Je suis allee fouiner a la librairie histoire de lire autre chose que mon habituel ELLE (que j'apprecie beaucoup). Quels titres !! Meme en essayant differents bords politiques...
- Le Monde2 : "La fin d'un monde"
- Le Nouvel Observateur (Nouvel Obs) : "Les speculateurs s'enrichissent, les contribuables paient...Ou va le capitalisme ?"
- L'Express : "Ce que va nous couter la crise"
Ouh la la...Je les lis quand meme cette semaine dans un but purement informatif. Comme disent les Americains, pour "m'eduquer".
Je crois finalement que je vais faire un saut a la Maison de la Presse du coin (tant pis si les enfants pleurnichent devant tous les magazines qu'ils n'auront pas !) et acheter ELLE si la couverture est interessante ! Non pas que j'aie besoin de lire autre chose mais au moins, je changerai de sujet pour quelques instants.
Time Magazine est dans le meme etat d'esprit. L'edition Europeenne titre "Un ocean de dettes" et ajoute d'autres entrees allechantes comme "La vie sans credit/Life without credit" (puisque beaucoup de credits a la consommation arrivent a echeance et ne se renouvelleront pas) ou bien "Les USA ne sont plus le leader du monde / America : The Lost leader".
Ici la Une du Time Magazine (Europe)
Un article different attire l'oeil du lecteur, Sarah Palin aurait depense $150,000 en vetements dit "de campagne". Le journaliste explique ici pourquoi c'est choquant...et on a meme droit a une galerie de photos avec en legende les noms des createurs !! Finalement, tout le monde a besoin de se detendre, non ?
Mais la ou ca devient carrement moins fun, c'est lorsqu'un article explique que la crise va toucher les mariages..."Will the market kill your marriage ?"
Bonne lecture et a bientot pour d'autres nouvelles !
I'llwrite the English post as soon as I finish my errands !
Ok here I am. I tried to read something else than my usual weekly ELLE (but I do like most of the issues) and went to the library to check out some magazines and start to be educated in economics and finance. After reading only the covers, I think I am going to get that ELLE !
Even with different "political" points of vue like :
-- Le Monde2 : "The end of a certain Time" (left wing)
- Le Nouvel Observateur (Nouvel Obs) : "Speculators get rich, tax payers pay, where Capitalism is aiming to ?" (left wing)
- L'Express : "How much is going to cost us that crisis" (right wing)
Time Magazine is not so different. The European issue cover says : "A sea of debt" has some attractive headlines like "Life without credit (what deleveraging really means)" or "America : the lost leader".
Here is the Cover of Time Magazine (Europe)
A different type of topic though in an article about Sarah Palin's new wardrobe. She had quite a nice budget ($150,000) but here you can read why the journalist didn't like her spendings. You can even view a whole gallery of her new outfits !!
Looks like we can still enjoy some entertainment !
But where it can be seriously ironic or just realistic, it's when you read the article about marriages in the crisis : "Will the market kill your marriage ?"
Oct 27, 2008
Oct 21, 2008
Je reviens...I'll be back soon
Je ne savais pas a quel point organiser son retour a la vie active etait aussi prenant ! Je suis donc un peu debordee depuis 1 semaine mais je compte rattraper mon retard rapidement.
Restez en ligne !
I didn't expected my back-to-work preparations to take so much of my *free* time. So I am a little bit overwhelmed right now but I'll be back very soon to catch up with you guys ! Some bloggers have a Wordless Wednesday. As it is a day off for preschool, primary and middle school students in France, I can't do the same (well, I could...but not my kids !!)
Please stay tuned !!
Restez en ligne !
I didn't expected my back-to-work preparations to take so much of my *free* time. So I am a little bit overwhelmed right now but I'll be back very soon to catch up with you guys ! Some bloggers have a Wordless Wednesday. As it is a day off for preschool, primary and middle school students in France, I can't do the same (well, I could...but not my kids !!)
Please stay tuned !!
Oct 14, 2008
La poste...The Post Office
J'ai du aller deux fois a la Poste en quelques jours et j'avais oublie a quel point c'est plus stressant que d'aller au supermarche le samedi !
Je ne sais pas si c'est pareil dans d'autres villes mais dans la mienne, il n'y a que 2 bureaux de poste : un grand et un petit. Le grand est facile d'acces en voiture donc tout le monde y va. Il ya presque toujours une enorme file d'attente. Ils ont donc decide de mettre en place un nouveau systeme pour fluidifier l'attente : vous prenez un ticket en fonction de votre besoin (comme a la Prefecture de Lille). Quand il y a beaucoup de monde, les gens se plaignent toujours a voix haute du temps passe a attendre et combien le syteme est injuste. Le systeme....La derniere fois, une dame s'est enervee. Elle disait etre la depuis une eternite et ne comprenait pas pourquoi une dame qui venait d'arriver passait avant elle. Cette dame chanceuse s'excusa du regard. "Ce n'est pas vous, madame", lui repondit la dame fachee, "c'est le systeme !". Tout le monde hocha la tete en signe d'accord. C'est a ce moment-la que je realisa que je n'avais pas utilise "le systeme" et devais prendre un ticket. "Hors Service". Je demanda autour de moi :"comment fait-on quand le systeme ne marche plus ?". On me repondit " on a demande mais on ne nous a pas repondu". Tout le monde commenta "quel systeme !!".
Ceci dit, j'ai attendu hier 10 minutes pour recuperer une lettre recommandee (avec plein de monde) mais ce matin, je n'ai eu que 2 minutes d'attente pour en enregistrer une (avec 3 fois moins de personnes a attendre)...je pense aussi que malheureusement, contrairement a sa fonction premiere, le systeme est foireux quand il y a du monde !!
I had to go twice to the Post Office in a few days and it's like being on a crazy mission ! Worse that grocery shopping a Saturday ! I don't know in others towns but in my town, there is only one central Post Office and a small one. It's easy to park around the Main Post Office so everybody goes there. The lines are usually pretty long so they decided to put a new system. You now have to get a number depending on what you need (like in the Prefecture de Lille). When it's crowded, people always complain loudly about how long they have been waiting and how unfair is that system. The system...Last time, a woman told everybody how frustrated she was about waiting so long and how upset she was because someone that just arrived got hes turn before she did. The lucky woman felt somehow sorry for her (the way she looked at her in response at her frustration). That's when "the system" arrived in the conversation. The unlucky woman said "it's not your fault, it's the system !". And eveybody nodded silently. At that very moment, I realized I forgot to take a number at the machine. I was going to but it said "Out of Service". "What system do we use when this system is not working ?" I asked. Someone responded "I asked but they didn't answer me, they don't know". Almost everybody commented "what a system !!" (is that a very French way of criticizing ??)
Anyway, I was on line 10 minutes yesterday only to pick up a registered letter (get it and sign : 1 minute) and it was crowded. This morning, 3 time less people waiting, I had a 2-minute wait to send a registered letter (5 minutes of work)...the system doesn't work correctly when it's crowded !!
Not having to go to the Post Office....priceless !!!!
Je ne sais pas si c'est pareil dans d'autres villes mais dans la mienne, il n'y a que 2 bureaux de poste : un grand et un petit. Le grand est facile d'acces en voiture donc tout le monde y va. Il ya presque toujours une enorme file d'attente. Ils ont donc decide de mettre en place un nouveau systeme pour fluidifier l'attente : vous prenez un ticket en fonction de votre besoin (comme a la Prefecture de Lille). Quand il y a beaucoup de monde, les gens se plaignent toujours a voix haute du temps passe a attendre et combien le syteme est injuste. Le systeme....La derniere fois, une dame s'est enervee. Elle disait etre la depuis une eternite et ne comprenait pas pourquoi une dame qui venait d'arriver passait avant elle. Cette dame chanceuse s'excusa du regard. "Ce n'est pas vous, madame", lui repondit la dame fachee, "c'est le systeme !". Tout le monde hocha la tete en signe d'accord. C'est a ce moment-la que je realisa que je n'avais pas utilise "le systeme" et devais prendre un ticket. "Hors Service". Je demanda autour de moi :"comment fait-on quand le systeme ne marche plus ?". On me repondit " on a demande mais on ne nous a pas repondu". Tout le monde commenta "quel systeme !!".
Ceci dit, j'ai attendu hier 10 minutes pour recuperer une lettre recommandee (avec plein de monde) mais ce matin, je n'ai eu que 2 minutes d'attente pour en enregistrer une (avec 3 fois moins de personnes a attendre)...je pense aussi que malheureusement, contrairement a sa fonction premiere, le systeme est foireux quand il y a du monde !!
I had to go twice to the Post Office in a few days and it's like being on a crazy mission ! Worse that grocery shopping a Saturday ! I don't know in others towns but in my town, there is only one central Post Office and a small one. It's easy to park around the Main Post Office so everybody goes there. The lines are usually pretty long so they decided to put a new system. You now have to get a number depending on what you need (like in the Prefecture de Lille). When it's crowded, people always complain loudly about how long they have been waiting and how unfair is that system. The system...Last time, a woman told everybody how frustrated she was about waiting so long and how upset she was because someone that just arrived got hes turn before she did. The lucky woman felt somehow sorry for her (the way she looked at her in response at her frustration). That's when "the system" arrived in the conversation. The unlucky woman said "it's not your fault, it's the system !". And eveybody nodded silently. At that very moment, I realized I forgot to take a number at the machine. I was going to but it said "Out of Service". "What system do we use when this system is not working ?" I asked. Someone responded "I asked but they didn't answer me, they don't know". Almost everybody commented "what a system !!" (is that a very French way of criticizing ??)
Anyway, I was on line 10 minutes yesterday only to pick up a registered letter (get it and sign : 1 minute) and it was crowded. This morning, 3 time less people waiting, I had a 2-minute wait to send a registered letter (5 minutes of work)...the system doesn't work correctly when it's crowded !!
Not having to go to the Post Office....priceless !!!!
Oct 7, 2008
De retour...back on tracks !
Hello, hello !
Mon deuxieme coup de coeur
Desolee d'avoir ete aussi absente mais impossible de consacrer plus de 5 minutes a ce blog. Je me suis concentree sur la preparation aux entretiens. Le dernier remonte a plus de 10 ans et j'aimerai beaucoup ne pas etre prise au depourvu, piegee par une question que je n'attendais pas. Meme si ca fait partie du jeu...!! Je me fais peut-etre des idees mais j'ai l'impression qu'apres avoir quitte la vie active plusieurs annees, nous perdons le reflexe de nous concentrer sur nous-memes...Donc j'ai annonce officiellement a mon cheri que je ne faisais plus rien dans la maison...dans la semaine, de 9h a 17h ! Ca va mieux depuis !!!! Dur de prendre ses marques mais rafraichissant !
Je trouve la situation economique actuelle particulierement preoccupante. C'est la premiere fois qu'on en parle autant sur la seule radio que je peux ecouter *nrj*. Ce matin, j'ai entendu le mot "krach boursier" et plus inquietant "les banques ne se pretent plus entre elles". Je me demande si en ecoutant ce genre de nouvelles, on n'a pas envie d'aller retirer ses economies et les coller sous son matelas...
Anyway, je me demande si mon retour a la vie active ne va pas etre un peu compromis !! Ceci dit, j'ai rencontre recemment beaucoup de mamans qui repartent au travail. Par necessite ?
Hello and sorry for being so absent from that blog.
I couldn't even find 5 minutes to post, I was literally obsessed by preparing job interviews. Last one I had was (more than) 10 years ago and I couldn't stand the idea of being destabilized by a tricky question...even if it's part of the fun of job interviews. I don't know if I should think so but because I didn't work for many years, I feel like I lost the ability of focusing on myself., focusing on a job situation...so I announced officially to my hubby that I'd stop taking care of the house...during the week, between 9 and 5 pm. I am feeling better focused now !! Although finding a new organization is still a little bit tricky...but it is SO refreshing !!
Today the World Economy is really worrying me. It's the first time I hear on the news of the only good radio I can get in the car (*nrj*) : "financial crisis" and "banks are no more lending money to each others". I am wondering how do you feel listening to that kind of news. Do you feel like running to your bank and withdrawing all youe savings ?
Yesterday, my husband came back from working saying in French (because he's French !) "c'est chaud !" meaning "it's really bad"...(and he works in finance).
Anyway, I am not sure I'll get back to work anytime soon. I recently met a lot of moms going back to work. Out of economic necessity ?
Mon deuxieme coup de coeur
Desolee d'avoir ete aussi absente mais impossible de consacrer plus de 5 minutes a ce blog. Je me suis concentree sur la preparation aux entretiens. Le dernier remonte a plus de 10 ans et j'aimerai beaucoup ne pas etre prise au depourvu, piegee par une question que je n'attendais pas. Meme si ca fait partie du jeu...!! Je me fais peut-etre des idees mais j'ai l'impression qu'apres avoir quitte la vie active plusieurs annees, nous perdons le reflexe de nous concentrer sur nous-memes...Donc j'ai annonce officiellement a mon cheri que je ne faisais plus rien dans la maison...dans la semaine, de 9h a 17h ! Ca va mieux depuis !!!! Dur de prendre ses marques mais rafraichissant !
Je trouve la situation economique actuelle particulierement preoccupante. C'est la premiere fois qu'on en parle autant sur la seule radio que je peux ecouter *nrj*. Ce matin, j'ai entendu le mot "krach boursier" et plus inquietant "les banques ne se pretent plus entre elles". Je me demande si en ecoutant ce genre de nouvelles, on n'a pas envie d'aller retirer ses economies et les coller sous son matelas...
Anyway, je me demande si mon retour a la vie active ne va pas etre un peu compromis !! Ceci dit, j'ai rencontre recemment beaucoup de mamans qui repartent au travail. Par necessite ?
Hello and sorry for being so absent from that blog.
I couldn't even find 5 minutes to post, I was literally obsessed by preparing job interviews. Last one I had was (more than) 10 years ago and I couldn't stand the idea of being destabilized by a tricky question...even if it's part of the fun of job interviews. I don't know if I should think so but because I didn't work for many years, I feel like I lost the ability of focusing on myself., focusing on a job situation...so I announced officially to my hubby that I'd stop taking care of the house...during the week, between 9 and 5 pm. I am feeling better focused now !! Although finding a new organization is still a little bit tricky...but it is SO refreshing !!
Today the World Economy is really worrying me. It's the first time I hear on the news of the only good radio I can get in the car (*nrj*) : "financial crisis" and "banks are no more lending money to each others". I am wondering how do you feel listening to that kind of news. Do you feel like running to your bank and withdrawing all youe savings ?
Yesterday, my husband came back from working saying in French (because he's French !) "c'est chaud !" meaning "it's really bad"...(and he works in finance).
Anyway, I am not sure I'll get back to work anytime soon. I recently met a lot of moms going back to work. Out of economic necessity ?
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