happy valentines day

yes, friends and neighbours, another stroke of commercialism brilliance! Some guy got beheaded a couple 100 years ago, now flower/candy/jewellery stores are having a field day. who knew.

a day designed to make the haves feel good. and the have-nots feverishly contemplate suicide. [almost like x-mas, which has the highest suicide rate of any time of the year]

if all else fails, one could always send flowers to yourself... but, really... how pathetic is that?

on another note, im going on study leave [FINALLY] for the board exam at the end of this week. 3 weeks. so, il be away for a while. have fun, kiddies. im gonna enjoy my time of not having to come to this gawd-4saken place many deem to affectionately label "the office". [bleh] i, however, will be comfortably reclining in my pj's at all inappropriate hours of the day. and i will enjoy it.

till then.

good night and good luck.

self exploration - science fiction

I am: James Tiptree, Jr. (Alice B. Sheldon) In the 1970s she was perhaps the most memorable, and one of the most popular, short story writers. Her real life was as fantastic as her fiction.

Which science fiction writer are you?

d34th by numb3r5

here's an update, for anyone who cares [or doesnt]:

Im still working. things are getting busy, as its the end of 2 audits simultaneously.

others are on leave, studying for board. but, not i. the big boss seems to have gone anal. [just when i applied for leave, it seems]. i have but 2 weeks to study for the board exam. this is an exam which costs R2,500 to write.

i spend my weekends driving up and down between client offices, my job office and for classes in johannesburg. i drove about 900km over the past 7 days. i drive more than i study. and im starting to doubt the value of attending classes 350kms away.

my car is due for its 2nd service. this is gonna cost me money i dont have. the car is not even 2 years old. but, i suppose it is to be expected.

i was denied a transfer to the cape, where my lover is. denied by the very people who told me, if i pass the cta exam, they will take me. lying bastards.

one of my bosses spent most of thursday and friday yelling at me and telling me how horrible i am at my job. there i sat in his office, trying to explain my own and 2 other people's *crap* work.

im sorry, this is turning out to be more of a bitching session. but, i truly DO hate my job. i wish i could just quit, but i cant. i have commitments and contracts. im stuck. dont know what to do. im feeling tremendous pressure and im quite busy.. i should be studying, but i work instead -- to get the bosses off my arse.

guess who will be the ones freaking out the loudest when i fail this board exam for lack of studying...

the hypocracy gets to me.

**frustration**

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