ClaireB’s Comments (group member since Jul 06, 2014)

ClaireB’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Steven wrote: "I’d vote for pushing up to the limit for more points. Can’t win all the prizes, but I’d love to end in first in points!!!"

That sounds perfect !!!!

Sammy wrote: "I believe Steven, Elen, Judith and I are all definitely done for this week.

Anyone besides Jenny have any books they'll be finishing before the deadline? (If you're in a daylight savings area, the..."

I should be able to finish Imago in time :) I'm nearly done with it ;)

Sammy wrote: "✿ Claire ✿ wrote: "Does Gunmetal Magic work for "Gun" in title?"

Sorry Claire, the goals FAQ says words that are part of another word aren't acceptable for "in the title" tasks :("

Alright, no problems. I can always use it for "gun on the cover".

Does Gunmetal Magic work for "Gun" in title?

Elen wrote: "Sammy wrote: "I'm not familiar with that system... I take it it's the opposite from the UK (where A is highest and goes down to F)?"

I would say in Estonia is pretty similar to the UK system.

In ..."

Here in Belgium the grading system is a bit different. Usually it's on 20, but sometimes they give it in percent too. If you have a 20/20 it's the highest score, obviously. Lower than 10/20 you fail (at my uni less that 12/20 was already considered a fail until a few years ago). But there's a catch once you're in uni. You can't get higher than 18/20, except for really exceptional cases. Basically they want to teach you that there's always space for improvement. It's utter bs, in my opinion, but that's how it is.

Oh sorry for the confusion. We are not talking about the grading system but the proficiency level of a language. It's called the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, or CEFRL.



Basically they told Sonia she has a proficienly level in english that is a little above basic.

Just a B1???? Obviously I can't say anything about your level in spoken english, but seeing how you write you deserve a C1 in my opinion !!!! !!!!
Come on !!
I hate that ranking system by the way. It's so abstract, and testing levels is so unreliable to me.

I do take it as a good sign. I'm just a bit disappointed because that other job doesn't sound as exciting. But, hey. I guess I can't be too picky about my first job. We all have to start somewhere. I wasn't into it for the long run anyway. I'm just trying to gain some experience here.

Okay so I ended up calling them... He told me I was too unexperienced for his department, but that he gave my file to his collegue from another department to see if they can take me...
So there it goes. All that stressing out, for not much. They're going to send me an e-mail tomorrow morning, about that other job.

Jenny wrote: "Teehee. Brains are so much fun! I did not mean to stress you out!!!!!"

Oh don't worry. My brain doesn't need your help to completely stress me out. lol
stupid brain!

Meanwhile my cat is just sleeping peacefully on my bed. I wish I were a cat. Of course I would miss reading, but they have such an easy life.

Jenny wrote: "✿ Claire ✿ wrote: "Steven wrote: "✿ Claire ✿ wrote: "hey guys,
It's nearly 4pm and I still haven't been called back for that job.... And I know their office close at 5.30 pm. I'm starting to wonder..."

Oh gosh, now I stress about having to call them. Why are you doing this to me, brain !!!!
I think I'll wait like 20 min more or something and then call them.

Steven wrote: "✿ Claire ✿ wrote: "hey guys,
It's nearly 4pm and I still haven't been called back for that job.... And I know their office close at 5.30 pm. I'm starting to wonder if they're actually going to call..."

I know. You're probably right. But my stupid brain is the best when it comes to imagine the worst scenarios... So I'm stuck in "what if"s the whole day, and night. Because of course I didn't sleep right....
I'm starting to wonder if I should call them myself. Like, "hey, I'm here. I hope you didn't forget about me?"
To me it could go two ways: either they're impressed I'm so eager to work with them I couldn't wait for their call OR they're annoyed that I didn't follow instructions and wait for their call.

Sonia wrote: "Well... this killer bunny is pretty upset with herself... I was feeling so miserable last monday that I started a very good quality KU erotica. I was in the middle of book #2 when I realized that t..."

That's too bad =(
All these birds and fish going to waste...

Sonia wrote: "✿ Claire ✿ wrote: "hey guys,
It's nearly 4pm and I still haven't been called back for that job.... And I know their office close at 5.30 pm. I'm starting to wonder if they're actually going to call..."

Thank you Sonia <3

Sonia wrote: "Don't you love marketing?!

On my bookbub newsletter today:



This reminds me of the time a friend of mine gave me Eclipse as a x-mas present because it said on the cover "The book that has eclips..."

Ugh, I hate when they use other books/authors to market their books. Don't they want people to like the book for itself? I mean, if they just tell the readers "if you love that, you'll love this", it just invites comparison and they never live up to it. Never !

hey guys,
It's nearly 4pm and I still haven't been called back for that job.... And I know their office close at 5.30 pm. I'm starting to wonder if they're actually going to call me back.
It's been a stressful day. It's the first time I'm in that situation. I've been glued to my phone all day, and that's quite extraordinary for me. I'm not able to concentrate enough to read either. It's just horrible.

I think I'll be able to meet my goal of 5 books this week.

It's simply the best team!

Teddie wrote: "Congratulations Claire! And fingers crossed on the job :)"

thank you Teddie !

Sammy wrote: "✿ Claire ✿ wrote: "Sammy wrote: "✿ Claire ✿ wrote: "Question: Are we allowed to read fanfiction for this challenge? I can't remember. Because there's this series I really want to continue at some p..."

Indeed ! :D