The Importance of Being Idle

Survival Of The Thickest

Well I made it through another meaningless day!
I seem to have got a handle on the whole penniless thing, or at least I'm getting more adept at ignoring it and getting on with what needs to be done, cos what needs to be done needs to be done from a position of strength and confidence, not of panic and neediness.
No, think about that.
When you're looking for a job, you are the one with the power. The employer has a problem (ie there is something that's not being done) and YOU are the solution. Lets face it, even in the modern world jobs (no matter how crappy) are relatively common, so you could go and work almost anywhere. The employer needs to give you a reason to work for them, to give them the benefit of your skills and experience. Now it is possible to overplay this hand and come off as arrogant, and thats not what we're going for, but you certainly don't want to underplay it and appear desperate and begging to be hired. I think its important to have the right mindset on when you're doing your job applications, when you're answering the phone, going for interviews... whatever job seeking activities you are undertaking.
All of which goes to explain why I've spent the day playing Jungle Beat even MORE, and watching Shrek 2!
I liked Shrek 2, I liked the way it took the fairy tale ending from the first movie and then was actually pretty hard-headed about the realities of living out your romantic dreams. How will the respective parents take it? What will your friends think? How will two people from such different gackgrounds make it work? If you know me and my romantic situation (which of course you don't), then you'll know I think about these kinds of things, I worry about them and Shrek 2 made me think that things can and will work out okay, as long as you love one another and don't lose sight of that. Of course it dealt with all these things in the format of an animtion featuring ogres and talking donkeys, but still I liked the direction it went. I also liked the introduction of Puss In Boots. I hate liking Antonio Banderas, I really do. He's good looking, he's sexy, he's fucking cool and he KNOWS it. Yet I find myself liking him because despite all that stuff, he never seems to take himself seriously, and is never afraid to make fun of himself on or off screen. So yeah, PIB was a cool addition to the 'annoying talking animal' menagerie. Shrek 2, heartily recommended to all. Yes I know you've already seen it, I'm just saying...

posted by BadMonkey @ 10:34 PM