Little things in life that make you smile

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Selling my dust-gathering PS4 that I really only bought to play Doom for pretty much what I paid for it 2 years ago, and getting my Xbox 360 back off a mate who’d been holding it for me. Have been off sick with a lung infection this week, and it’s been great fun to go through old Gears of War and Sega Rally stuff.
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sendô wrote:The £500,000 cake.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-45789759
All that over a cake that retailed at £36.50.
Of all the problems in the world etc, a 4 year court case over a cake.
I guess that means my 'All Religion Is Bo**ocks' cake, is now also out of the question..
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Last Wednesday, I gave possibly my worst ever performance at a job interview, for a job in Business Analysis for a fast-growing local Financial company. Didn't expect to hear anything back from them, but they offered me the job on Tuesday after I had left work for the day. I have accepted and, all being well, will be starting on 12th November.

I phoned my Boss to let him know and he was genuinely delighted for me, given that our funding runs out in 6 months.

So this is a Laugh/Cry post because I am leaving the best job I have ever had (Youth Work, Mentoring) after 4.5 years. I have loved every minute of it and have never woken up thinking "Bloody work today" sort of thing. A stark contrast to the previous 9 years of near-constant hell in Local Government. Yet I am finally back into full time work (after finishing my Degree in June) working for a very progressive company on a decent salary (for Hereford!) and career development.

I think my last day might be a bit drunkenly messy :scarfer:
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That post made me smile Dave.
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AnthraxDave wrote:Last Wednesday, I gave possibly my worst ever performance at a job interview
Meh, I turned up half an hour late for my interview at my current firm. :thup:
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AnthraxDave wrote:Last Wednesday, I gave possibly my worst ever performance at a job interview, for a job in Business Analysis for a fast-growing local Financial company. Didn't expect to hear anything back from them, but they offered me the job on Tuesday after I had left work for the day. I have accepted and, all being well, will be starting on 12th November.
Great news, Dave. Well done, mate.
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Dave, your post made me smile.Well done.
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Great news Dave well done mate :thup: :)
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Well done Dave and good luck for the future. :thup:
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Plugging in an - ahem - repurposed high spec work laptop into my 4k TV and getting Out Run Coast 2 Coast running at 4k 60fps.
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What a game that was/is!!
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Plays brilliantly on a W10 machine with an xbox360 controller. Absolutely butter smooth at 60fps and at 4k it looks sensationally crisp.
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Street Tuff by Rebel MC feat Double Trouble
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Buffalo Stance by Neneh Cherry
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Neneh Cherry definitely makes me smile.
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Seeing yet another 'motivational' life-meme on FB attributed to Bruce Lee, and someone comes straight up with the same 'quote' attributed to Warren Buffet.
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vietnammer wrote:Seeing yet another 'motivational' life-meme on FB attributed to Bruce Lee, and someone comes straight up with the same 'quote' attributed to Warren Buffet.
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sendô wrote:Canada legalising Weed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45806255

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Sendo: I responded witn that one, only with a pic of Einstein. Lincoln works better imo.
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^ My favourites are the Gandhi ones.

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