Happy Pi Day.
I prefer Happy Pie Day 🥧
Occasionally I look up the date for special days and discovered today is Steak & Blow job day. Don’t worry ladies there’s Cake & Cunnilingus day on April 14 for us. And here I thought they were just for birthdays. I went with pi day.
I must admit to having forgotten pi day this year. Out of pastry. It’s a good excuse for a walk to the shops.
I saw your collection and I’m in love ♥
Prior year pic. Examining cupboards and plotting menu now 😺
Oooooo. Let’s us know what flavours there will be.
Lorraine. Always! Brie & caramel onion Tom rosemary balsamic Pear & choc Weed quiche . (Fennel, sorrel, mallow.) Guinness for the big ones
What’s your go-to toilet paper brand? Usually get Quilton in bulk from Amazon but they have no stock and I have no idea what to buy, it’s been my choice for ages.
Who gives a crap, the bamboo one. Because large quantities of tp just turn up on the doorstep periodically and I don’t have to think about it.
Not sure about the bamboo one but I saw aldi selling it in Jan
My Aldi has it too. But I prefer the Confidence brand for quality. WGAC is kinda flimsy, more expensive, harder to store that quantity and, I am not a fan of it. And my Aldi is so conveniently located that I don’t need to buy in bulk. Though I did enjoy my sister’s family xmas present just before covid, which was a Christmas themed WGAC toilet roll. Nearly as much fun as the photocopier paper reams with the covering paper printed with a gold mitre for the Pope’s last visit to Melbourne. I nicked one of those from work for a souvenir.
The normal one is pretty ordinary, I get the bamboo one too. A big box lasts me like a year. Set and forget.
Kleenex double length.
Do they fit in a standard roll holder? Not that I know what a standard holder is, but mine don’t go very far off the wall.
It fits on my holder. That’s a full roll.
The holder it’s self doesn’t move. I can measure the roll if you like.
quilton double
Ok so this is probably going to be controversial but I just use the cheap stuff they sell at aldi. I think they call it continence or something. It’s just a simple 3 ply. No double length or king size, just normal
At my last place they just bought the cheapest garbage they could find. They bought 1 ply unperforated jumbo rolls, and it really sucked. It was rough, and if you were unwell with diarrhoea or whatever you were better off only doing a quick wipe and then showering because it was basically sandpaper. So my bog roll bar isn’t particularly high
Quilton king size. Three pieces is too many.
The Aldi double length 3 ply Confidence brand. Comes in a four pack or an eight pack. Good quality, cheap and one roll lasts quite a long time. Yes it does fit in my roll holder. During covid I was getting the triple length rolls from colesworth and they only just fit the holder. My holder is a suction one from Bunnings and is not a permanent attachment but works fine on the tiled wall of the toot. And I can move it around if I want to or to clean the walls.
I can see why nobody reads this “independent”
My elbow scab is SO ITCHY!! ARGH!! It has been itchy for days but I’ve done really well to not scratch at it but it’s driving me mental!
Not that it helps 5 hours later but slap the skin around it lightly instead of scratching. That’s the go to for tattoos
Edit: Do it really light around the itchy spot, little taps! Just enough to ease an irresistible urge to scratch or rub. Don’t do it a lot or to the extent you irritate or pull on it, and don’t slap on a healing wound itself
I sketched a head and a face digitally. Seems it looks a lot better when I use a reference.
I’m very tired but not sleepy at all and going insane with boredom
art videos on YT !!
I do, but then I see advanced things like Loomis and get scared
Currently there is one braincell online
I watched a calligraphy YT this evening. Made me feel so bad at it. Also verified I need better broader nibs.
Pretty sure I’m going to sleep the best I have in quite a while tonight. Nice and cool. Pretty tired. I’m excited to wake up refreshed tomorrow
I’m really tired but last night I dared go to sleep at 9pm, so I woke up at 1:30 and couldn’t get back to sleep until 6am so now I’m scared to sleep early (for me) again :/
Thanks to you guys I’ve got an in on today’s NYT crossword - usually Fridays (e: also Thursdays!) are too hard for me but I might still have a chance having figured out the theme early.
“An irrational reason to celebrate?” (5)
there was a theme? 😬
and today is thursday
Yes, I’m doing the Thursday 14 March crossword set by Jeffrey Martinovic… I can read dates…
E: oops I realise you meant the reference to Friday. My bad. I am also bad at Friday xwords
I coated some pieces of cardboard with the matte medium to seal the surface and am waiting for them to dry. I should be learning figure drawing but can’t seem to pick up a pen. I’m just constantly depressed and exhausted.
Today’s lunch is, in fact, a pie
Same! Chunky beef here.
Pi day pide dough has been made and is now rising. I’m going to do a mix of eggplant and tomato with a bit of roast lamb with moroccan seasoning and top with some slices of bocconcini.
There was a block of chocolate in my letterbox, no note. Has the Easter Bunny come early?
It always begins with a “free sample”… :D
I’ve been left biscuits by a demented Christian cult before. Did not eat.
It’s white chocolate so the chances of me gobbling it up aren’t high.
Oh, that’s not choc then. Like carob, it’s fine as it’s own thing, but it is not chocolate
I could not find a nice card for Steak and Blowjob day😞
I think that’s the point. You don’t need a card, just an appetite for meat.
Morning. My work day will begin shortly, but first there will be tea
Has anyone here ever changed jobs without qualifications/experience and was successful in getting a new job in the new field? If so, how did you go about writing the cover letter?
Since I’m studying teaching and realise it is a lot of theory, I thought I might apply for a job as a teachers assistant but I don’t have any experience in the field. I’ve been working on my cover letter and covered how I am studying my education degree, relevant skills I’ve picked up in my current and past roles, why I want to change careers and how I want to get some hands on experience so I can be best prepared to be a teacher and even mentioned it as an investment in both (the school and me) our futures.
I also mentioned Ive done work with kids for school talks with my books
I said I don’t have any experience and someone told me I shouldn’t mention that. But I figure being upfront about it is the best way to go. They’re going to see it on the resume and even in the cover letter.
Any thoughts on including that part or anything else I should mention?
And should my resume cover my past work roles and all I’ve done or things that might be relevant to the role I am applying for?
Thanks,
Pretty sure there is an Ask a Manager post about exactly this
The answer depends a lot on who you’re applying to, and how they recruit. If you are dealing with a larger organisation or one that hides behind a tier of recruitment agencies, you’ll be better off being less upfront as to your lack of experience. AI bots going through applications are looking for buzzwords. If the position description is asking for skills a, b and c - be certain to have those words in your application.
Once you reach a human, the best general advice I can offer is: Explain how you can solve their problem. They have two problems:
- They need someone to do this job.
- Recruiting, interviewing, hiring, training/onboarding a person in this job is heaps of work.
You’re here to solve problems. Not create problems. If you lack the experience they’re looking for, explain how you’ll solve their problem anyway. It sounds like you’re already doing this a bit, but really focus on it. I don’t know anything about the education sector to give you specifics, but I know how employers think - I’ve been that person hiring people. That person wants someone who wants to be there, will be reliable, and who won’t be a problem. Ideally someone who will be around for as long as they need (whether that’s long-term or a school year etc). They most especially don’t want to be back in this place a few weeks from now because you suck or you were over-qualified and got a better offer a few weeks after being hired.
So yeah - tell them that you don’t have experience being a teacher’s aid, specifically. But also tell them how that’s not really a problem because you have worked with kids before, are studying an education degree, and whatever other skills you bring to the table. That’s the sort of stuff they’re looking for - and your honesty on the matter of experience will be appreciated.
As to the resume, I’d list employers and expand with dot points under each job anything relevant to the present position.
So yeah - tell them that you don’t have experience being a teacher’s aid, specifically. But also tell them how that’s not really a problem because you have worked with kids before, are studying an education degree, and whatever other skills you bring to the table. That’s the sort of stuff they’re looking for - and your honesty on the matter of experience will be appreciated.
That has been pretty much my focus. Really on about the benefits and I am taking this career change seriously since I am studying, over anything else.
