CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Four of us are off to the cocktail bar again tomorrow to celebrate passing our exams and one of the others just got engaged. I foresee much giggling tomorrow evening.

What did you get?
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 21:51, archived)

A 2:1!
Yay!

I was supposed to be celebrating with T but he's got flu so I'm at home but had a nice drink with my mum and sister and it's just a lovely feeling.
( LimeyTreat Bitch. Lover. Child. Mother. Sinner. Saint., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 21:58, archived)

Swine flu?
All the best people get 2:1s. It's just nice not to have deadlines isn't it? My last one is December then I'm done for good.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:01, archived)

Could be...he might turn into a pig.
So nice not to have deadlines, and not to wake up and have all the reading looming over you, and to read for pleasure!
( LimeyTreat Bitch. Lover. Child. Mother. Sinner. Saint., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:05, archived)

I went out and bought a load of books the week before I had to get stuff in
just to give me the last incentive I needed to get on with it. I'm happily working my way through them now.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:09, archived)

erm...
jobs have dealines too. If I were you I'd become a philosopher instead.

Deadlines, Metrics, Targets, 'Stretch-targets', Missions, make the most of it while you can avoid being under pressure, and when you enter the job market, make sure you are ON TOP and doling it out, not under the cosh and stressing about it :-)
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:18, archived)

I know. But for this year I'm a barmaid.

( LimeyTreat Bitch. Lover. Child. Mother. Sinner. Saint., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:21, archived)

then again, at least with regular work
you get to go home at 5.... in the evening, not the morning.
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:26, archived)

It is beautiful having the weekends off.
But I'm not sure if it makes up for how much more work I have to do overall.
( my other username is a porsche , posting shit pictures so you don't have to, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:27, archived)

Make them wait for their pints :)

( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:27, archived)

at least in a pub
if someone is being an arsehole, chances are you can get a bouncer to throw them out.

Less chance of that if you're in an office and it's a colleague in Accounts being an arsehole :-(
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:32, archived)

well done you clevery person
now I know who to come to when I need something translated in a rush.... Babelfish isn't good enough for most of the stuff I get through from Magneti
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:05, archived)

At work we need to get papers and technical manuals translated quite often
but luckily we're based in a city full of foreign students so it's not too expensive.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:12, archived)

The last time I used Babelfish
after a web-automated reply from a supplier's query site, it said 'Greetings! We will immediately sit down on your query and talk over it!'

another 'That's Life' moment :-)
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:15, archived)

Pfffft.
I bet that gave you no end of confidence in their services.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:29, archived)

I charge for that sort of thing nowadays.
Am working for the family business as a translator this year, then going back to uni September 2010 to get my translation masters.
( LimeyTreat Bitch. Lover. Child. Mother. Sinner. Saint., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:16, archived)

ah- I didn't mean I was expecting a freebie
but I'd rather put the money in the hand of someone that earns the cash, not the office manager who makes a living by skimming money from those that actually have the talent to do the job.
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:20, archived)

*sweeps you up into a wonderful hug*
When does Lizzie get her results?
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:06, archived)

*snuggle snuggle*
No idea, mine are relatively early compared to other unis I think though.
( LimeyTreat Bitch. Lover. Child. Mother. Sinner. Saint., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:17, archived)