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[alexiscartwheel]

I woke up this morning feeling awful. Mostly my back and shoulders were hurting, thanks to biking yesterday, but I was also feeling generally blah. As a result, I had a pretty lazy day. A little reading, a little TV, a little music. I did manage to fill out two job applications, which was on my to-do list for the day, so I feel like I accomplished something. (I really hate job applications. They're so tedious. I end up filling out one section, then I have to get up and wander the house for a bit.)

Good news today, though! My aunt went to the oncologist and was officially declared cancer free! We went out and bought a bottle of wine to celebrate. :D

And finally, cause I'm still digging the Olympics: Language Log reports that Christine Ohuruogu won the 400m in Beijing, "hence becoming the first British woman with a linguistics degree to win Olympic gold at this distance." Linguistics and the Olympics. Yesssss.

ETA: I saw the race on TV later, and after hearing the commentators pronounce it, I think Ohuruogu is a really awesome name. It's just got a really great sound.

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[ex-jo-blogs.livejournal.com]

That's wonderful news about your aunt.

Two job apps is pretty good going for a lazy day if you ask me!

[alexiscartwheel.livejournal.com]

Yep! It's been a long time coming. :D

I feel like I should actually be doing a job, but I guess applying for them is pretty useful too.

[sea_thoughts]

Oh, my thought twin! I always had exactly the same problem. "God, I'm bored with this, it's always the same thing, ooh, there's that book I bought yesterday..." It literally feels like you could just copy and paste great chunks for each one, doesn't it?

FANTASTIC NEWS ABOUT YOUR AUNT! So she's not in remission any more? She's cured? :D

Linguistics and the Olympics should be more associated than they are. It's all the nations of the freaking world coming together!

[alexiscartwheel.livejournal.com]

Ugh, exactly! One of the applications asked for detailed info about my past five jobs, three of which were at the same place, so I really was copying and pasting parts! (Of course, they also wanted my resume, making all of that redundant again...)

She's been in remission for five years, so they've officially declared her cured! :D

I know, right? It's like polyglot sporting heaven! Even the announcements are in three languages.

[sea_thoughts]

What I hate is giving the addresses I've lived at for the past five years, which happened to be the years where I've been moving around. -_-;;

YAY, CURED!

[alexiscartwheel.livejournal.com]

Thankfully none of mine have asked for previous addresses. I think I'm on number five in just the past year... if I had to take it back five years that'd add three more! I don't even remember all of them. Stupid itinerant student lifestyle!