this year i have had a secret theory that if i don't set out to buy any corporate wear (i.e. only work with what i already own, rather than buying any work-specific clothing) that there is no chance that i will be staying in an admin job for life. ..in a way of saying to myself that if i don't make any serious decisions regarding my line of work, then it will only be a temporary life filler, though if i go out of my way to buy things for work then i am settling down into it for good.
i think.
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this morning i was going through my box of lovely things that people have written to me over the years..i culled some of the rubbish from years gone by, laughed, grinned and cried.
some things to throw out after posting here (imagine 13/14 year old excessively bubble-print handwriting):
Thurs 9pm (LOL)
hey rachel! what have you been up to? im watching the biggest loser! JOY..lol! we haven't wrote a letter for ages n i love getting ur letterz! LOL they are so hot! i tink i just love writing letters! lol oh n i didnt get 2 keep your last letter cos it got wet! :( so i had to throw it out! :( lol :) so how were ya holidays mine were good! i just done the same ol same! which u no is movyz, sleepovers, shopin n that! oh n i went 2 seaforth for a few dayz! omg..where have you been lately! oh..have you been @ band camp? cool! i tink you were..lol..i duno! if ya went..was it fun? hope so! oh i cut out the pic in the paper of you n ___! itz so hot! LOL just jokin! but i kept it! lol :) hu ya lovin? im goin out wit ___ but ya might tink his gross! lol we been going out 2 dys! lol please write bak! love ya xoxo
(so insulting, and not even consistent with the forced spelling. i'd only kept it up until now for the painful / surreal factor)
(note the following has Xs at the bottom of question marks rather than the regular dots)
hay rachy
omg how r u? me juz cruisin these days. so tell me hu u lovin? u no how BRB gotta fly love ___ ps i will do ya a betta one 2nite promiz!
(the 'how' rather than 'who' is intentional in my case)
hey gorjus! sorry i haven't wrote back 4 a few dayz but ive been busy! lol! :) so wat are u up 2 on the holidayz? ill prob just be hanging wit friendz and my bestie (___) frm Airlie Beach might be coming up n we might (well prob will be_ going 2 seaforth! lol (theres nufin funy but yea) :) so r u lovin neone? i duno if i am! cos ___ (do u no him?) well he asked me out! n yea i thought he was kinda hot..but i sed maybe! n then i found out he stil had a gf in gr8 but he was gna dump her! but she found out he asked me out! n then there was some jerry springer sh*t there! lol so itz all messed up! n last friday night ___ was trying 2 get me n ___ 2 go out! but it neva happened ! lol :) hehe :) so do u have msn? i tink u gave me yours but slak 2 find it..lol..but mine is elmo___@___ so elmo___@___ hotty! sory i sed it agan but the first one was abit messed up! lol :) we shuld so do something on the holidays ay! well my num 49___ if ya dont already have it n my mob number is disabled ! lol :) but mum buying me new mob on thurs/friday this week! YAY :) lol its gna be a flipflop but wont have a camera :( sory my writing is mesy by the way! lol :) well i'll cya later! pls write back b4 skool ends & pls ring me! love ___ xoxo
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the following was a flyer in an end-of-senior-year 'stress kit' that i received from Bond university:
'dear Rachel, it may be hard to think of the big picture at the moment with final exams stressing you ou and life decisions looming. this is a small care package to help you get through the final year 12 stretch. inside you will find peppermint tea to calm your nerves, a box of smarties because they say you are what you eat, a pen to write down your ambitions, a stress ball to ease exam tension, sunflower seeds to encourage you to get outside for some fresh air, and a party blower - you'll know when its time to use this.
and remember, when it all seems like too much, be sure to keep perspective. whether you see yourself as an international diplomant, self-made entrepeneur, or defeding the rights of others, every individual has the potential to achieve something extraordinary.
i'm here if you have an questions about your future career.
best of luck.'
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the following get me through any weather:
Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry on their Own, He Can Only Hold Her
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round
Band of Horses - No-one's Gonna Love You
Bloc Party - One More Chance
Bluejuice - Head of the Hawk
Blur - Out of Time
Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone, (& dubstep remix), The Rain
City and Colour - Sleeping Sickness, Waiting
Cold War Kids - Audience, We Used to Vacation, Hange Me Up to Dry
Coldplay - Amsterdam
Crowded House - Don't Dream its Over
Dan Kelly - Down to my Soul (Paul Kelly cover)
The Decemberists - O Valencia
Dispatch - The General
Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Editors - When Anger Shows
Elbow - The Bones of You
Elliott Smith - I Didn't Understand, Pitseleh
Elvis Perkins - Shampoo
Enter Shikari - Adieu
Good Old War - Coney Island
Grizzly Bear - Ready, Able
Gypsy and the Cat - The Piper's Song
Iron & Wine - Boy with a Coin
Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come Over
Joan as Police Woman - The Ride
Kings of Leon - Closer
Local Natives - Cubism Dream
The Mars Volta - Eriatarka
Mumford and Sons - Dust Bowl Dance
Okkervil River - Starry Stairs, On Tour with Zykos, Lost Coastlines
OneRepublic - Apologise (original / slower version, and i can't bring myself to spell 'apologise' with a Z)
Paul Dempsey - Your Lovin' is on My Mind (Paul Kelly cover)
Radiohead - 15 Step, All I Need, Reckoner
Robyn - Handle Me
Santogold - Creator
The Smiths - I Know Its Over
Snowden - Anti-Anti (Treasure Fingers remix)
Something for Kate - White, Reverse Soundtrack, Jerry Stand Up, Seasick
Spoon - The Underdog, The Way We Get By
Tears for Fears - Head over Heels
The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
Tim and Jean - Come Around
Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work (Ted and Francis remix)
White Lies - Death (Chase and Status remix)
Who Made Who - Space for Rent
i think.
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this morning i was going through my box of lovely things that people have written to me over the years..i culled some of the rubbish from years gone by, laughed, grinned and cried.
some things to throw out after posting here (imagine 13/14 year old excessively bubble-print handwriting):
Thurs 9pm (LOL)
hey rachel! what have you been up to? im watching the biggest loser! JOY..lol! we haven't wrote a letter for ages n i love getting ur letterz! LOL they are so hot! i tink i just love writing letters! lol oh n i didnt get 2 keep your last letter cos it got wet! :( so i had to throw it out! :( lol :) so how were ya holidays mine were good! i just done the same ol same! which u no is movyz, sleepovers, shopin n that! oh n i went 2 seaforth for a few dayz! omg..where have you been lately! oh..have you been @ band camp? cool! i tink you were..lol..i duno! if ya went..was it fun? hope so! oh i cut out the pic in the paper of you n ___! itz so hot! LOL just jokin! but i kept it! lol :) hu ya lovin? im goin out wit ___ but ya might tink his gross! lol we been going out 2 dys! lol please write bak! love ya xoxo
(so insulting, and not even consistent with the forced spelling. i'd only kept it up until now for the painful / surreal factor)
(note the following has Xs at the bottom of question marks rather than the regular dots)
hay rachy
omg how r u? me juz cruisin these days. so tell me hu u lovin? u no how BRB gotta fly love ___ ps i will do ya a betta one 2nite promiz!
(the 'how' rather than 'who' is intentional in my case)
hey gorjus! sorry i haven't wrote back 4 a few dayz but ive been busy! lol! :) so wat are u up 2 on the holidayz? ill prob just be hanging wit friendz and my bestie (___) frm Airlie Beach might be coming up n we might (well prob will be_ going 2 seaforth! lol (theres nufin funy but yea) :) so r u lovin neone? i duno if i am! cos ___ (do u no him?) well he asked me out! n yea i thought he was kinda hot..but i sed maybe! n then i found out he stil had a gf in gr8 but he was gna dump her! but she found out he asked me out! n then there was some jerry springer sh*t there! lol so itz all messed up! n last friday night ___ was trying 2 get me n ___ 2 go out! but it neva happened ! lol :) hehe :) so do u have msn? i tink u gave me yours but slak 2 find it..lol..but mine is elmo___@___ so elmo___@___ hotty! sory i sed it agan but the first one was abit messed up! lol :) we shuld so do something on the holidays ay! well my num 49___ if ya dont already have it n my mob number is disabled ! lol :) but mum buying me new mob on thurs/friday this week! YAY :) lol its gna be a flipflop but wont have a camera :( sory my writing is mesy by the way! lol :) well i'll cya later! pls write back b4 skool ends & pls ring me! love ___ xoxo
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the following was a flyer in an end-of-senior-year 'stress kit' that i received from Bond university:
'dear Rachel, it may be hard to think of the big picture at the moment with final exams stressing you ou and life decisions looming. this is a small care package to help you get through the final year 12 stretch. inside you will find peppermint tea to calm your nerves, a box of smarties because they say you are what you eat, a pen to write down your ambitions, a stress ball to ease exam tension, sunflower seeds to encourage you to get outside for some fresh air, and a party blower - you'll know when its time to use this.
and remember, when it all seems like too much, be sure to keep perspective. whether you see yourself as an international diplomant, self-made entrepeneur, or defeding the rights of others, every individual has the potential to achieve something extraordinary.
i'm here if you have an questions about your future career.
best of luck.'
XXXXXXXXXXXXX
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the following get me through any weather:
Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry on their Own, He Can Only Hold Her
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round
Band of Horses - No-one's Gonna Love You
Bloc Party - One More Chance
Bluejuice - Head of the Hawk
Blur - Out of Time
Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone, (& dubstep remix), The Rain
City and Colour - Sleeping Sickness, Waiting
Cold War Kids - Audience, We Used to Vacation, Hange Me Up to Dry
Coldplay - Amsterdam
Crowded House - Don't Dream its Over
Dan Kelly - Down to my Soul (Paul Kelly cover)
The Decemberists - O Valencia
Dispatch - The General
Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Editors - When Anger Shows
Elbow - The Bones of You
Elliott Smith - I Didn't Understand, Pitseleh
Elvis Perkins - Shampoo
Enter Shikari - Adieu
Good Old War - Coney Island
Grizzly Bear - Ready, Able
Gypsy and the Cat - The Piper's Song
Iron & Wine - Boy with a Coin
Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come Over
Joan as Police Woman - The Ride
Kings of Leon - Closer
Local Natives - Cubism Dream
The Mars Volta - Eriatarka
Mumford and Sons - Dust Bowl Dance
Okkervil River - Starry Stairs, On Tour with Zykos, Lost Coastlines
OneRepublic - Apologise (original / slower version, and i can't bring myself to spell 'apologise' with a Z)
Paul Dempsey - Your Lovin' is on My Mind (Paul Kelly cover)
Radiohead - 15 Step, All I Need, Reckoner
Robyn - Handle Me
Santogold - Creator
The Smiths - I Know Its Over
Snowden - Anti-Anti (Treasure Fingers remix)
Something for Kate - White, Reverse Soundtrack, Jerry Stand Up, Seasick
Spoon - The Underdog, The Way We Get By
Tears for Fears - Head over Heels
The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
Tim and Jean - Come Around
Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work (Ted and Francis remix)
White Lies - Death (Chase and Status remix)
Who Made Who - Space for Rent
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