Isolated Blurt Thread

[Dianthus]

Join right in CG.

I keep hearing the Ghandi quote "Be the change you want to see" but .... eh I think that applies on more large scale social change not interpersonal life change.

Why? Why can't it be in everyday life?

I believe it can.

I believe it can too. I think it applies to any change and especially to personal life.

Kurt Lewin said "If you want truly to understand something, try to change it." I think the converse is also true.

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

Why? Why can't it be in everyday life?

I believe it can.

well... it can, but tis slow. Or it has been for me. In the past year, I've lost 40 pounds, run four 5K races, started swimming to train towards triathlons, dropped 6 inches from teh waist, change my out looks, attitudes, perceptions, and even a few habits as far as how I interact with people, how I let some people in and keep some people out. I do think I am quite a different person from this time last year, but its been a slow gradual process. Life changes take time.

Then I look at the demonstrations around the world, India decriminalizing homosexuality, democracy in Iran, things that seem like they just exploded. I know that in reality they have been decades in the process. But in some ways it seems that being part of a rally, taking a stand, raising a voice, those are things I can do NOW, not change into.

Then again I made a huge plunder of perception with LIFE skills yesterday so my point of view is probably very skewed this weekend and I am wrong in just about everything.

 

[DesertPirate]

Never mind, it's not worth the effort.

 

[lesbiaphrodite]

I'm totally exhausted and it's still early yet. Those morning laps and crunches are kicking my butt. Still, I have to say that the aches and the soreness that accompany this routine make me know that I'm doing something good for my body. I like what I'm starting to see in the mirror.

Now, if I could just find Miss Right.....

 

[Safe_Bet]

*Hmmmm.... the global temperature just went up by 5 degrees.... wondering why....*

We are now officially less than one month away <3 *huge grin*

Oh. That explains it!!!!!

 

[DesertPirate]

*Hmmmm.... the global temperature just went up by 5 degrees.... wondering why....*





Oh. That explains it!!!!!

*Snerk, Snicker, Guffaw*

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I think I am going to buy a new Chevy Camaro in the next year or so. I just wish the new models had T-tops like the old models did. That is one of the things I love most about my Pontiac Firebird, and the Nissan Pulsar that I owned before it.

 

[MagicaPractica]

Omg, fuzzy navels are great.

Yes, they are!

well... it can, but tis slow. Or it has been for me. In the past year, I've lost 40 pounds, run four 5K races, started swimming to train towards triathlons, dropped 6 inches from teh waist, change my out looks, attitudes, perceptions, and even a few habits as far as how I interact with people, how I let some people in and keep some people out. I do think I am quite a different person from this time last year, but its been a slow gradual process. Life changes take time.

I know the feeling. If I look back, I can't believe my journey only started a year and a half ago. But I can't help focusing on how far there is to go. It feels like running in slow motion. I try to rememer that those tiny changes in trajectory can add up to monumental changes over time. The light of the sun can melt ice even in cold winter, given time.

 

[damppanties]

Smoothie desserts! I can learn to like this.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Someone on another forum across the internet googled their name and found a picture of me, and posted about it. Not only that, but someone from another forum that I frequent saw this and notified me. How silly/amazing is that?

 

[Katyusha]

The method of applying for jobs via cover letter and resume seriously needs to go the way of the dodo. This is ABSURD.

 

[Katyusha]

I think I am going to buy a new Chevy Camaro in the next year or so. I just wish the new models had T-tops like the old models did. That is one of the things I love most about my Pontiac Firebird, and the Nissan Pulsar that I owned before it.

I hate those things. I drove one about 100 feet at work not too long ago and they're uncomfortable, you can barely see your blind spots, and the gearshift is incredibly stiff. But this is *my* personal opinion of them and nothing more.

 

[Katyusha]

I have a spam with the subject line, "Get an incredible bonus...or paisley!" I told a friend of mine about this and he said he wouldn't know what to wear with a bonus shirt...and I think he's right so I went for the paisley.

 

[Nirvanadragones]

I know I shouldn't read into it.
I know I shouldn't see it this way.
I know it has no meaning other than just . . . what it is.

But it made me smile.

 

[Fallenfromgrace]

Me: ''well there's Prince Michael then Paris, then Prince Michael the 2nd...affectionately known as 'blanket'...

I quite like that...i want to call one of our children ''blanket...''

Misty: ''yeah...i think we should call our children odd names...we can call one bedspread and one pillow...''

Me: *laughing so much she dribbles*

*snerk*

 

[damppanties]

The method of applying for jobs via cover letter and resume seriously needs to go the way of the dodo. This is ABSURD.

How else then?

 

[impressive]

How else then?

Naked Twister.

 

[damppanties]

Naked Twister.

Bwahaha!

dammit. You won't even let me be angtsy in peace.

 

[impressive]

Bwahaha!

dammit. You won't even let me be angtsy in peace.

Sorry. Angst away. I don't want to interfere with a good wallow.

 

[damppanties]

Sorry. Angst away. I don't want to interfere with a good wallow.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I don't even know how to say, "Hello," to new people anymore.

 

[Katyusha]

How else then?

I like the way some federal agencies do it now. A huge part of their application process is a questionnaire that asks you to rate your own skills and cite specific instances that demonstrate and justify the rating you gave yourself. You're also required to provide a professional reference that can verify your statements for each skill. They do tend to require your work history as well but depending on what your answers on the questionnaire are and what your references say about you, your work history may not be particularly important. Because of this, you don't have to focus so heavily on how things are worded, and what should be listed, and you can focus more on explaining what you've done that has developed your skills and show that you have what it takes to do the job in a way that you can't do in a resume and cover letter.

Another thing I like about federal agencies is that they tend to allow full substitution of education for experience at certain levels. Some of them, depending on the agency and position, won't require the degree itself so long as you can prove that you completed your university's program leading to said degree. In other words, if you finished all your core classes, completed your capstone, etc., but you never got your degree because you never finished a couple of your gen-ed courses, so long as your transcripts prove that then you are still considered qualified.

The problem I have with cover letters and resumes is that if you talk to five professionals about what hiring managers want to see on them, you'll get five different answers. Some people will say that you absolutely must have numbers in your resume, as in, if you don't say, "Completed 95% of all assigned weekly projects 2 full days ahead of set deadlines," or "Increased sales across the entire division by $20 million for the 2008 fiscal year," or things like that, along with everything else, then your resume will go in the trash. But some are starting to say that the numbers get distracting and don't necessarily tell enough of the story for you to make a sound decision on whether you should interview them.

Responsibilities. I've heard some say that your accomplishments relative to the position you're seeking are far more important to your resume than your duties and responsibilities, while others say that the cover letter is for detailing out relevant accomplishments and you need to list your responsibilities in your resume. And there are some that say the resume needs to contain both and the cover letter's for detailing out your highest relevant achievement.

How many jobs do you list? Well, doesn't that depend on how long the resume can be and what all must be on it? I'm starting to hear of hiring managers here and there who want resumes longer than one page because a single page resume doesn't tell them anything, and the cover letter only highlights one or two things relevant to the position, but many still say they want "single page resumes."

Education. Some say that you want to list your GPA and your honors, provided your overall GPA was above 3.7. Others say that you absolutely do not list your GPA on a resume unless the job announcement asks for it. Some say that you need to list both your high school and the college you got your degree from. Others say that you just need your college.

And my biggest issue: it's always changing. It's always in flux, and with everybody changing their preferences on top of having all different preferences, you may as well call each company's HR department and ask them directly exactly what should be listed on your resume, how it needs to be worded, and the way they want it to look before you bother applying. It's unnecessarily complicated and only serves to make frustrated job-seekers more frustrated because they'll never have a clear idea of why they're not getting interviews.

This method of applying for jobs seriously needs to go.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I am working on a 3d computer model of a house we are designing renovations to, and all that I can think of right now is The Muppets take Manhatan, where the Sweedish Chef is working at a movie theater and throwing popcorn up into the air saying, "3d!" (uh, chef, that's not how it works).

 

[McKenna]

Someone in my neighborhood has a rooster that crows every, single morning.

I kinda like it.

 

[DesertPirate]

Someone in my neighborhood has a rooster that crows every, single morning.

I kinda like it.

Sounds like a good neighborhood.