February 2012
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Work
I’m a corporate recruiter at an insurance company. I recruit field claims representatives. I’ve been recruiting claims reps and attorneys for the last 11 years at different places, and while I am not a fan of this industry in general, I love my clients and candidates. The people I hire have technical knowledge about cars and construction and stuff like that, but first and foremost they...
“When you love you wish to do things for. You wish to sacrifice for. You wish to...”
– Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms (via bookmania)
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Today’s topic is much better than yesterday’s.
Geese: Nature's Assholes
Flock of geese: HONK HONK HEY WE ARE FLYING OVER YOUR HOUSE HONK HONK
Me: *wakes up* Huh? What time is it?
Flock of geese: HONK HONK I DUNNO MIDNIGHT MAYBE BUT ANYWAY WE WILL BE SENDING MORE GEESE EVERY HOUR ALL NIGHT HONK HONK
Me: Assholes.
Flock of geese: HONK HONK WE GET THAT A LOT HONK HONK
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GO TO SLEEP, BRIDGET.
NOW.
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liquiddiamonds asked: Every time I make banana bread at work I say BERNERNERBRUD and think of you. That's a true story.
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tj asked: BURGIT FRANCK-CA-CO-WACKY PERPERDERG! Am I to surmise\* that you have NOT seen "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"? You march yourself right over to your Netflix queue RIGHT NOW, young lady, and PUT IT AT THE TOP OF YOUR QUEUE. I said _MARCH_! There WILL be a quiz next time I see you. (\* Since you did not mention it when you talked about Spray On Shoes)
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And then I died of embarrassment.
Dr. B: I don't know if I've ever met a (f)artist before.
Me: *stops in tracks* How did you know... You saw my stitching.
Dr. B: There was a link on the podcast website.
Me: Oh. Right. You listened?
Dr. B: Yes.
“What was the take-away? Did they give any kind of high level?”
– Overheard just before another tiny piece of my soul died.
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I’m afraid to ask.
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NOOOOOOOOOOO!
pantsfreesia:
My reaction to Bridget admitting she’s turning into one of those people who don’t own a TV on the latest episode of Emergency Pants.
I will always, always, ALWAYS watch Doctor Who. :)
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Co-worker: Did you just sing "good morning"?
Me: Yup. It's going to be an outstanding day.
Co-worker: *pause* I'm jumping on that train.
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Good morning, nerds.
It’s going to be an outstanding day.
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I would be less annoyed about being this exhausted if it was because of something more exciting than hiring claims representatives.
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Episode 175: Pancake v Waffle | Emergency Pants... →
…in which we are joined by long time listener Ben!
Discussed:
You know, the one guy who was in that show
Pot pie
Demotivational posters from Despair.com
Candy
Pants(less) Party
Pancakes vs. waffles
And many more!
Thanks to Monkeyfrog, Chronically-Awesome, Huge in Japan, 2yellows, azzura47, raiselm,julesthebunny , braincooksidea, vegkat,and thejoysofjess for questions and topics!
...
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GAWD
pennynickels:
IS THE NEW EMERGENCY PANTS UP YET?
GAWD.
ALMOST OK. GOSH.
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Pants party!
Any topics or questions, Panties?
Me: *wrapping up phone interview in super shiny happy recruiter voice* ...and I'll let you know as soon as I hear back. Any questions before I let you go?
Candidate: Yeah, I have a question. Will you *really* get back to me?
Me: Uh. Yes.
Candidate: I was phone interviewed for another position last year and I never heard back. I know I was qualified. Probably the most qualified person you could find here.
Me: Oh, I see that in the system. Last March? it looks as though you were outside of the territory they wanted to cover. So it was more about your address than your skills.
Candidate: Well, someone could have told me.
Me: That's true. I'm sorry no one contacted you. But now you're dealing with me, so I promise there's nothing to worry about.
Candidate: Huh. We'll see.
Me: Oh, why don't you go sit on a tack, Sour McGrumpington?
Candidate: What?
Me: What?
Fact
Sometimes I don’t hear from my Mom for months on end and then, suddenly and for no reason I can determine, I get a flurry of communication from her in every possible place. Calls to every phone number, twice on each one. Emails to every address. Messages on Facebook and Twitter. They are all as urgent as they are unintelligible, due to lack of sleep or pain pills or both. The main theme is...
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I screwed up.
I realized it on my way into work. I worried about it for the entire commute. I talked to my boss about it when both of us were still in our coats, computers booting up. “What options do we have now?” she said. I told her. “Tell you what, let me make some calls. And personally? I don’t think you screwed up.”
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I read three chapters of a book this weekend.
I know that doesn’t sound like much, but it’s been well over a year since I’ve been able to read for more than a few minutes without giving up. It’s as though I’ve lost my ability to focus. It was really nice to have that back. I hope it sticks around.
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I don't feel any way
about any of these things.
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