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[yiskah]

I have no idea what to post about on LJ at the moment (everything seems to involve too much background and context), and am having a slow Friday (day-off plans foiled by ill couchsurfer, though I may go out shortly to read a book in a cafe or similar), so I am going to do this meme. I always assume that everyone knows everything about me, but maybe you don't.

The problem with LJ: We all think we are so close, but really we know nothing about one another. So I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about. Ask away. Then post this in your LJ and find out what people don't know about you.

Have at it!

Hm, I will even make this post public, so that you can ASK ANONYMOUSLY if you want. Don't be evil though.

Comments

[whatsagirlgotta.livejournal.com]

Ah, this is all excellent and interesting to hear, perhaps because I always thought I'd have grand foreign adventures when I was young and y'know never really did!

Re: part 2!

[whatsagirlgotta.livejournal.com]

Eee I am loving this, do not apologise for length. I think its actually v v interesting, since I had no idea of the background or thought (and real) processed behind any of this. I'm almost always very interested in the working if you see what I mean. Its really easy to think that everyone automatically knows what they want and how to do it, when its actually a process.

[congogirl.livejournal.com]

I accidentally texted my friend's old number in a different country but with the same employer, and fortunately only reached the new, clueless fellow, but almost gave away that she was pregnant to her old office, but in the same region, so, dangerous! when her employer was one of the entities she was trying to keep in the dark.

Fortunatley she's a blabbermouth and everyone knew soon enough. Also her boss confronted her after the 3rd or 4th morning puke at the office.

[congogirl.livejournal.com]

There's lots I don't know about you! I want to know what you think about development for real, and whether you get cynical and what you do about it, or if you don't, what prevents that?

[libellum.livejournal.com]

OMG this is an ace plan! I have been thinking about the same career quite a lot over the last couple of years. I think you would be brilliant at it.

[yiskah.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you! That really means a lot. x

[yiskah.livejournal.com]

Oh my lord, yes, I get cynical as hell, despite never having really worked in development for a prolonged period of time. As for what I do about it - I accept that I am doing what I'm doing for personal reasons, because it's what I want to do (for the time being) rather than because I am trying to be all self-sacrifical and noble and Help Others. Just accepting that seems to help quite a lot.

[mollydot.livejournal.com]

Do you still? :-)

[yiskah.livejournal.com]

Mostly! Keys, wallet and phone are on the desk in front of me; handbag is on the floor next to the desk, containing scarf; glasses still on face, spare pair still by bed; shoes on feet (spare pairs at home); meds in chemist, need to buy more on way home; sunglasses...erm. Not sure. I think on the table at home?

[mollydot.livejournal.com]

Hurrah! :-)

Um don't know you at all

[a-llusive.livejournal.com]

Kneejerk reaction is to ask where you got your fabulous Attenborough icon and whether it's one that's OK to use or there's some copyright issue.

Otherwise, it might be interesting (not having seen any of your previous posts) to let readers know, for example, what pleases you and irks you most regularly (encountered on a daily basis).

Re: Um don't know you at all

[yiskah.livejournal.com]

Hello there! The Attenborough icon was made for me by chiller, and I'm afraid I would prefer other people not use it, as I have a bit of a Thing about unique icons. Sorry!

As for your other question,

Things that please me: learning new things, tasty food, exciting colour combinations, a cool breeze, managing to string together a sentence in Arabic, all sorts of other things. Also, the work 'irk', which is excellent, and which I should use more.

Things that irk me: the irritating Sudanese habit of talking at you and not listening to anything you say in response. The stupid rules of my workplace.

[inspired.livejournal.com]

Hi! I hope you don't mind me commenting here but I have been following your posts about the Sudanese boy in TLL.

I was just wondering how you were finding the job aside from that problem? I have been thinking of taking a TEFL course with the aims of working there but I've never come across anyone who actually works there to ask what it's really like.