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Jessica

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Well, even if that interview I had doesn't pan out to a promotion, they liked me enough to ask me to start doing book reviews and some other writing for them.

So now, I will read the hot new novel before it is available in stores, and get paid for it. :ph34r: Yeeha.
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Oh, that sounds really cool, Jessica, what a nice addition to a job! Hey, we could start a book club, and you could be our Oprah recommending all the good books! :ph34r:

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

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:$ thanks Ivan! I thought after 2 years that the other one was getting a little stale. Plus, I was worried about people saying, "hey, you look younger in that picture, how old is that?" :P
She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

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and you could be our Oprah recommending all the good books!



Except with a lot less money.

OK ladies, our first selection is "The Dirty Girls Social Club" by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, a former reporter for the Los Angeles Times. This book, her first, was written over a period of six days. It will be released in stores May 6.

I'll let you know if I like it. :)
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Jess, I wanna do that.....how do I get a job like that one? Huh? No, I mean it. Really....I just don't wanna be Oprah. But getting paid to read? How fun would that be?

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Michele


~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek
While our hearts lie bleeding?~

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Congratulations! Just remember all those dz.com folks who sent you all those vibes yesterday, and make sure we know all the good books when they come out.

Wendy W.
There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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nice...i would love to get paid to read, but only if i had some control over what i had to read..my time is too important to me to waste it on (what i perceive to be) bad books..

in mass market media i think i would end up reading more crap than i could handle


i like the book club idea..my first recommendation is

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

a young boy and a large tiger on a small life boat in a very large ocean.

possibly the best book i read last year.
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I think a book club would be cool too. I'd give us something to talk about in Talkback besides boobies and the war for a change. :ph34r:

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

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Congratu;ations, Jess. Even if you don't get the promotion you were interviewing for, you have already received a promotion of sorts.

I only hope your doing well in the interview only helps lead you to better things no matter where you work.

You rock, Jess.

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I think a book club would be cool too. I'd give us something to talk about in Talkback besides boobies and the war for a change



A book club would be nice, but i can't afford to go out and buy books. I'd have to hope i could get it from the library.

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I think a book club would be cool too. I'd give us something to talk about in Talkback besides boobies and the war for a change. :ph34r:



Yeah... sounds great! I'm in... OK, let's all read April cover to cover and comment on Wednesday. We should start by discussing the "Pet of the Month" and her boobies!! ;)
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I think a book club would be cool too. I'd give us something to talk about in Talkback besides boobies and the war for a change



A book club would be nice, but i can't afford to go out and buy books. I'd have to hope i could get it from the library.


send me your address and i'll mail you books...i have to many;) and they dont do much good if no one else reads them..

of course first you've got to give me an idea of what you like to read.....
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