Girlie's got a job!

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Girlie's got a job!

Post by saysadie » Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:44 pm

Finally, thank f**k!

:swirly:

Working for a call centre, which is something I wanted. Pay isn't great, but it's enough to live on, I get to wear what I want and don't have to wear a uniform, which rocks.

I am going to a salon and getting them to dye my hair a noticeable shade of purple once the bills are taken care of. Hooray!

Job's only temporary... I'm going to school again starting the winter term. Going in to be a teacher... both my parents are/were teachers and I swore for years that I wasn't going to go that route. Time passes, things change I guess. :) It now seems like the perfect choice for me. Was talking to my mother the other day, guess she decided to go into it when she was my age, too. Kinda interesting, that.

The thought of college again is kinda scary for me, I've tried it twice before for two different things and wasn't able to get through it, which makes me worry... But I've got some good support now (can actually call my parents up and have a chat, which is nice) plus I'm actually going to be making good use of whatever counselling they have at the school, so hopefully this time, things will pan out.

This is pretty much pointless... I just wanted to share my happy and ****. Thanks y'all for the support and stuff that's been given. You guys fricking rock. :up:
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Re: Girlie's got a job!

Post by Autobloke » Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:51 pm

saysadie wrote:This is pretty much pointless...
Don't say that - this is good news, and we all like to hear that.
saysadie wrote:Finally, thank f**k!
You CAN say that though.

Hope it continues to go great guns for you girl. :swirly:
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Re: Girlie's got a job!

Post by Señior's Covenant » Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:54 pm

saysadie wrote:Finally, thank f**k!
Yes, thank her. Thank her always.
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Post by spiderfrommars » Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:31 pm

Congrats! Nice to hear things are working out. :)
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Post by Kup_1 » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:07 am

Thats great, Sadie!!

And I want to see the purple hair.....
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Post by Predabot » Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:55 am

Yes... :twisted: dark purple hair + awesomely pretty girl* = coolness! :D

(If Ob's Sim-version of you is anything to go by, wich I think it is. :bf: )

Glad your a working girl now, :) and allowed to blossom out in full with your personal appearance for the first time in a long while.
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Post by Autobloke » Sat Jul 30, 2005 12:24 pm

Kup_1 wrote:And I want to see the purple hair.....
She's not a natural purple, y'know. :D
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Post by Metal Vendetta » Sat Jul 30, 2005 1:39 pm

Congrats saysadie :)
I would have waited a ******* eternity for this!!!!
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Post by Pissin' Poonani » Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:38 pm

Well done lil' miss Sadie. :)
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Post by Shanti418 » Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:29 pm

Great news, saysadie! Congratulations and good luck!
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Post by Best First » Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:40 pm

:up: parp!
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Post by Scraplet » Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:49 pm

Well done - if you're happy and earning enough to get by then thats all the boxes ticked in my book!

And the only thing cooler than purple hair on a girl is purple dreadlocks...... :)
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Post by Guest » Sun Jul 31, 2005 12:02 am

I'm surprised you could post that with all the happy and **** you've poured into it, Sades.

You must be making the Cheshire Cat look like a sourpuss!

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Post by Eline » Sun Jul 31, 2005 7:38 pm

go you! That is good news. :)

I did dye my hair purple once, or actually, red with purple and black streaks in. Pretty cool, but they have to de-colour your hair to make it purple which means you will end up with yellow-straw-like hair afterwards.
Purple is still pretty cool though. :swirly:
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Post by saysadie » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:11 pm

:joy: Yeah... though I've lost any semblance of pride and owe/will owe my parents about a zillion dollars and a human sacrifice for helping me get an application in on time/helping me get funding. :p They've managed to cough up enough for me to get the app in and they're fairly broke themselves at the moment.

I'm not accepted yet but am reasonably sure I will be, and if I'm not immeadiately it's not the end of the world. There are other (albeit longer) ways to get 'round to it and I'll have a job in the meantime, so while I'm not completely relaxed, I'm definitely moreso than I was a month ago.

It's possible that my purple head of hair might make an appearance when I get it done. If I have purple hair I'm definitely going to want a picture of it :p . No access to a scanner, though I'm sure I could figure something.
Eline wrote:I did dye my hair purple once, or actually, red with purple and black streaks in. Pretty cool, but they have to de-colour your hair to make it purple which means you will end up with yellow-straw-like hair afterwards.
Oh yeah... the thought freaks me out a bit. I'm very attached to my hair. I've had my hair various shades of black-purple for years, plus the temporary streaked stuff. Dyed from the natural brown, it never really looked overly purple to me... More blackish- reddish purple that only really showed when under certain circumstances of light and the colour always faded/brassed too quickly for my tastes.

I've been wanting to do the bleaching/dyeing thing for ages but couldn't. Work/was afraid of ruining my hair... Decided I may as well just give it a go now that I'm reasonably free to, though. Funds permitting. ;)
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Post by Aaron Hong » Tue Aug 02, 2005 12:17 am

saysadie wrote: It's possible that my purple head of hair might make an appearance when I get it done. If I have purple hair I'm definitely going to want a picture of it :p . No access to a scanner, though I'm sure I could figure something.
*pictures sadie getting her hair stuck in her CD writer*
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Post by Metal Vendetta » Tue Aug 02, 2005 12:40 am

Believe me, I have had every colour hair under the sun, from red to orange to pink, blue, black, white, blonde, purple and green. I can offer the following advice:

1. Bleach your hair. This isn't fun, and it may well sting a bit, but you can get hyrdogen peroxide bleach from any chemist relatively cheaply. If you want to pamper yourself a bit, get one of the L'Oreal jobbies, because you're worth it. Just mix it up and paint it through with a brush - you may need someone to help with that. To help matters along, you can put a plastic bag on your head, or even tinfoil and a hair dryer - this is particularly funny as the top of your head looks like an Easter egg :) Keep checking underneath though, you'll be able to see when it's all bleached through. Be sure to add loads of conditioner afterwards, as bleach strips moisture from the hair.

2. Choose your colour wisely. Semi-permanent hair colours, like everything, vary wildly in performance and staying power. I know that Directions and Crazy Colour are pretty good, but I speak from about 10 years ago and 2000 miles away, so that's probably not too useful. Ask around, if you know people with dyed hair, they'll point you towards the best colours to use.

3. Have fun! It's great having cool hair, people look at you for just that second longer in the street :D
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Post by saysadie » Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:40 am

Metal Vendetta wrote:1. Bleach your hair.
This is the step I'm most hesitant about (I have a lot of hair, and it's fairly long), I mean... bleaching my hair, ack. I've seen bad bleach jobs. They scare me. Plus I'm afraid of the damage and all, etc... but yeah, it's gonna happen.

I think (for this first time anyway) I'm going to a salon. It may be more expensive but whoever's doing it will definitely know more than I about what needs to be done.
3. Have fun! It's great having cool hair, people look at you for just that second longer in the street :D
Yesss. I've had my hair black, purple-black, red-black, blue-black (Basically the entire L'Oreal Noir line, :roll: :p ) brown with blonde streaks, black with red/green/purple/blue streaks... The latest has been straight auburn (and about three shades lighter than I've ever gone, which freaked me out when I first saw it) and oddly enough I've gotten more compliments on that colour than any other.

I've been thinking of green, too. It just looks like a fun colour. Maybe once I've gotten purple out of my system. Thanks for the advice, Emvee! . :up:
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