hodssorrow

For such an interesting title I really have nothing to write about. My life is extremely boring at the moment consisting of nothing but checking job sites every couple hours and sending out applications to just about ever lab, mine and food producer that advertises in Australia and New Zealand. So far after two months I have applied for 30 jobs, gotten two rejections and...
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Well I think my interview went well and since two of my interviewers you me from the last lab I worked in I didnt have to do any tests just describe the basics of how certain instruments worked. It's hard to tell how it went thought since they were comparing to my last lab they worded a lot of it as if I was definitely...
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I have a job interview for a position in one of the largest analytical testing companies in the world tomorrow. I don't know how it will go but they gave me less then a days notice to get ready and I don't know if I will have to do any tests. There are a lot of people working there that worked at the last lab...
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I got my first rejection letter of the new year today, it was for a lab position at winery. I cant help but wonder if I should have lied on the application and said I don't drink at all rather then telling the truth about how much enjoy wine. Now I've just got to wait to hear back from all the coal mines, copper mines,...
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For some reason I just cant seem to get over the depression I seemed to have dragged with me into the New Year. My life is pretty empty right now with nothing to do but wait until I can find a new job that will at least get me out of my house.

Personally I had a pretty shit 2013 and didn't much feel like waking up to a new year so I dot pretty drunk. Sadly after drinking a bottle of rum and falling asleep halfway through a bottle of champagne I still managed to wake up at 8am on a bright sunny January 1st. I hope this year treats you all better then its going to...
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It seems that every Christmas I seem to be looking for a new job but it is the absolute worst time for me to look for one since I am competing against all the shiny new science and food tech graduates. I often wish my German didnt suck so much so I could move to a country where there's actually a demand for people in...
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I brought a Jaguar XJS V12

Unfortunately it is not the one in this picture.

Around this time 2 years ago I got on a plane for South America and spent a wonderful two weeks volunteering in the Amazon jungle in Ecuador followed by another two weeks traveling through Peru and the Andes. After 2 years I still regret getting on the plane and coming back to New Zealand. It was like I returned from a dream and walked into...
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My weekends are always so exciting I spent the morning nailing a picket fence back together that has been broken for probably more then a decade and then the afternoon weeding. It's a pity I forgot the importance of gardening gloves as now I am spending the night pulling bits of thorns out of my hand.