What a week!
Aug. 25th, 2004 05:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
neverwhereI have a new job!
I have a new car!
I quite possibly have a lawsuit pending against Hollywood Video because they owe me $500 in unpaid wages and never gave me breaks!
WOOOHOOOOOO!
I was hired on monday at Technicolour Creative Services in Hollywood (just off the Sunset Strip) and start work there next week, which is just so exciting I'm still finding it difficult to contain my glee. I'm basically doing menial labour but it won't be difficult and I'll most likely be promoted rather soon as other areas in the company are always looking for ripe and ready employees. Now you can all say you know someone in the film industry! Aren't you lucky. *grins impishly*
In case you've forgotten, I was rear-ended on the motorway about three weeks ago, and last night I finally got my replacement. It's a newer model of the old one (2003 Hyundai Accent), with only 4000 miles on it, so it's practically brand new, and is the most gorgeous sparkly silver colour. Mmmmm. She just needs a name -- so far I'm favouring something with 'silver' in Elvish (like Celebriel) or Islington, Izzie for short. Isn't that cute? Something angelic and shiny would suit her best. Any suggestions? :)
And the lawsuit...well, my father the hotshot labour lawyer knows someone who's filing a class action suit against my former employer and wants me to get in on the action. We'll wait and see what happens. Wouldn't it be fantastic if I won a million dollars? Awww yeahhhh. *G*
I have a new car!
I quite possibly have a lawsuit pending against Hollywood Video because they owe me $500 in unpaid wages and never gave me breaks!
WOOOHOOOOOO!
I was hired on monday at Technicolour Creative Services in Hollywood (just off the Sunset Strip) and start work there next week, which is just so exciting I'm still finding it difficult to contain my glee. I'm basically doing menial labour but it won't be difficult and I'll most likely be promoted rather soon as other areas in the company are always looking for ripe and ready employees. Now you can all say you know someone in the film industry! Aren't you lucky. *grins impishly*
In case you've forgotten, I was rear-ended on the motorway about three weeks ago, and last night I finally got my replacement. It's a newer model of the old one (2003 Hyundai Accent), with only 4000 miles on it, so it's practically brand new, and is the most gorgeous sparkly silver colour. Mmmmm. She just needs a name -- so far I'm favouring something with 'silver' in Elvish (like Celebriel) or Islington, Izzie for short. Isn't that cute? Something angelic and shiny would suit her best. Any suggestions? :)
And the lawsuit...well, my father the hotshot labour lawyer knows someone who's filing a class action suit against my former employer and wants me to get in on the action. We'll wait and see what happens. Wouldn't it be fantastic if I won a million dollars? Awww yeahhhh. *G*
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Congrats!
Date: 2004-08-26 12:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-26 01:02 am (UTC)The real hurdle is this: unless you exempted out of it when it was first introduced last year, you agreed to abide by the terms of mediation set forth by Hollywood Video, therefore you would be unable to bring forth a lawsuit against them. The only recourse in that case is to go to mediation on HV's terms and hope your argument is strong enough to persuade the judge to rule in your favor. Again, I'd be real interested in knowing about what happens.
Congratulations on the new job, though! AND the new(ish) car! Things are looking up for you right now, and I hope the ball keeps rolling in your favour!
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Date: 2004-08-26 01:07 am (UTC)Glad things are doing good for you, dear :) mwah! :)
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Date: 2004-08-26 01:10 am (UTC)hehehe
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Date: 2004-08-26 01:20 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2004-08-26 01:44 am (UTC)I think so too. :)
*snog*
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Date: 2004-08-26 01:46 am (UTC)I used to think it was a decent company until I realized that I was constantly being manipulated by upper management and not receiving wages for all the time I worked. Grrr. Arrghh.
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Date: 2004-08-26 01:47 am (UTC)I'm happy for me tooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
I watched the 'Hello babies!' episode of Zim last night and had happy thoughts of you the rest of the evening. Awwwwwwww. *G*
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Date: 2004-08-26 01:48 am (UTC)I know! I missed last week's episode though. *mope*
*kissies!*
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Date: 2004-08-26 01:52 am (UTC)Re: Congrats!
Date: 2004-08-26 01:53 am (UTC)It's good to feel happy about something. *G*
*squish!*
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Date: 2004-08-26 01:55 am (UTC)*snogback* <333
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Date: 2004-08-26 02:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-26 02:10 am (UTC)I'm glad things are going well for you. :)
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Date: 2004-08-26 02:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-26 02:53 am (UTC)that's most excellent re: new car and fun new job! hollywood video can go to tartarus!! and i like the name celebriel for the car. just a note.
i'm still majorly excited about seeing you on your birthday. mb you'd like to come up and give your new car a maiden voyage since she's freeway worthy, now?? just an option. we know lots of coo places up her to entertain you with! whatever you prefer my dear!! congrats congrats congrats!!
*much love and huggles*
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Date: 2004-08-26 03:15 am (UTC)I should visit you. Because I have a car. And I should get to know the O.C. area since I will be there for around the next 4 years.
Give me a ballpark date and if I have it off I shall come and visit you. I can always come when school starts too. With my student ID I can use the O.C. public transportation system BWAH!!
<33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333!!!
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Date: 2004-08-26 04:08 am (UTC)*smooch*
*hugs*
Date: 2004-08-26 05:20 am (UTC)*snuggles*
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Date: 2004-08-26 06:31 am (UTC)*hugs*
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
Date: 2004-08-26 07:33 am (UTC)I'm going to get tearful now because I obviously hadn't noticed how much your being unhappy was upsetting me. Because reading a happy post from you is feeling like the best birthday present I could have had.
*bouncies*
I love you, Coz.
Merry #2
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Date: 2004-08-26 08:52 am (UTC)So good to see you woohoo-ing. :D
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Date: 2004-08-26 09:00 am (UTC)Car sounds pretty, Izzie is a cool name for it
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Date: 2004-08-26 10:55 am (UTC)You in film industry! Bwhahaha go you!
I want pictures of the shiny shiny car! =)
Re: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
Date: 2004-08-26 10:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-26 02:27 pm (UTC)*hugs*
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Date: 2004-08-26 03:18 pm (UTC)I can't click on the link, for some reason (it won't work) but it sounds like a cool job with some great potential. So superior to a video store where they don't give you breaks!
New car..........wish I had a car......wish I could drive. Mayhaps, if I go to the US for school, I could get an American license. I don't think you guys have the graduated licensing thing that we have here
Let's hear it for class-action suits! That's what being American is all about! Suing! lol
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Date: 2004-08-26 03:37 pm (UTC)Also "YAY" for the new car, though that's an, erm, not ideal way of getting said car (y'alright, mate?). I think Islington/Izzie is a perrrrfect name for the Nevviemobile.
Don't forget the little people when you win (excuse me, are awarded) your million.
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Date: 2004-08-26 06:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-26 06:15 pm (UTC)And squee, yay, good luck. Not necessarily in that order. *love and hugs*
p.s. same continent, bay-bee!
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Date: 2004-08-27 04:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-28 02:57 am (UTC)Whooot! :D
*LOVE*
Date: 2004-08-28 02:59 am (UTC)Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame contineeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnttttttttttt! *bounceshag!* *giggles*
I thought about Aziraphale, but I decided the car is much too new -- a dusty old Citroen is more Az's style, really. ;-)
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Date: 2004-08-28 03:02 am (UTC)I wish I could just call my car the Nevviemobile, but I get weird enough looks for giving it a name as it is. At least Izzy sounds like a proper name. *G*
*crosses fingers and hopesprayswishesdreams of a million dollars* ;-)
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Date: 2004-08-28 03:04 am (UTC)I fixed the link, so you can visit the ultra kickarse website. Have I mentioned it's the Technicolour, as in 'Filmed in glorious Technicolour'? *beams proudly*
My father's been desperate to sue HV for months, which is quite disturbing, actually. *laughs*
*SNOG*
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Date: 2004-08-28 03:05 am (UTC)Ooooooooooooooooooooh!
How dare you give me such a brilliant idea just when I'd gotten used to Izzy! BAH! :-P
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Date: 2004-08-28 03:08 am (UTC)There will be many pictures of the shinyshiny car, because I'm just so proud of her and want to show off her loveliness. I actually have a desire to keep her clean, how scary is that! *laughs*
All your wishes for me have been realized, for lo, I am now officially in The Biz. Bwahahahahahahahahaha. *smug*
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Date: 2004-08-28 03:09 am (UTC)Apparently lots of interestingly famous people come and go quite a lot at Technicolour, but I doubt I'll see any of them (at least for a while) as I'll be in the opposite side of the building from where all the fun happens. But of course I'll keep an eye out. ;-)
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Date: 2004-08-28 03:13 am (UTC)Wowwwww.
I don't know what to say Elly. Thank you so much for your kind words and unending love. I only wish I could thank you in person with a thousand huggles and adoring smooches. :)
Your birthday! Aiiiii I still have to send your presents, and I wasn't online to congradulate you on your special day! Doh. *hangs head in shame*
I'll just have to make it up to you with even MORE goodies in the post, n'est pas? *grins playfully and kisses your nose*
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Date: 2004-08-28 02:27 pm (UTC)I'm sorry!
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Date: 2004-09-18 09:43 pm (UTC)