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  1. Prairie_Girl

    Would You Fire Me.

    See the nice thing about my job is...if I don't show up, nothing is really affected. I'm an "outbound" personal banker. Which basically means I call people for investment renewals, things like that. not telemmarketing at all. Basically the cost of training me was close to 20 000. And our...
  2. Prairie_Girl

    Would You Fire Me.

    They're more a...three written warning place. I'm just worried the full week off it pushing it. But this is interesting, Stewart. Say "you" hadn't given me the written warning. Would you still fire me for my absenteeism. Is it the one warning already, or just the amount of work I've missed?
  3. Prairie_Girl

    Would You Fire Me.

    I think I'm overreacting I bit. I'll get my second letter. The Would You Fire Me thing was really just the frame around my bigger issue of feeling that the work I've been doing will not be apprecaited I think. Sorry, I'm strung out on meds.
  4. Prairie_Girl

    Would You Fire Me.

    Ooops, sorry. Caroline's my partner. She has a condition that makes things that are simple illnesses for most people life threatening for her. Sorry for the confusion. Steffee thank you for your feedback. Problem is I really enjoy my job and the people who I work with. However, having...
  5. Prairie_Girl

    Brokeback Mountain

    Michelle Williams, in yet ANOTHER queer film. I'm beginning to hope...i mean wonder about that girl! I can not WAIT to see it. However, it doens't seem to be showing in any theatres here. Stupid prairies. I miss being in hamilton sometimes.
  6. Prairie_Girl

    Alice Sebold: The Lovely Bones *spoilers*

    Here ya go! Join it! http://forums.thebookforum.com/showthread.php?t=965&highlight=Lovely+Bones Oh and Welcome!
  7. Prairie_Girl

    Help Wanted for an Olympic Challenge

    Iran - Reading Lolita is Tehran Dominca - Wide Sargasso Sea - Jean Rhys Afghanistan - The Bookseller of Kabul Czech Republic or France - Milan Kunder, anything by him really. France - Spy in the House of Love by Anais Nin (okay, maybe not the best representation, but I LOVE Nin) From...
  8. Prairie_Girl

    Your 10 favourite books of all time

    1) Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver 2) Lolita 3) The Time Traveller's Wife 4) Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg 5) Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters 6) The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (for old times sake) 7) To Kill a Mockingbird 8) The Way The Crow Flies by Ann Marie MacDonald...
  9. Prairie_Girl

    The Worst of 2005

    The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loanna by Umberto Eco. Could NOT get into it. hated it. Actually HATED it. Oh, and a Bill Bryson book. I'd loved a few previous, but picked one up that I just HATED. I actually through it down, and said, I can't take it anymore. This is TO DULL.
  10. Prairie_Girl

    do you keep track of the books you read?

    I had a list, but an unsuccesful back up before a reformat finished it. Oh well, I havne't finished a book yet this year, time to start fresh I guess.
  11. Prairie_Girl

    Freakonomics

    I keep almost buying this, but I need to do it quick, while it's still a best seller. Right now it's 30% off at Chapters, plus I get another ten. I won't be able to buy it that cheap as a trade paper. I think I'll pick it up tomorrow.
  12. Prairie_Girl

    Would You Fire Me.

    Oh god, I'm sorry. That is so long! No one's gonna read all that.
  13. Prairie_Girl

    Would You Fire Me.

    Okay, I'm copying this from my livejournal. I just want some opinion as to what to do here. Basically, the story is this, since I started at the bank about seven months ago, my attendance has been somewhat of an issue. I understand this. There's been some crazy things going on. Basically...
  14. Prairie_Girl

    When is a book too damaged?

    I have a book that got soaked with Diet Pepsi, that is stillreadable, just not very pleasant, and I can't manage to throw it away.
  15. Prairie_Girl

    Best bookmark ever

    the swipe card that I use to gain access to my office building, or an actual bookmark my aunt bought me at the vatican. I also tend to use receipts, and post it work wonderfully, because they actually stick to the pages of the book.
  16. Prairie_Girl

    Your Top Ten Books of 2005

    Nobokov, Vladmir Lolita Niffenger, Audrey The Time Traveller's Wife Albom, Mitch Tuesdays With Morrie MacDonald, Ann-Marie The Way the Crow Flies Lawson, Mary Crow Lake Kidd, Sue Monk The Secret Life of Beas Gladwell, Malcolm The Tipping Point Azar, Nafisi Reading Lolita in Tehran Toews...
  17. Prairie_Girl

    Your pets and reading

    My owners....i mean cats, are generally pretty good when I'm reading on the couch though. Curl up in bed with a book and you'll soon find a tale in your face. They also chase my cursor around my monitor. They're been known to send weird messages to friends on MSN when I forget and leave...
  18. Prairie_Girl

    Recently Purchased/Borrowed

    Oryx and Crake by Atwood Reading Lolita in Tehran The Bookseller of Kabul A swallows of Kabul Mirror, Mirror Sorry, I'm bad with Author names.
  19. Prairie_Girl

    The Bookseller of Kabul

    bump! I'm about halfway through this one, and I can NOT put it down, has anyone else read this? I"ll post more later.
  20. Prairie_Girl

    Vladimir Nabokov: Lolita

    thank you thank you thank you! I"ll order it tomorrow so it will be here in time for december.
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