Mornin'
I'm putting off applying for a job, because I know that I'm highly unlikely to get it, but on the off chance that I do it'd be a MASSIVE upheaval.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:27, 4 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I wouldn't bother mate
They're due a fuck-off earthquake, you know
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:28, Reply)

So I understand
But that hadn't even occurred to me, more the visa hell and huge financial issues involved with moving to SF.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:30, Reply)

the question is
do you want to do it? If you do, screw all teh tricky things and do it anyway. Hard things are worth doing. And yes I am also thinking about cocks
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:31, Reply)

I'd love to live in San Francisco
The company website and blurb doesn't look perfect though, plus they're after some skills I'm not particularly versed in.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:34, Reply)

you could learn the bits you don't know
apply anyway, you don't even have to accept if they offer it to you
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:35, Reply)

I actually think you should absolutely go for it mate
How often will something like this come along?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:36, Reply)

You're just angling for a visit aren't you?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:39, Reply)

This is true
Plus with my accent I'm guaranteed to have swathes of hot Californian ladies demanding my stiff upper lip on their land of hope and glory.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:39, Reply)

The Yanks do fucking love an English accent
I'm going to assume you haven't got a hideous Brummie drawl. Love the terminology, by the way
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:42, Reply)

fortunately Lab sounds like a normal person

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:43, Reply)

Shame that if you went to SF
you'd be running the Jack up their flagpoles...
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:44, Reply)

I have a generic English accent with no hint of what class or location I hail from
And thanks!
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:44, Reply)

The accent is
the Warwickshire way!
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:46, Reply)

Damn right!

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:47, Reply)

That's a fucking relief mate
CombiChrist will need to be fucking loud otherwise ;-)
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:47, Reply)

Hahaha!
I have a feeling they'll be fucking loud anyway ;)
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:48, Reply)

That's the rumour
It's only two months away now. This is a fucking brilliant thing to have just realised
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:52, Reply)

Indeed it is!

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:56, Reply)

Fuck, you're going to get to see some epic gigs if you move to America
Last time CC toured there they had Aesthetic Perfection supporting. SUPPORTING. I was almost tempted to get the credit card to work on it
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 11:04, Reply)

Are they taking applicants from outside US?
and is it a specialist role that you're confident a non-US resident is the only person that can do it?

If not, don't bother, the H1B system is still recovering from the terrifying raping that the Bush administration gave it. Astoundingly difficult for a company to get one for a new employee.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:52, Reply)

The listing was on a website, and wasn't specific about International applicants
I'd say it's a fairly specialist role, the industry isn't that large. All things to take into consideration though, so thank you for your 2 cents.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:56, Reply)

not trying to put you off
I've no real idea how specialist what you do is, so you might have no problems. The issue has been (historically over the last 10 years or so) that a really high proportion of H1Bs go to programmers from the Indian subcontinent who are highly skilled but will work for half the salary of US programmers. At last count there were only about 50,000 to 100,000 H1Bs available per year. Unless Obama has repealed that particular restriction.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 11:08, Reply)

Not wishing to undermine or devalue your excellent advice
But "terrifying raping" gave me this morning's biggest officelol to date, and I thought you should be told.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:57, Reply)

where would it be, on the moon?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:30, Reply)

San Francisco

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:31, Reply)

It's a fucking lovely place.
Chock full of bummers, mind.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:33, Reply)

medicinal mary jane though
big thumbs up from me
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:34, Reply)

You sound like B3th.
What is it with people sticking their digits up themselves today?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:36, Reply)

it's all the rage

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:38, Reply)

So's your Little Black Book

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:35, Reply)

Fab City.
In a great area.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:33, Reply)

I agree
Spent an evening there a few years back and loved it.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:36, Reply)

Loads to do.
Wine country, Pacific Ocean, SoCal, Washington State, Californian women.

You could do a lot worse.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:38, Reply)

You are forgetting a major drawback, though:
Californian hippies *shudder*
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:40, Reply)

Turn on tune in drop out.
Have a wash and get a fucking job as well.

Bastard hippies.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:45, Reply)

have you met many Californian women?
fucking hell, I'd rather do Darth.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:54, Reply)

You better buy me dinner first

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:58, Reply)

*struts*
A few, biblically like.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:59, Reply)

man, you must have a fucking high tolerance
for whining high mainenance plastic blondes ;)
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 11:09, Reply)

alright shitbag
how's tricks?

liked the london zoo photoset :-D
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:32, Reply)

Ta muchly!
Had a great weekend, despite the looks of disgust from friends and strangers alike. No change there then.
How are you?
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:35, Reply)

were you fucking the animals?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:36, Reply)

I was flipping them off

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:36, Reply)

flipping wanking
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:37, Reply)

I'm good ta
great weekend. Have come to a definite tattoo conclusion over the last couple of days, so subject to finding somewhere appropriate I reckon I'll go and get it in July.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:38, Reply)

Good man! What have you settled on?
I'm getting another next month at the Liverpool Tattoo Convention.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:40, Reply)

looks kind of like this
www.b3tards.com/u/48ca4e4a50b7cad28251/2753718091_7f53ef68e4.jpg

but shape is slightly different, and it'll be plain black, not blue and flamy
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:42, Reply)

I remember this
From a book, no? And whereabouts on your body?
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:43, Reply)

yeah
front of the left shoulder, sort of just under the end of the collarbone
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:44, Reply)

Sweet!
I bet it'll look great dude. I'm getting a handpoked one started on the tops of both feet.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:46, Reply)

ooof, painful no?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:46, Reply)

More than normal, yes
Apparently handpoked tatts don't swell up as bad, which is a relief as I'll be driving to and from Liverpool.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:49, Reply)

could be nasty otherwise

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:49, Reply)

I'll just have to drive extra fast
So I get home before I have an accident.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:50, Reply)

that's the sort of thinking that made this country great

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:51, Reply)

Garth Nix books?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:45, Reply)

yeah
I find the idea appealing, and if I get the urge to get more I can use more of the symbols
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:46, Reply)

I've not read those
I thought they were just kids books that were a bit better than average. Have I missed something important?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:47, Reply)

I wouldn't say it they are important by any means.
being a kids book doesn't necessarily mean it isn't worth reading.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:49, Reply)

i didn't mean kids books aren't worth reading
but there is a habit of kids fantasy books to look OK, but be a bit meh...I need convincing before I'll read them
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:53, Reply)

fair enough
they are certainly better than most kids fantasy I'd say. Not as good as say The Hobbit though.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:55, Reply)

You're not going for that '/Off Topic' monogram are you?
Please say no.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:41, Reply)

heh
you spastic
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 10:43, Reply)

You and me both, old chap
I've realised that I've become very good at searching and browsing job websites, and occasionally looking at the half-finished version of my CV, before I get to the end of the day and realise I've not actually applied for anything.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 27 Apr 2011, 11:14, Reply)