good things come to those who wait ;)

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Good news at work today. The long-promised raises were finally approved. I got 4% - which is certainly more than I expected, since the typical annual raise at our company tends to be around 1-2% (ridiculous, I know, but they offer good benefits). And, of course, due to the economic crisis we haven't had any since 2008. So it does make a difference. Besides, the boss clearly implied that not everyone on my team got this much (she said she wished that were the case, but it wasn't possible). So it appears I somehow deserved it, despite my less-than-stellar performance on certain projects (*cough* phone calls *cough*). Which is certainly good to know.

Maybe - just maybe - my bank account balance will stop going DOWN now. Right on time, too, since it wasn't that far from hitting bottom... *sigh*

In other random news, Viggo TOTALLY looks like Freud these days. It's damn disturbing, actually. I'm all for actors submerging themselves in their characters etc.... but he is barely recognizable. He's wearing CONTACTS, for Pete's sake! The famous Icy Blue Gaze is gone!... The bohemian messy hair is gone, the scar on the upper lip is gone, he looks all prim and ELDERLY and just... yikes! Where is my Viggo???... *freaks out* ;P

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% doesn´t really tell me anything conceptual but I congratulate you on the raise of salary! I wish you would have a little more to live with and spend on things you like.

Of course you deserved it - what are u talking about?? You are always better than you think to think of yourself! And braver. And more beautiful. But in the end I´m just a swedish girl somewhere over the ocean who talks about concepts of beauty while having blonde hair, right..? And so, I rest my case, wishing I had a pinata to hit. In celebration of the celebration that you indeed deserve so_much_more of everything without even knowing it.

*ignores Freud until Viggo comes back*