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Nov. 1st, 2006 11:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
floatingleafToday I spent the entire afternoon at an employment agency again: paperwork, computer testing (very long and tedious this time - I was close to falling off the chair by the end, lol), the usual drill. But the recruiter I talked to was very nice, and flew into ecstasies over my test scores.;P (though maybe she was just being polite, having seen how exhausted I looked ;) But than again, some questions in the Basic Office Skills section were clearly designed for first class morons.:P (for example, correct the spelling of the word "benafits"; WTF is that???... it hurtsss our eyessses, preciousss... LOL) And this time, for a change, the address was surprisingly easy to find, so at least I didn't waste any more time driving than necessary. I wasn't even late (yes, sadly enough, for me that's a remarkable achievement...:P).
And tomorrow morning I have a REAL job interview; not at an agency, but with an actual hiring manager at an actual workplace, OMG. And I hardly know anything about the position I have applied for (it took them about two weeks to get back to me after my initial online application, so naturally I don't remember the actual ad and why it captured my attention, lol). So of course I am in a state of mild panic (mild because I keep telling myself that if I make a total idiot of my humble person, I won't have to see this particular interviewer ever again :P). I did some online research on the company, and it seems sufficiently intimidating.;) I can only hope I won't get mean, evil questions like "Are you a goal oriented person?" or "What kind of impact are you going to make within the first 90 days?". I hate this type of questions with a passion, and simply know that whatever I say in response to them will sound incredibly artificial. But I guess another way to approach this problem is asking myself: "Do I want to get hired for a position that requires me to have ready, confident answers for questions like that?" The answer is no. So the only risk I'm taking is some stranger thinking to herself: "What is this woman doing here?", LOL (yeah, that's my idea of a positive attitude; what? :P).
I have received my Snakeskin CD. You know, this one:
And it's gorgeous. I find myself at a loss how to describe the music without simplifying it too much, but it's definitely DARK. Dark and disturbing... in a beautiful way. Also very trance-like, much more monotonous than Lacrimosa - but clearly born from the same spirit (the bottomless pit of Tilo's black soul...;D). Actually, the most apt description that comes to my mind would be "club/disco for vampires" (or other night creatures... LOL). And Tilo's vocals are at their most animalistic here; at times, he almost sounds like Gollum.:P But his hissing and screeching blends in well with the beat, so the overall effect is actually pleasing to the ear (believe it or not). Well, there is one track where a persistent, repetitive and gradually intensifying drill-like sound is used (very effectively) to create an atmosphere of dread; something ominous and inevitable, drawing near... until it becomes almost unbearable (right before the track abruptly ends). It gives me the chills every time; and also proves to me that almost every piece of music composed by Tilo has a captivating story to tell - even if the lyrics are minimal. It's just like he said on the official website; Lacrimosa was about making music to fit the mood created by words... while Snakeskin is more about trying to express feelings without words. Or, in some cases, with a single broken line - like don't come near - I am the dark, or these furious stars will condemn... When faced with a message like that, what more words do you need?...
And tomorrow morning I have a REAL job interview; not at an agency, but with an actual hiring manager at an actual workplace, OMG. And I hardly know anything about the position I have applied for (it took them about two weeks to get back to me after my initial online application, so naturally I don't remember the actual ad and why it captured my attention, lol). So of course I am in a state of mild panic (mild because I keep telling myself that if I make a total idiot of my humble person, I won't have to see this particular interviewer ever again :P). I did some online research on the company, and it seems sufficiently intimidating.;) I can only hope I won't get mean, evil questions like "Are you a goal oriented person?" or "What kind of impact are you going to make within the first 90 days?". I hate this type of questions with a passion, and simply know that whatever I say in response to them will sound incredibly artificial. But I guess another way to approach this problem is asking myself: "Do I want to get hired for a position that requires me to have ready, confident answers for questions like that?" The answer is no. So the only risk I'm taking is some stranger thinking to herself: "What is this woman doing here?", LOL (yeah, that's my idea of a positive attitude; what? :P).
I have received my Snakeskin CD. You know, this one:
And it's gorgeous. I find myself at a loss how to describe the music without simplifying it too much, but it's definitely DARK. Dark and disturbing... in a beautiful way. Also very trance-like, much more monotonous than Lacrimosa - but clearly born from the same spirit (the bottomless pit of Tilo's black soul...;D). Actually, the most apt description that comes to my mind would be "club/disco for vampires" (or other night creatures... LOL). And Tilo's vocals are at their most animalistic here; at times, he almost sounds like Gollum.:P But his hissing and screeching blends in well with the beat, so the overall effect is actually pleasing to the ear (believe it or not). Well, there is one track where a persistent, repetitive and gradually intensifying drill-like sound is used (very effectively) to create an atmosphere of dread; something ominous and inevitable, drawing near... until it becomes almost unbearable (right before the track abruptly ends). It gives me the chills every time; and also proves to me that almost every piece of music composed by Tilo has a captivating story to tell - even if the lyrics are minimal. It's just like he said on the official website; Lacrimosa was about making music to fit the mood created by words... while Snakeskin is more about trying to express feelings without words. Or, in some cases, with a single broken line - like don't come near - I am the dark, or these furious stars will condemn... When faced with a message like that, what more words do you need?...
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Date: 2006-11-02 07:38 am (UTC)*big hugs*
Soon mid Nov!
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Date: 2006-11-03 01:26 am (UTC)Yes, I did that. One of my questions was actually too ambitious for the interviewer to answer...:P
Soon mid Nov!
Yesss!... OMGOMGOMG. :D *giant hugs*