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A bit of a catch-up
I haven't posted much lately. I've been feeling a bit tired, probably a combination of extremely changeable weather (hot, cold, wet, dry--sometimes all in one day like today), learning a new job, end-of-year rush to get things finished at work before we close down for two weeks, various social outings.
There are various things I've been meaning to post about and just haven't got round to, so here's a brief catch-up.
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labingi came for an all-too-brief visit. We picked her up in the afternoon, went up Mt Eden and out to the Waitakere ranges (Waitaks for short: rain forest dripping with rain), then to dinner at Casablanca, a Middle-Eastern place, then home to watch a local film and Blake's Junction 7, yay, and back to the bus terminal the next morning. I wish it could have been longer and we could have just relaxed and hung out and chatted and watched more stuff together. Maybe there will be a next time. :-)
End-of-year dinner
Greg's company's end-of-year do is usually a bit of a disaster: stinking hot in a restaurant with no air-conditioning and an inability to handle a large number of orders from a set menu. This time however it was in a hotel where they have eight buffet areas crewed by their own chefs and servers. There were salads, meats, fish & seafood, sushi, Chinese, Indian, breads, and desserts. Because they were constantly replenishing there was plenty for everyone, and people could select meat or fish and have it cooked the way they liked (snapper and spicy terakihi for fish-loving me). I hope we go back there next year. The only annoying aspect was the two old guys, founders of a company Greg's has taken over, both of whom came by at different times asking if I was Mrs N or Mrs Greg. Red rag to a bull; I said "No!" very definitely which took them aback. I don't think they quite get the concept of Ms or a woman having her own identity. One of them sat with us for a while and was quite entertaining about the very early days of computing (i.e. pre-punch cards!) and what the city used to be like, and he's invited us to a barbecue in a couple of weeks. He lives in the area in, I think, a house we actually look at to buy, right by the golf-course with a gate to the links. Of course that's why he bought it.
Work
I'm getting the hang of my job after a few weeks and feel a lot more confident about coping with one colleague away all next month. They had an end-of-year thing too but it was meant to be in a park with children and adults but when the weather forced it to be in a school hall we decided that we had better things to do on a wet Sunday than share a crowded place with shouting children. We had a department lunch down the road yesterday though and there was Secret Santa and morning tea today (I got chocolates). Tomorrow (Friday) is a half-day which starts with a department breakfast at a local cafe, then there's champagne and mince pies / Christmas tarts at 10am which will be just after the breakfast. :-P I can't see much work being done.
I will just add: LJ, what the hell were you thinking? Is the whole idea of customer service completely alien to you?
Oh and Hanukkah sameach to those who celebrate it! [has eaten three doughnuts tonight]
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The company dinner sounds a success :)
Glad you are getting on well in your new job. It feels great once those first few 'finding your feet' weeks have gone by.
Mmmm, champagne and mince pies :)
LJ have lost the plot!
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Turned into a verrrry loooonnnng one. But good fun. It was at a city hotel and they did a very professional event for us. A nice end to a busy year.
So good to hear that the new job is working out for you.
Happy Hanukkah!
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Thank you! I love your icon.
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The chefs are always happy to prepare interesting meals for anyone with special dietary requirements.
The weather is another matter altogether - we drove into the city in torrential rain, but by a little after midday it had stopped and finally the sun came out and we were able to go out on the balcony and enjoy the harbour views. We've had so little sun this spring and summer. We're all very whingey about it.
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And Happy Hanukkah to you too, I like celebrations. (This one's the Holy Oil holding out until new supplies arrived, isn't it?)
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let's hear it for subject lines
I spent part of yesterday rounding up and researching fixes and workarounds, which doesn't address the customer service and communications fail, but at least restores the missing functions to those of us who want to stay with LJ for the time being.
http://bethinexile.livejournal.com/18180.html
Re: let's hear it for subject lines
I really miss not seeing people's icon keywords too.
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I'm behind on holiday arrangements, all I've done so far is switch to this icon. That's not enough, is it.
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It is for me! I like not having much to do around this time though i think other people's tension rubs off.
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Have you got the 'view comments on friends page in own style' option set? I've always used that and only see people's styles when replying to their comments later. I've turned on 'see everything in my own style' till they fix things but it's a pity not to see what others have chosen for their layouts.
Bloody LJ.
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There's no perfect solution now they've stuffed up the standard page. Bastards. They need to give us and option of own style, old standard, and new (for the idiot who designed it).
Must go to work now.
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I'm glad that the job is going so well.
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It's good that you're settling into your job. :)
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Yep, I'm feeling a lot less stressed now I've mostly got the hang of things. :-)
I love the icon!
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I am all stocked up with library books and it will soon be warm enough for the hammock. :-D
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I'm glad to hear things are going well for you.
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I love your icon! It's so much more appropriate for here than the crap fake snow.
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{Latkes and sufganiot, mmmmm!)