cars, writing, work, Vipassana filter
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percivalcars: so ... we've almost definitely decided to call it a day and bin the car. Too old, too many miles - if the repair costs less than 100 pounds, ok, if not, that was it, folks.
I'm eyeballing Nissan Almeras and Ford Mondeos as potential replacements. Registration date mid-Nineties - we don't want to spend too much on a car that will idle on the street for most of the week. On the other hand, should I, by some unfathomable miracle, indeed get pregnant, we will need a nice, roomy 5-door car quickly. I have been told by people in the know that ferrying babies around on public transport is arduous. So, the idea is to have an older, reliable, sizeable car on standby that is big enough and will last us four to six years. (Yes, folks - my husband is very happy to let me do the car hunting.)
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Writing: I've stocked up on creative writing books for NaNoWriMo. I've already finished Stephen King's "On Writing" - an excellent book. He encourages you to start with a situation and take it from there. Yay! Also, he writes 2000 words a day. Exactly the output you need for NaNoWriMo ...
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Work: I've decided to reduce my involvement in my current job even further. Yes, next week, I will tell my boss: from October 1, you shall have only 12 more days of my precious time. (Silent vow to self not to spend said days on LiveJournal). Use them wisely.
I hope he accepts this bargain. I mean, come on - I told them at the end of July that I was leaving on January 1st. I gave them more than five months' notice of my desire to leave the company. There isn't even a job ad for my replacement out yet. If they had their act together, the ad would be out by now, they would be interviewing next month, and I would have time to show the new person the ropes before I leave.
If my boss doesn't settle for 12 more days, then maybe for 24 days (40%)? Definitely not 36 (60%), which is what I will be working from Monday onwards ...
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I'm starting my Vipassana Buddhist medidation online course soon. If anybody wants to be kept up to date, tell me and I shall set up a filter.
I'm eyeballing Nissan Almeras and Ford Mondeos as potential replacements. Registration date mid-Nineties - we don't want to spend too much on a car that will idle on the street for most of the week. On the other hand, should I, by some unfathomable miracle, indeed get pregnant, we will need a nice, roomy 5-door car quickly. I have been told by people in the know that ferrying babies around on public transport is arduous. So, the idea is to have an older, reliable, sizeable car on standby that is big enough and will last us four to six years. (Yes, folks - my husband is very happy to let me do the car hunting.)
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Writing: I've stocked up on creative writing books for NaNoWriMo. I've already finished Stephen King's "On Writing" - an excellent book. He encourages you to start with a situation and take it from there. Yay! Also, he writes 2000 words a day. Exactly the output you need for NaNoWriMo ...
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Work: I've decided to reduce my involvement in my current job even further. Yes, next week, I will tell my boss: from October 1, you shall have only 12 more days of my precious time. (Silent vow to self not to spend said days on LiveJournal). Use them wisely.
I hope he accepts this bargain. I mean, come on - I told them at the end of July that I was leaving on January 1st. I gave them more than five months' notice of my desire to leave the company. There isn't even a job ad for my replacement out yet. If they had their act together, the ad would be out by now, they would be interviewing next month, and I would have time to show the new person the ropes before I leave.
If my boss doesn't settle for 12 more days, then maybe for 24 days (40%)? Definitely not 36 (60%), which is what I will be working from Monday onwards ...
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I'm starting my Vipassana Buddhist medidation online course soon. If anybody wants to be kept up to date, tell me and I shall set up a filter.
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Date: 2003-08-30 01:44 pm (UTC)Cars
Date: 2003-08-30 02:15 pm (UTC)Re: Cars
Date: 2003-08-31 03:01 am (UTC)thanks for the tip!
percival
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Date: 2003-08-30 02:23 pm (UTC)I'm interested in the Buddhist thing, as well...please include me in the filter.
*hugs* Good luck on the car hunting thing.
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Date: 2003-08-30 03:28 pm (UTC)And I would also be interested in your meditation course. I've never been able to manage it myself, and I'd be intreguied to see what you have to say.
Good luck on the Car search
Date: 2003-08-30 03:49 pm (UTC)Yes please could you add me to the Vipassana filter? I'm currently reading Joko Beck's 'Nothing Special'. It's very good!
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Date: 2003-08-30 04:05 pm (UTC)I would like to hear about Vipassana Buddhist meditation.
Happy car hunting!
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Date: 2003-08-31 12:41 am (UTC)I hope, too, that your employers see reason and let you cut things back to 20% (I'm sure you won't spend all the time on LJ: after all, apart from RotK, the PotC DVD, news from the HP set and stuff... um... OK, there probably will be things Being Discussed (or squeee'd over)).
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Date: 2003-08-31 03:03 am (UTC)