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I just enjoyed a 5 day visit from my mom and sister up here in Seattle and it made me really happy. It's been a little tough with an uncomfortable living situation and being unemployed - it's good to have family around for those times!

Just a quick post to say hi. :mrgreen:

My trip abroad was easy,

And the weather is sunny and 40 degrees in Oslo, Norway!!


:dancing: :dancing:

Eve wrote:Just a quick post to say hi. :mrgreen:

My trip abroad was easy,

And the weather is sunny and 40 degrees in Oslo, Norway!!


:dancing: :dancing:

Yay! Glad you arrived OK Eve :)

Anime Dad wrote:Yay! Glad you arrived OK Eve :)

+1

Have a great time, Evie! :victory:

Eve wrote:
And the weather is sunny and 40 degrees in Oslo, Norway!!
:dancing: :dancing:

Sounds like perfect weather for water skiing on the fjords. :mrgreen: [/list:u]

@AD and Beem- Thanx so much, guys!! :hug: :wave:

gaijinmark wrote: Sounds like perfect weather for water skiing on the fjords. :mrgreen: [/list:u]

So long as you use good blades for the ice. :hehe:


OT: Off to Lillehammer tomorrow. Going bobsledding instead of vannski(waterskiing). ;)

Eve wrote:

OT: Off to Lillehammer tomorrow. Going bobsledding instead of vannski(waterskiing). ;)

Cool!! Sounds like you're having a good time, don't forget to wear your helmet. :good: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote:don't forget to wear your helmet. :good: [/list:u]

YES. :say_yes:

bmwracer wrote:
YES. :say_yes:

;) I promise.

Heisann hvordan har du det :beaten:

Workers that surf at office more productiveMELBOURNE (Reuters Life!) – Caught Twittering or on Facebook at work? It'll make you a better employee, according to an Australian study that shows surfing the Internet for fun during office hours increases productivity.

The University of Melbourne study showed that people who use the Internet for personal reasons at work are about 9 percent more productive that those who do not.

Study author Brent Coker, from the department of management and marketing, said "workplace Internet leisure browsing," or WILB, helped to sharpened workers' concentration.

"People need to zone out for a bit to get back their concentration," Coker said on the university's website (www.unimelb.edu.au/)

"Short and unobtrusive breaks, such as a quick surf of the Internet, enables the mind to rest itself, leading to a higher total net concentration for a days' work, and as a result, increased productivity," he said.

According to the study of 300 workers, 70 percent of people who use the Internet at work engage in WILB.

Among the most popular WILB activities are searching for information about products, reading online news sites, playing online games and watching videos on YouTube.

"Firms spend millions on software to block their employees from watching videos, using social networking sites or shopping online under the pretence that it costs millions in lost productivity," said Coker. "That's not always the case."

However, Coker said the study looked at people who browsed in moderation, or were on the Internet for less than 20 percent of their total time in the office.

"Those who behave with Internet addiction tendencies will have a lower productivity than those without," he said.
[/list:u][/list:u] I thought we were in good shape until those last two paragraphs :beaten:

gaijinmark wrote:I thought we were in good shape until those last two paragraphs :beaten:

LOL.

My surfing is proportional to how busy I am... Which until recently has been more than moderate. :ashamed:

Hi first off i am sorry if this is in the wrong spot.... Kind of a noob here but really want to stick around. I was wondering would anyone be so kind enough to make me a 1 litre of tears Avatar and Signature please. I am really hopeless with photoshop :shamefulcry: If anyone can help it would mean the world to me.....

You're right, this is in the wrong spot. You should have used one of the existing treads.

Please read the posting guidelines before starting new threads.

Merging... If anyone wants to volunteer to make a sig or avi for him, please post here :)

gaijinmark wrote:Workers that surf at office more productiveMELBOURNE (Reuters Life!) – Caught Twittering or on Facebook at work? It'll make you a better employee, according to an Australian study that shows surfing the Internet for fun during office hours increases productivity.

[/list:u][/list:u] I thought we were in good shape until those last two paragraphs :beaten:

See I totally get this article. I really believe I am more likely to enjoy my day, be more productive, and want to work longer if I don't I'm being looked over. I'd be happy to work 10 hours in a day where stopping during the day to enjoy other things was an accepted part rather than an suspicious behavior.

Here's hoping I have a job at all sometime soon which will support such adventures. :sweat:

^ :fingerscrossed: :fingerscrossed: :fingerscrossed:

OT: thank god it's Friday :victory: :woot:
25 days before I go to Tokyo.

EstherM wrote:^ :fingerscrossed: :fingerscrossed: :fingerscrossed:

OT: thank god it's Friday :victory: :woot:
25 days before I go to Tokyo.

Wow everyone's going to Japan this month aren't they? How wonderful!! I've ramped up my Japanese study again. Maybe it's my secret hope that I can move to Japan and disappear into the countryside one day :dancing:

i wanna say thank you and i love you to the people who are always beside me and never let me down.. especially my family. i really appreciate it. :woot:

Here's a shot of LMF taken on Wednesday. There is a corresponding shot from her camera of yours truly:

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Hopefully there will be some similar meetup in SoCal one of these days. Musha perhaps?

dochira wrote:Musha perhaps?

Krim and I had dinner with LMF and hubby at Musha several years(!) back... :)