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    Decided to read the unabridged The Count of Monte Cristo. Just over 300 pages in and have been enjoying it.

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      Originally posted by peteOcha View Post
      Thanks Teri. Applied to a few places already so hopefully I'll have something lined up soon.
      Maritect is hiring, come join me so I won't have to work any more 12hr shifts or come in on my days off. lol. You'd make more money at Mcdonalds though. haha.

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        I have thought of quitting and working at McD's.I wonder if they hire vegiterians?Tonight I will start The Killing Kind by Brian Smith.This is one from my TBR pile that I am finally just saying time to read.I have a couple of old pb's of short stories that are packed for the camping trip.Did I mention 4 work days left till it is time to finish getting ready.

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          I'd sooooooo go work at McDonalds if I was capable of standing for 8hrs and could take the heat, Literally. They really do make more than I do, I am not joking. It may be min wage but they get lots of hours.

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            I'm getting no where fast in IT. It's me this time(again), not the book. I'm too distracted.

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              I got F. Paul Wilson's Cold City from Gauntlet Press yesterday, and I'm 87 pages in. It's the first book of a trilogy about Repairman Jack's early days, and I like it a lot.

              I'm also reading Ben Elton's High Society, Apparition by Michaelbrent Collings and John Scalzi's 24 Frames into the Future.

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                Love the repairman Jack books. 80 pages to go in The killing Kind.This is another awesome book.I have been on quite a good streak with reading lately.This is highly recomended.If you like Lymon you will like this.Super so far.Roxie is one of my new favorite characters of all time.

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                  Originally posted by Teriw View Post
                  Maritect is hiring, come join me so I won't have to work any more 12hr shifts or come in on my days off. lol. You'd make more money at Mcdonalds though. haha.
                  And I'd probably make more than I do now as well

                  Actually going in for a talk tomorrow. Well, not a talk yet, 4 hours of stupid excel tests, group tasks, and analytical math stuff, and an english test. Most of that stuff I don't even need for the job I applied for, but I still have to take it anyway. Haven't used excel in years and math and I don't get along too well.

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                    Originally posted by peteOcha View Post
                    And I'd probably make more than I do now as well

                    Actually going in for a talk tomorrow. Well, not a talk yet, 4 hours of stupid excel tests, group tasks, and analytical math stuff, and an english test. Most of that stuff I don't even need for the job I applied for, but I still have to take it anyway. Haven't used excel in years and math and I don't get along too well.
                    Good luck, Pete! Don't you just love those stupid tests? When I applied for my current job they interviewed me by conference call...5 people on the phone for an hour. They asked me if I knew FORTRAN, and when I said no, they said "Oh, that's ok, nobody knows it when they get here...we'll train you!". Now that's the kind of attitude I like

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                      FORTRAN, I'd tell em it sounds like 4chan...

                      Thanks Dave! Gonna go watch some excel tutorials and then find something relaxing to do before I head to bed.

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                        Excel Formulas are my enemy. The Basics are great. a2+b2 shit like that but go much further and I havent got a clue. Prob cuz I was in high school when I took it. Does anyone remember high school? I dont and I'm only 26..lol

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                          "Nobody's Fool" by Richard Russo. Haven't read a book of this type in quite a while, so it's a nice change. Quite humorous but not in a jokey way. I recently found out it's my best friend's favorite book (how did I not know that until now?) so that endorsement was good enough for me. Of course, he also said I remind him of the main character, so partly I'm reading it just to attempt to figure out why.

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                            Originally posted by Xiabei View Post
                            "Nobody's Fool" by Richard Russo. Haven't read a book of this type in quite a while, so it's a nice change. Quite humorous but not in a jokey way. I recently found out it's my best friend's favorite book (how did I not know that until now?) so that endorsement was good enough for me. Of course, he also said I remind him of the main character, so partly I'm reading it just to attempt to figure out why.
                            I read that years ago and ended up buying all his books (whatever was in print at the time.) A great author, for sure. I know at least one of his books (maybe Nobody's Fool) has been adapted for either TV or the big screen.

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                              Originally posted by Dave1442397 View Post
                              I read that years ago and ended up buying all his books (whatever was in print at the time.) A great author, for sure. I know at least one of his books (maybe Nobody's Fool) has been adapted for either TV or the big screen.
                              Yea, they made "Nobody's Fool" into a movie (I only know that because the cover of the copy I borrowed has Paul Newman on the cover).

                              I read "Straight Man" years ago and really enjoyed it. I'm not often in the mood for "human condition" type stories, but at least he does them with a nod to the absurdity of being human.

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                                Not doing too much reading at the moment, as I'm enjoying a great couple of weeks in Norway.
                                Can't believe how much this looks like British Columbia:
                                gorgeous country.

                                sk

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