through it all. Then I saw this...
http://maru-light.deviantart.com/art/Steam-Punk-Death-Note-102782245#
...and had to share it.
http://maru-light.deviantart.com/art/Steam-Punk-Death-Note-102782245#
...and had to share it.
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Screaming
So does anyone else find themselves with the occasional need to scream in frustration at the world at large? No, no, no, don't misunderstand me, I am not unhappy with or ungrateful for my life, not at all. I am a very happy man with many things in my life to be happy about and thankful for. There are just moments when I can think of nothing except screaming at things: fists impotently clenched, face pressed against that of a total stranger in the street, body taut and shaking, mouth open and vocalising the basest of emotions; rage.
I have, in my quiet times, tried to analyse this sensation but have yet to reach a satisfactory answer. Is it that I have within me a being separate from myself that longs to be free and wreak havoc upon the world? Is it that I am deeply and secretly troubled over my life and need to seek counselling to resolve my inner misgivings, perhaps including group sessions where we all talk about our 'real feelings' and get in touch with our repressed sides? Or is it just that I am like everybody else and occasionally need to scream at the world at large for being in my way when I'm busy trying to live in a dream?
Being perfectly honest I really don't get the urge to scream at the world as often as I seem to have made out. Most of the time I really am as happy with myself and my life as I appear. After all, there's plenty of room in my head for the beast as well as the bounty hunter.
Puzzle over that one with your morning tea.
I have, in my quiet times, tried to analyse this sensation but have yet to reach a satisfactory answer. Is it that I have within me a being separate from myself that longs to be free and wreak havoc upon the world? Is it that I am deeply and secretly troubled over my life and need to seek counselling to resolve my inner misgivings, perhaps including group sessions where we all talk about our 'real feelings' and get in touch with our repressed sides? Or is it just that I am like everybody else and occasionally need to scream at the world at large for being in my way when I'm busy trying to live in a dream?
Being perfectly honest I really don't get the urge to scream at the world as often as I seem to have made out. Most of the time I really am as happy with myself and my life as I appear. After all, there's plenty of room in my head for the beast as well as the bounty hunter.
Puzzle over that one with your morning tea.
Thursday, 25 June 2009
The Demise of the Small Car
My parents recently got a new car (good for them). It's a Vauxhall Corsa (better for them). It is classed as a small car.
Enter me. I like small cars. I don't drive myself, which leaves some people wondering why I care so much. It goes like this: I like small cars. 'So where's the problem?' I hear you ask. There is very little about the new style Vauxhall Corsa that is small. There is very little about most "small car" on the market today that is actually small.
I present for your consideration the Vauxhall Corsa, the Daihatsu Cuore, the Renault Clio, the Chevrolet Matiz, the Ford KA, the Mini, the list goes on.
All of these cars are sold to the UK market as 'small cars'. Most of them are actually quite large. They boast ample head space, a reasonable boot, front seat leg room, back seat leg room, back seats, cup holders, seat trays, entertainment systems, cruise control, mod-cons and gadgets galore. Where did it all go wrong?
I present for counter-consideration the Vauxhall Nova, the Austin Metro, the Mark III Ford Fiesta, the early Fiat Panda & Uno, the Mini, this list also goes on.
All of these vehicles epitomise the spirit of the small car. Three doors, no leg room, hitting your head if you go over a bump to fast, a tape deck that chews up anything you put into it, under-steer. I see them so rarely but my heart always leaps for joy when I do spot an Austin Metro or a (classic) Mini.
Now I know, as a non-driver, I have very little right to the strong opinions I hold on this matter. I now that many will look upon me with disdain and barely veiled (if not openly displayed) disgust. But I have such fond memories of the classic British small car that I fear for it's eternal demise and departure from our roads.
In the light of this, I would like to salute the Smart ForTwo, the Toyota Aygo, the Fiat Uno and the Peugeot 107 for making a reasonable attempt at a small car. Certainly smaller than their competitors and so a little closer to my sad (and some would argue uneducated) heart.
That's all for now.
Enter me. I like small cars. I don't drive myself, which leaves some people wondering why I care so much. It goes like this: I like small cars. 'So where's the problem?' I hear you ask. There is very little about the new style Vauxhall Corsa that is small. There is very little about most "small car" on the market today that is actually small.
I present for your consideration the Vauxhall Corsa, the Daihatsu Cuore, the Renault Clio, the Chevrolet Matiz, the Ford KA, the Mini, the list goes on.
All of these cars are sold to the UK market as 'small cars'. Most of them are actually quite large. They boast ample head space, a reasonable boot, front seat leg room, back seat leg room, back seats, cup holders, seat trays, entertainment systems, cruise control, mod-cons and gadgets galore. Where did it all go wrong?
I present for counter-consideration the Vauxhall Nova, the Austin Metro, the Mark III Ford Fiesta, the early Fiat Panda & Uno, the Mini, this list also goes on.
All of these vehicles epitomise the spirit of the small car. Three doors, no leg room, hitting your head if you go over a bump to fast, a tape deck that chews up anything you put into it, under-steer. I see them so rarely but my heart always leaps for joy when I do spot an Austin Metro or a (classic) Mini.
Now I know, as a non-driver, I have very little right to the strong opinions I hold on this matter. I now that many will look upon me with disdain and barely veiled (if not openly displayed) disgust. But I have such fond memories of the classic British small car that I fear for it's eternal demise and departure from our roads.
In the light of this, I would like to salute the Smart ForTwo, the Toyota Aygo, the Fiat Uno and the Peugeot 107 for making a reasonable attempt at a small car. Certainly smaller than their competitors and so a little closer to my sad (and some would argue uneducated) heart.
That's all for now.
Quiz 2
Hello lovelies. Here, as promised, is quiz number two. Take your time, ponder slowly and answers on the back of a post card please. ^_^
Question 1:
Take the letters ERGRO. Put three letters in front of it and the same three letters behind to form a common english word.
Question 2:
What do the words below have in common?
ADAM CLAIM GALL BOUY FOND RAMP
Question 3:
The quotation below has had the vowels removed. What is the quotation?
NSMLLSTPFRMNNGNTLPFRMNKND
Questions 4:
Rearrange the letter of the following phrase to give the name of a U.S. state:
VIEWING A STIR
Question 5:
The following number has a rather special characteristic. What is that?
8,549,176,320
Question 6:
Peter picked one more pepper than Paul. Pat picked one more pepper than Pam. Peter and Paul picked ten more peppers that Pat and Pam. Peter, Paul, Pat and Pam picked sixty peppers. How many peppers did Peter pick?
Question 7:
Rearrange the following letters in three different ways to give three different eight letter words.
A A E L N P R T
Question 8:
A man died, leaving $10,000,000 for his widow, five sons and four daughters. Each daughter received an equal amount, each son received twice as much as a daughter and the widow received three times as much as a son. How much did the widow receive?
Question 9:
Rearrange the following letters to give the name of a popular movie.
IF TUNES DO SO MUCH
Question 10:
Complete these words by inserting the same three letters in each one.
ANA___Y CO___NE PRO___UE S___AN
Question 1:
Take the letters ERGRO. Put three letters in front of it and the same three letters behind to form a common english word.
Question 2:
What do the words below have in common?
ADAM CLAIM GALL BOUY FOND RAMP
Question 3:
The quotation below has had the vowels removed. What is the quotation?
NSMLLSTPFRMNNGNTLPFRMNKND
Questions 4:
Rearrange the letter of the following phrase to give the name of a U.S. state:
VIEWING A STIR
Question 5:
The following number has a rather special characteristic. What is that?
8,549,176,320
Question 6:
Peter picked one more pepper than Paul. Pat picked one more pepper than Pam. Peter and Paul picked ten more peppers that Pat and Pam. Peter, Paul, Pat and Pam picked sixty peppers. How many peppers did Peter pick?
Question 7:
Rearrange the following letters in three different ways to give three different eight letter words.
A A E L N P R T
Question 8:
A man died, leaving $10,000,000 for his widow, five sons and four daughters. Each daughter received an equal amount, each son received twice as much as a daughter and the widow received three times as much as a son. How much did the widow receive?
Question 9:
Rearrange the following letters to give the name of a popular movie.
IF TUNES DO SO MUCH
Question 10:
Complete these words by inserting the same three letters in each one.
ANA___Y CO___NE PRO___UE S___AN
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