CHICAGO: If Hepatitis C Were Attacking Your Face Instead of Your Liver You'd Be Doing Something About It

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i'm having a hard time focusing today . . .

sweet tater, Monday, 27 November 2006 20:04 (seventeen years ago) link

Kenan, that's one sentence of a lengthy job description and Jesse has database management experience.

Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:07 (seventeen years ago) link

"STRONGLY RECOMMENDED," GODDAMN YOU.

crunkleJ (crunkleJ), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:08 (seventeen years ago) link

Position Description:
This position is an integral part of xxx’s Publications Department. The Directory Coordinator has several important responsibilities, including but not limited to: managing the day-to-day operations of the Chicago Area HIV Services Directory (both in print and online) and development and maintenance of information resources.

Desired Qualifications:
Applicant should possess at least a high school diploma and Associate’s degree, with strong communications, interpersonal, written and oral skills. Must also have a broad understanding of computers and computer software, including Microsoft Word, Access, Outlook, and Excel. Knowledge and experience in website design and maintenance, and graphic design, and database management, as well as Adobe GoLive, InDesign and Photoshop or comparable is strongly recommended.

crunkleJ (crunkleJ), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:09 (seventeen years ago) link

My strategy: Lie your ass off.

xpost "or comparable" ... know anything that is comparable? Dreamweaver?

danno martinez (danno martinez), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:11 (seventeen years ago) link

NO.

crunkleJ (crunkleJ), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:12 (seventeen years ago) link

Just curious!

danno martinez (danno martinez), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:12 (seventeen years ago) link

I think that since it's only recommended, but not necessarily required, it might be best to not lie, trump up the experience you do have, and express a keen interest in learning.

whoop de doodle (kenan), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Dear Chicago, I need a cut & color BADLY but am close to broke. I love l3anne, but I don't think I can afford her and still have money for christmas pressies. Where can I get a decent head o' highlights for somewhat cheap, aside from trying to do it myself?

Sincerely,
Looking Splotchy

Calico (calico), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:19 (seventeen years ago) link

Sarah, maybe try Big Hair? That's where Robin R gets her hair cut and I think it's cheap.

Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:20 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.immutablyme.com/images/lavalife.jpg

jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:21 (seventeen years ago) link

yeah, big hair. on roscoe just west of damen.

otto midnight (otto midnight), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:25 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh, *west* of Damen? I thought it closed -- guess it just relocated.

jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:33 (seventeen years ago) link

Why did you post a lavalife ad, John?

Urgh. I can't decide. I do like Leanne. Also, I am a Miss Priss because I like having my hair washed and all those little extra posh things. Bbut also, maybe I just can't afford my own standards. Also, Nick gets his hair cut at Big Hair. Bbut also, he's a boy with a basic boy haircut. I think I need to sleep on this one.

Calico (calico), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:40 (seventeen years ago) link

Here are some justifications you might be able to use:

1. You only get your hair cut two or three times a year.
2. It's better to go to an expensive stylist you trust than end up with a crappy, cheap haircut that you'll have to pay the expensive stylist to fix anyway.
3. You don't want to make L3anne cry.
4. It's not like you get manicures/massages/pedicures/facials so this if your one splurge is getting a good haircut from someone that you like and trust, NO BIGGIE.
5. A good hair cut is the foundation for a polished and professional look.

Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:45 (seventeen years ago) link

It's true. That and the shoes.

whoop de doodle (kenan), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:46 (seventeen years ago) link

DEAR JOHN

whore  /hɔr, hoʊr or, often, hʊr/ Pronunciation Key -

Show Spelled Pronunciation[hawr, hohr or, often, hoor


hor‧ri‧ble  /ˈhɔrəbəl, ˈhɒr-/ Pronunciation Key -

Show Spelled Pronunciation[hawr-uh-buhl, hor-]

crunkleJ (crunkleJ), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:47 (seventeen years ago) link

Of course, you might also seek other employment.

whoop de doodle (kenan), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:48 (seventeen years ago) link

Ha ha. Thanks, Jenny.

Calico (calico), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:48 (seventeen years ago) link

Furthermore:


[aw] all, or, talk, lost, saw

crunkleJ (crunkleJ), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:49 (seventeen years ago) link

My hair is conservative. xpost

crunkleJ (crunkleJ), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:49 (seventeen years ago) link

my hair is libertarian with socialist leanings.

otto midnight (otto midnight), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:51 (seventeen years ago) link

Anytime, Sarah.

Oh and here is a horrible story, in case the justifications weren't enough:

I used to pony up to get a good haircut at a nice salon in Atlanta but then I lost my job so I went to a cheaper place and got a haircut for free by the shampoo guy who was going to hair school and he gave me a TERRIBLE haircut that sent me down the road to haircut ruin that lasted for TWO YEARS. Now you can have my beloved Valerie B when you pry her off my cold, dead hair.

Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:52 (seventeen years ago) link

JESSE there were a lot of boxes in your post, so I don't know what your point is, but I won't let that dissuade me.

I believe we've been over this, actually.

HORRIBLE: h[O with a dot over it]r-[schwa]-b[schwa]l
WHORE: h[O with a dot over it]r

where [O with a dot over it] = like the AW in LAW

There are alternate pronunciations for each word:

HORRIBLE: h[A with a diaresis]r-[schwa]-b[schwa]l
WHORE: h[U with a dot over it]r

where [A with a diaresis] = like the O in MOP or the A in MAR
and [U with a dot over it]r = like the OO in FOOT

But these are both listed second in Webster's, which leads me to stand firm in my belief that HORRIBLE and WHORE have the same vowel sound.

jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:58 (seventeen years ago) link

I once got a tiny bangs haircut from a strip mall. Seriously, my bangs were about two inches long and cut straight across. It was NOT a good look for me. Also, it wasn't something you could fix with a little work. I cried for a long time. This happened several years ago and it still gives me nightmares.

Calico (calico), Monday, 27 November 2006 20:59 (seventeen years ago) link

So I was just talking to Jeff on the phone and as I was hanging up, I said, "I LOVE YOU!" and this lady I work with was in the office and she said, "AWWWW! That's so sweet! Does he have a brother?" meaning like for her and I thought that was kind of illogical because she only heard my end of the conversation and for all she knew, Jeff's response could have been, "MY BROTHER AND I VOW BLOOD REVENGE ON ALL WHO DARE TO LOVE US" or something.

Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:00 (seventeen years ago) link

Which is crazy because 1) Jeff is an only child and 2) that was his exact response.

Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:00 (seventeen years ago) link

I would like a new hairdo, but my hair refuses to cooperate with anyone or anything, least of all my wishes.

danno martinez (danno martinez), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:01 (seventeen years ago) link

Your hair is anarchist.

Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:02 (seventeen years ago) link

Screw it! (meaning my flash of a rational thought that I shouldn't spend money on my hair right now) I have an appt with L3anne this Saturday. I mean, for starters, shouldn't my hair be fantastic for the show next Monday and then the Christmas parties and then seeing my fam? Done and done.

Calico (calico), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:04 (seventeen years ago) link

My point is:

horrible = [hawr-uh-buhl, hor-]

[aw] = all, or, talk, lost, saw

So unless "all" or "talk" can be pronounced with the same "o" sound as "whore," then I and the East-Coasters stand validated by dictionary.com.

crunkleJ (crunkleJ), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:05 (seventeen years ago) link

Peace in the Middle East FFS!

Armando Grouse (Armando ), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:07 (seventeen years ago) link

In which case, Jenny, you're taking an awful risk! You brave thing, you.

(XP)

Laurel (Laurel), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:08 (seventeen years ago) link

I just realized that somehow, some miraculous way, I have managed to take no position on the "horrible" issue at all. No reason to break a streak.

whoop de doodle (kenan), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:08 (seventeen years ago) link

My hair is a wildly unstable military dictatorship. My people are malnourished, and martial law must be enforced to prevent rioting.

whoop de doodle (kenan), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Accents are fun! One of my dad's old grad students was at T-giving. He is from New Zealand but has lived here for 10 years. His accent is almost gone. I remember when I first met him and he said his name (Paul) it sounded like "Pole" -- now it's pretty much gone. Very strange.

danno martinez (danno martinez), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:11 (seventeen years ago) link

So unless "all" or "talk" can be pronounced with the same "o" sound as "whore"

They are indeed pronounced the same. People get confused by the R, which changes the way you vocalize the sound, but the vowels in HORRIBLE and WHORE and OR are closest to an \AW\ sound than anything else.

The way East Coasters say HORRIBLE and ORANGE is closer to an \AH\ sound.

jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:11 (seventeen years ago) link

New Zealanders only have one vowel.

I bought my grandparents a page-a-day "Bushisms" calendar for Christmas.

Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:13 (seventeen years ago) link

lol @ Jenny & Jeff

whatever the opposite of lol is @ horrible/hawribble

JordanC (JordanC), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:15 (seventeen years ago) link

zing, and 2x

danno martinez (danno martinez), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:15 (seventeen years ago) link

jenny, i was boozing it up with val b on wednesday night.

otto midnight (otto midnight), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:19 (seventeen years ago) link

Neat!

We did establish that this is the same person, right?

Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:23 (seventeen years ago) link

Peace in the Middle East FFS!

haha

JuliaA (JuliaA), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:24 (seventeen years ago) link

yes we did.

otto midnight (otto midnight), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:25 (seventeen years ago) link

Okay.

Neat! I want to drink with Val B one of these days.

Lance Rock (pullapartgirl), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:26 (seventeen years ago) link

last two times i've seen her out were wednesday's at delilah's. a mutual friend tends bar upstairs and has his "wednesday night (action/drinkin'/dance/funtastic) party".

otto midnight (otto midnight), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:30 (seventeen years ago) link

good for you, sarah! i was about to suggest a beauty school . . . the aveda institute is here, i can't remember what is in chicago besides pivot point.

also: should i join weight watchers? everyone seems to have a WW opinion. could it be a good thing or do i need to merely exercise more & exercise discipline more?

sweet tater (sweet tater), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:37 (seventeen years ago) link

I've never done weight watchers, but it really seems to work for some people. I guess I would try doing whatever you can to motivate yourself first before trying out a program like that.

Calico (calico), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:54 (seventeen years ago) link

i'm trying to use the wedding as a motivating factor in my quest to look/feel better, but what i want is a whole life change. right now i'm just upping the exercise.

sweet tater (sweet tater), Monday, 27 November 2006 21:58 (seventeen years ago) link

The thing (for me) that sucks about weight watcher's is I'd have to cut out beer. Of course, that's really my problem with every weight-loss idea. IT'S JUST SO TASTY

danno martinez (danno martinez), Monday, 27 November 2006 22:00 (seventeen years ago) link


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