:-)

[morsla]

So I walked in to work this morning, and saw a large envelope sitting on my computer. I don't often get mail at work, and large envelopes generally mean that something important has arrived from admin. I don't think they have worked out how to fold things, yet...

I now have a renewed contract until December 31st - and I'm being notified seven months earlier than last year :-)
(Yes, that's right - last year I got my letter in November, confirming a six month contract ending in December...)

The looming four months of zero income, as I finished my thesis, hopefully won't happen. Things are looking a bit brighter now... I can get back to work on these documents, and turn up the music...

Apoptygma Berserk: Starsign

Like a bolt from the blue, descending from the sky
My brain collapses in the dead of night
Too much for my psyche, another crack-up
If you're awake, join me
All the things you see, the same as what I see
We listen to the sound of nervous breakdown
A death that blends with a will to live
One of the things that freaks me out

I'm waiting for a sign, have to leave this place behind
Where no one knows my name
Then later we'll calm down, we'll both break down and cry
(And say) our last goodbye...

I'll break the chains, I'm out of line
I'm living on my nerve, last days of ninety-nine
Nightmare, conspiracy, depression and lunacy
I need to feel, walled up inside
Locked up, messed up, maybe there is no tomorrow
All this thinking does me no good
I'll miss you my love, but it's about time that this world goes up in flames

I'm waiting for a sign, have to leave this place behind
Where no one knows my name
Then later we'll calm down, we'll both break down and cry
And say our last goodbye...

In a fit of randomness, I'll add this in here:

Your Brain Usage Profile:
Auditory : 46%
Visual : 53%
Left : 36%
Right : 63%
From: http://www.mindmedia.com/brainworks/profiler

morsla, you possess an interesting balance of hemispheric and sensory characteristics, with a slight right-brain dominance and a slight preference for visual processing.

Since neither of these is completely centered, you lack the indecision and second-guessing associated with other patterns. You have a distinct preference for creativity and intuition with seemingly sufficient verbal skills to be able to translate in any meaningful way to yourself and others.

You tend to see things in "wholes" without surrendering the ability to attend to details. You can give them sufficient notice to be able to utitlize and incorporate them as part of an overall pattern.

In the same way, while you are active and process information simultaneously, you demonstrate a capacity for sequencing as well as reflection which allows for some "inner dialogue."

All in all, you are likely to be quite content with yourself and your style although at times it will not necessarily be appreciated by others. You have sufficient confidence to not second-guess yourself, but rather to use your critical faculties in a way that enhances, rather than limits, your creativity.

You can learn in either mode although far more efficiently within the visual mode. It is likely that in listening to conversations or lecture materials you simultaneously translate into pictures which enhance and elaborate on the meaning.

It is most likely that you will gravitate towards those endeavors which are predominantly visual but include some logic or structuring. You may either work particularly hard at cultivating your auditory skills or risk "missing out" on being able to efficiently process what you learn. Your own intuitive skills will at times interfere with your capacity to listen to others, which is something else you may need to take into account.

Comments

[aeliel.livejournal.com]

That's great news! Hooray for you.

[morsla.livejournal.com]

*grins* Thankyou. It's nice to get good news at work, every once in a while.

Congrats!

[sugar-plum-fair.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy for you!

Was that with a pay rise? I know you told me that they weren't going to be happy if you went up a rank (to 3 was it?)

It's comforting to know that after the stress if a major deadline, you won't have to worry about the real world stuff of finding a job, knowing where the next meal will come from...

Congrats again!

[morsla.livejournal.com]

Not sure about a pay raise - it was mentioned in passing, but I'll believe it if I see it :) My new contract will run out about two months after submitting my thesis, so I'll have a bit of time to look for other work.

[futurelegend.livejournal.com]

yay! job security mmm, I remember that feeling, misplaced as it was :)

um, cause there's nowhere else to put it (like on a players-only post..) you should know that my character's name is Bryanna Destri. Bry for short. (It sucks when your parents are on the putting-in-unnecessary-y's side of the suburbs, hey?)

[morsla.livejournal.com]

Cool. I've put a players-only post up now, to organise sessions in.