... and if...

...my previous video is not the cutest scene ever, maybe it would be this one !

 Now I see the Lights - from Disney's Tangled

I must be in love or something to post all of those videos... or maybe I'm still a little girl inside !

 

Probably...

one of the cutest scene ever !

The piano duet - from Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

Love it !
(check the entire scene here)

Holidays are almost over !

Yes, today is Sunday, back to work tomorrow, and thinking about my to-do-list I think I have a loooooot of things to do. But, believe me, it was really good to be "off" this week. Yes, I was not completely off cuz I was checking my emails everyday and sent some, but, still, it was a holiday week !

So good that this morning, my mirror choose to fall from my wall and broke into a million of pieces ! Wonderful !!!!

I spent long hours cleaning everything ! Thank you mirror !!!!! 

Anyway, holidays are almost over, back to work tomorrow, but first, the second part of last week's Sunday Stealing !

21. A better name for me would be : Blondie ? I can be really really dumb sometimes !!!

22. I have a hard time understanding : stupidity of certain people. Why do they prefer being a bitch with you rather giving a help ?

23. If I ever go back to school, I’d : go to business school.
 
24. You know I like you if : I smile and laugh all the time...

25. If I ever won an award, the first person I’d thank would be : my parents and people who supports me.
 
26. If I could bring back a TV show for a reunion it would be : Almost the question n°14 in this one, don't you think ?

27. Take my advice, never : never gives candies to the drummer.
 
28. My ideal breakfast is : coffee, pain au chocolat, fruits, yoghurt, some bacon and eggs...
 
29. A song I love, but do not own is : hm, let me think. Those days, the one I really really like is this one : 

My big bad handsome Man - by Imelda May 

AWESOME !!

(there is also some Gary Clark Jr songs, still some Metallica songs, and and and)

30. If you visit my hometown, I'd suggest : well I live in Versailles, so...
 
31. If I could meet a couple of my blog buddies, I'd include : don't know... let me think about it !
 
32. Why won’t people : stop acting like stupid bitch all the time !!!
 
33. If you spend the night at my house : you will drink french wine, french cheese and probably french pastries !
 
34. I’d stop everything for : a new chance with him !
 
35. The world could do without : hypocrisy or Justin Bieber
 
36. The last time I got drunk I : vomited. I don't usually get drunk, I know when to stop and prefer enjoying the evening sober than drunk. Just a few drinks are enough. If you need to get drunk, maybe it's because you're really bad and need to show it, or you're bored by the people you're with !

37. My favourite blonde is : hm.... Kristen Renton ? Again ? Sorry but I really admire all the things she does, and seems sooooo sweet ! I really really like her !

38. Paper clips are more useful than :  a cute bunny.

39. If I do anything well, it’s : chocolate-coconut muffins.

40. And by the way : I was at the cinema this afternoon, seeing a french movie, it was a very very good one !
If you want an encore to that one, in almost a month, I go to Glasgow seeing my favourite boys !!!

 

What does it mean ?

First of all, I have to say that this lazy week is really really good ! I was so tired those days that now I'm enjoying doing nooooothing !!

My parents left Saturday morning, and well travelled to Montreal.

On Saturday evening, I went to Indian restaurant with my friend Anne, and spent a lovely evening talking about everything and nothing. We had so much fun.

On Sunday, it was election day and lunch at my Grand-Parents. After that, I went out to have a beer (or two) with my friend Benoît. (I think I already talked to you about him, but, he's the kind of guy that deserves a special post !)

We spent almost an hour commenting the results of the elections, it was fun. (but, we're worried about the 2nd tour...)

The next day, I mostly spent my time watching tv... checking emails few times a day.

Last night, I went out to have some drinks with two other friends, Gaël and Guillaume and had a loooooot of fun. We know each other since Junior High and still have soooo many things to share.

But now, here is my "problem".

Remember that few years ago I met that great guy. We flirt, had fun, talked and decided that we should not mix professional and private life. I turned the page. (yeah, you know who I'm talking about)

But, last September, when I saw Gary, he re-started the jokes about the aborted relationship and the fake wedding. He joked about it with a lot of unknown people. And, it's like it touched me again.

Now, when I'm mentioning his name, people wants to know more and ask me "so, you're dating ?"

Two weeks ago, Anne, Gaël, Guillaume and I spend an evening together, joking about a lot of stuffs. We talked about how we suck in our relationships, and I mentioned Neil. 

They asked me the whole story and told them. Now, they push me to clear things with him and clearly date with him.

What does it mean when your friends all do the same jokes ?

I will see him in Glasgow in a few weeks, and I think that we will talk. It may sounds stupid but, since I met him, it's like I was seeing him differently than the others. Like he's the one. 

But, as you know, I really really suck in sentimental relationships, and I don't know what he's thinking cuz he's more than mute and invisible with me, and that's what scared me. 

Anyway, I'm gonna keep their advices and think about it... 

Have a nice day !

 

Inspired...

 

Thank you Today and Tomorrow for those two images.

 

April 22nd 2012

 

Done this afternoon. 

Results for this first round tonight from 20h00

UPDATE : 

Participation : 80.3%
F. Hollande : 29.30%
N. Sarkozy : 26%
M. Le Pen : 18.10%
JL. Mélenchon : 11.10%
F. Bayrou : 9.10%
E. Joly : 2.20%
N. Dupont-Aignan : 1.90%
P. Poutou : 1.20%
N. Arthaud : 0.70%
J. Cheminade : 0.30%

WTF ? 100%

Sunday Stealing, cooking, votes !

Hi everybody,

First of all I saw that Blogger changed a few stuff, and well, I don't really enjoy it. Not really cuz... I liked the old interface, this one is strange... Like the new Facebook Timeline...

But, I admit, I like some of there changes, check the new TRACK1Music France page. Cute, isn't it ? I just need to change the background to add the logo somewhere !

Anyway. 

My parents left this morning to spend the week in Montreal with my sister, and so, I decided that this upcoming week is gonna be a lazy-off-week. In fact, next week, there is one of our biggest music Festival (le Printemps de Bourges), so, all the medias and label teams will be off to go there.
I remember when I was an intern at Jarring Effects, the week of that Festival, the all-team went. Two people stood at the office, Hélène and I. AWFULL !!!! Nobody, no email, no phonecall, just her and I listening to music, watching videos and playing games on the computer (we had to stay at the office, just in case somebody called...)

Because of that memory, I decided to be almost in holidays next week. I will try to check my emails twice a day, and connect to Skype one hour. Not more. (I just have to say it to my colleagues...)

I have to check a little bit cuz, a lot of things changed about the Music Day 2012, I'm waiting for some answers and will have to meet the venue... But... don't want to do more. I need a break.

I think I will spend the week : cooking, doing sports (if the weather is ok, cuz since two weeks it's only rain, like in November...), going to cinema and sleep !!! 

About cooking...

Check this picture I took this afternoon....

 and this one ...

This afternoon I tried to cook some macarons. I don't know who says it was easy cuz it's not !!!!

Well, the preparation is easy, you just have to mix white eggs, sugar, almonds, blablabla. BUT, here were my problems.

I don't know why, all the eggs were double eggs, so, a lot of yellow and not that much white. I tried to beat them until stiff and... nothing. I did it again, and it was perfect. But, the new eggs were also double...I used 3 instead of 2 !

It cooked perfectly in the oven and were really pretty when I took them of the plate. BUT, problem number 2, the miss who wrote my recipe book didn't write the recipe of the chocolate ganache I had to add ! 

I tried, and I think it was to liquid... so... after the one hour in the fridge, they look like this....

 It's not Ladurée, but, it's pretty tasty !! I'm happy.

Because the recipe book made me do too much ganache, I used the rest to do those muffins :

chocolate, liquid cream, coconut, chocolate chip, flour, sugar, one egg, 20 minutes in the oven = PARADISE !!!!

I think I will try other recipe during the week, and so, if I find no job, I will open a french bakery somewhere in Scotland (about Scotland, I watched Braveheart today for the first time : Mel Gibson can't speak with Scottish accent, it was awful, the movie terribly long, and Tommy Flanagan died one hour before the end of the movie, soooo sad ! - at least, it made me have a very nice time livetwitting it with one of my friends !)

And now, it's 00:50AM, so it's Sunday, and I can answer the Sunday Stealing. I prefer doing it now, cuz after that my mind will think about one thing : who's gonna be our next President.

To be honest, I have no idea. The candidates are all promising impossible things, and it's terrible. Maybe it's another reason for me to leave the country, don't you think ?

So, tomorrow, first round... We have to chose one candidate for the next tour... My bets are, as usual, 2nd tour between Left and Right, so it will be Nicolas Sarkozy against François Hollande... 

So, Sunday Stealing.

1. My uncle once : push me in his swimming pool. I was around 5, it was Summer, and there is a great picture of that episode somewhere in my picture album !

2. Never in my life : took drugs.

3. When I was five : I had a very good friend called Alice, we loved dressing up everytime we were seeing each other, people thought we were sisters.

4. High School was : an awful moment in my life. I preferred Junior High !!

5. I will never forget : my first meeting with my Fishboy. Sooooooo unbelievable. I asked him 10 times in less than 5 minutes what was A Joker's Rage and what he was doing for life. He was looking at me with a strange smile meaning "is she dumb or completely drunk ?" ... Not at all, I was just not understanding his Scottish accent !!!!

6. I once met : a man who were a specialist about Napoleon 1er. I was an intern at the Fondation Napoleon and he spent a morning talking to me about a battle, don't remember which one. He was so passionate that we could live his speech. It was absolutely magic !

7. There’s this girl I know who : I don't know if I have to like her or not cuz when she talks to me, I feel like she wanna do my job instead of my. And, no way. I kicked my ass to have what I have now for those bands, noway I leave !

8. Once, at a bar : I continue the conversation as if it never stops... 10 years later ! It was with Anne, and since few weeks, we see each other once/week, and it's awesome. Stupid jokes and stupid conversation as if we were still in Junior High !!

9. By noon, I’m usually : Go down to the kitchen, take a piece of bread and a Vache Qui Rit... Waiting for the lunch. If it's not Vache Qui Rit, it's another piece of cheese !

10. Last night : I was with my Mum watching Tv...

11. If only I had : the strength to move out the country to follow my bands !

12. Next time I go to church : I hope it won't be funerals !

13. Jonathan Frid : hmm, don't know him... and about to Google it... (but now that I see the articles, I remember reading in the news that he passed away...)

14. What worries me most : job.

15. When I turn my head left, I see : wall

16. When I turn my head right, I see : Hi-Fi and window

17. You know I’m lying when : you don't know when I'm lying !!

18. What I miss most about the 80s : I don't have a lot of memories of the 80's cuz I was born in 86, but probably the tapes and VCR !

19. If I was a character in Shakespeare, I’d be : One of the girls from The Taming of the Shrew !!

20. By this time next year : job, flat, bf 

Have a goodnight !!

 

Sun-satur-day Stealing

A lot of work with the upcoming gigs I'm trying to book... Some good results. New contact. I think that right now everything's fine...

I really hope that all those projects will work.

But right now, I take a little minute to do the new Sunday Stealing....

The rules this week were : 

Before reading the questions: Pick 5 TV Shows you like. They can be past or present. 

Hint: pick shows that you are REALLY into. Hey! no peaking at the questions! List them:


1. Sons of Anarchy (no kidding !)

2. Desperate Housewives

3. Downton Abbey

4. True Blood

5. Cougar Town

1. Who is your favourite character in 2 ?

Renée ! Love love her !!! Vanessa Williams is amazing in that role ! Seriously !!

2. Who is your least favourite character in 1 ?
Hard. Cuz even the bad characters, I love them... June Stahl was incredible, such a bitch, but Ally Walker was amazing, too bad she never won an award for that role ! But if you really want someone I don't like, that may be Eli Roosevelt, the new sheriff. Maybe it's because he's new, and so we don't know what kind of Sheriff he's gonna be ...

3. What’s your favourite episode of 4 ?
Favourite episode, don't know. But favourite scene was in the last season (number 4 if my memory is good), when Sookie asks help to Alcide cuz Eric is gone in the sunlight... Eric is swimming, and Alcide turn from the werewolf to the human shape... hmmmmmmm

4. What is your favourite season of 5 ?
Only three season and no favourite... All good.

5. What’s your favourite relationship in 3 ?

Lady Sybil and Tom Brandson !

6. Who is your anti-relationship in 2 ?
Hmm... no idea...

7. How long have you watched 1 ?
Every season, and will rewatch it from the first to the last (4th) before September when they will start the 5th !

8. How did you become interested in 3 ?
I read about it on Nicole's blog, Noodles and Waffles ! I love England, I love that time of 20th Century, kinda enjoy Godsford's Park, love Maggie Smith.

9. Who is your favourite actor in 4 ?

Alexander Skasgard ?

10. Which show do you prefer 1, 2, or 5 ?
Number 1 ! Even if the shows are not really comparable !

11. Which show have you seen more episodes of 1 or 3 ?
From number one cuz it's 4 seasons of 13 episodes and number 3 only has 2 seasons right now so....

12. If you could be anyone from 4, who would you be ?
Hmmm... none, or maybe Jessica....

13. How would you kill off any character in 5 ?
I kill nobody from number 5 ! Too bad, cuz I'd love to kill some characters in number 1, 2 and 3 !!!!

14. Would a 3/4 crossover work ?
No.

15. Pair two characters in 1 that would make an unlikely, but strangely okay couple.
Ima with Juice. I think that may be really interesting, cuz Ima is hated by Jax and Ope, but she may be important for the club by the fact that she's a porn star and know people in it that may do some business with the club. And interesting to Juice cuz after all the things he's been through in season 4, he deserves something good ! Plus, they may be a really hot couple !

16. Overall, which show has the better cast, 3 or 5 ?

It's not the same at all, both cast are incredible !!!

Maybe the order of my series was not the best one but, rules were to pick the series before reading the questions.... So....

Juste un peu de poésie !

Ou comment passer de ça :

Symphony n°7 - Allegretto - composed by L. V Beethoven

à ça :

Battery - by Metallica

Live version, Symphonic and Melodic

en une après midi en bossant sur ...

(c) Matthew Comer

(jardin et péron de votre bloggueuse préférée !)

Facile. C'est ce que j'ai fait aujourd'hui. Ca m'a sacrément motivée, un communiqué de relance est près à partir demain !

Qu'il devait être bon...

... d'arriver sur le marché de l'emploi il y a une vingtaine d'années, ou plus.

Jeudi, je vais avoir 26 ans. Et honnêtement, j'ai l'impression d'avoir passé une année complète à être furieuse. Contre qui ? Tout le monde et personne à la fois.

L'année dernière, à cette époque-là, j'essayais d'encaisser le coup et de finir mon contrat, 6 mois en temps partiel. Même si le poste était passionnant, ce n'est pas vraiment l'expérience que j'attendais. Pourquoi ?

Parce qu'un recruteur qui lit votre CV sur lequel sont inscrit "auto-entrepreneur" et CDD de 6 mois, il a tendance à rire. Parce que lui, ce qu'il veut, c'est obligatoirement un débutant avec minimum 5 ans d'expérience et un carnet d'adresses encore plus gros que le dernier Who's Who. Normal ! 

Même les offres précisant "débutant accepté" me répondent "pas assez d'expérience". 

Dans ce cas, expliquez moi ce qu'il faut faire ? Où est-ce que je trouve mes 5 premières années d'expérience ? Est-ce que je dois truquer mon CV pour faire croire que je les ai déjà ? Est-ce que mes stages, où mon poste était un réel poste, ne comptent que comme photocopies ?

Je vous avouerais que je perds de plus en plus espoir, et réfléchis à une reconversion... A 26 ans, oui, normal. De toutes façons, c'est pas dit qu'un jour je touche une vraie retraite, alors autant tout fiche en l'air dès maintenant !

Enfin, passons.

A cause d'un problème informatique, l'une de mes réactualisation auprès de Pôle Emploi n'a pas été comptabilisée, j'ai donc été radiée, sans le savoir.

Je m'en suis rendue compte en tentant de m'actualiser le mois suivant. Étant en CDD qui pouvait ne pas être renouvelé, et puis, étant à temps partiel 20h/semaine, je tenais à rester inscrite, j'ai donc tenté de me réinscrire. Malheureusement, problème informatique interne à Pôle Emploi, celle-ci reste en suspens pendant près de 4 mois. J'avoue ne pas avoir réagi tout de suite, me disant qu'ils avaient sans doute beaucoup de demandes. Passés les 4 mois, j'ai craqué, refais une demande qui cette fois a été validée en l'espace d'une semaine. Oui, y avait bien eu un bug informatique. Je pense que ces retrouvailles m'ont usées plus que prévu !

Avec moi, leurs problèmes informatiques ont duré environ 7 mois. Je le sais car une des personnes qui m'a reçu suite à ma réinscription (validée) m'a dit 

"ah oui, il apparaît que vous aviez fait une actualisation en février, mais elle n'a pas abouti et donc vous avez été radiée", 

à cela, on m'a souvent fait comprendre que de toutes façons, les problèmes informatiques venaient de moi et non eux. C'était donc de ma faute si j'avais été radiée et si ma première tentative de réinscription avait échouée.

Pendant les deux mois qui ont suivi, je me suis sérieusement demandée s'ils essayaient de me pousser à bout. En effet, il leur a fallu 2 mois et près de 50 visites et 3 menaces de procès au Tribunal Administratif pour qu'ils arrivent enfin à lire un tableau excel hyper détaillé et lire une lettre explicative. En y repensant, je crois bien avoir passé plus de temps à leur expliquer chaque document qu'à toucher mes allocations. Et je passerais le passage des allocations versées puis considérées comme trop perçues et donc que je devais rembourser, tout ça parce qu'ils avaient choisi d'interpréter un tableau excel simple d'une autre manière. 

Je crois que malheureusement tous ces événements m'ont fait perdre plus d'espoir et de confiance en moi que prévu. Grâce à Pôle Emploi, je suis désormais dans l'idée de "personne ne peut m'aider, ça ne sert à rien", un peu à la Calimero...

En fait, en y repensant un peu plus, ma relation avec Pôle Emploi a toujours été plus que chaotique !

Je m'explique.

J'ai double Master 2, le premier en Communication Culturelle (le vrai titre c'est Administrateur de Projets en Médiation Culturelle), le second en Management de Carrière d'Artistes, soit, deux secteurs ultra bouchés. D'avance je savais que rien qu'un Master 2 allait bloquer Pôle Emploi. J'y suis tout de même allée, positive, croyante, motivée, et surtout, j'étais relativement jeune à l'époque et sur le compte de la mutuelle de mes parents, celle-ci m'accordait une année supplémentaire si je prouvais que j'étais en recherche d'emploi. Seule preuve acceptée : carte Pôle Emploi délivrée après inscription.

Rendez-vous qui suit l'inscription, la jeune femme me demande de décrire mon parcours, je lui décris avec des termes simples et courant (ce qui n'est pas évident quand on a passé 5 ans non stop dans le milieu avec des gens qui connaissent le milieu). Elle me demande pourquoi je me suis inscrite, et lui dit la vérité, j'ai besoin de cette mutuelle car je suis en traitement médical régulier (pour des allergies, certes saisonnières, lourdes), forcément elle n'a pas apprécié, cela dit, elle ne s'est pas gênée pour me rétorquer à peine 3 minutes après que de toutes façons j'étais surdiplômée pour Pôle Emploi, ils ne pourraient rien faire pour moi. Nous nous quittons une heure plus tard, et celle-ci me demande timidement 

"au fait, au cours de l'entretien, vous n'avez cessé de parler de musiques actuelles, mais puis-je vous demander en quoi ça consiste". 

Dans ma tête, une constatation : j'ai trop de diplômes pour toi, j'ai passé une heure à décrire chaque terme technique employé sauf celui-là que tout le monde connaît, tu as tout approuvé, et à la fin tu me demandes ce que ça veut dire, DONC tu ne sais absolument pas ce que je cherche parce que tu n'as pas compris le NOYAU de la discussion ; bienvenue !

Depuis ma première inscription et mon premier entretien suivi, je ne me suis jamais sentie à ma place au Pôle Emploi. Faisant attention à ne pas employer de termes trop techniques, utilisant des phrases simples, expliquant tout ce qui pourrait paraître obscur pour mon interlocuteur, aucun n'a compris mon cursus et le poste visé, soit Chargée de Communication dans le secteur culturel (plus particulièrement, si vous avez compris, en Musique...)

Le pire a sans doute été lorsque ma conseillère d'origine en a eu assez d'essayer de m'aider et m'a basculée vers le programme CVE. Ce nouveau conseiller m'avait l'air gentil et compétent. Deux choses m'ont fait rapidement changer d'avis.

La première. Un jour alors que je préparais sans doute un concert pour un de mes artistes, je reçois un mail d'une personne que je ne connais ni d'Eve, ni d'Adam. Celle-ci m'explique son cursus, ses envies, blablabla et crache le morceau  

"C'est M. X, mon conseiller CVE qui m'a donné vos coordonnées parce qu'il a pensé que vous pourriez me renseigner mieux que lui"  

PARDON ? D'une part, il ne m'a jamais demandé la permission de transmettre mes coordonnées, merci la confidentialité des informations, d'autre part, d'où serais-je sensée, à la lecture du mail, faire le boulot du-dit conseiller ?

La seconde. Je trouve enfin une offre merveilleuse, du marketing pendant 6 mois chez Universal. Certes c'est en rap, et j'y connais pas grand chose, mais ça m'est égal, après tout je ne connaissais rien à l'électro avant d'arriver chez UWe et vendre un maxi du jeune Yuksek... Seul hic, c'est un stage, et je n'ai plus le droit aux conventions. Cela dit, j'ai quand même l'entretien et le recruteur aime vraiment mon profil et sent que ça peut marcher. Il est partant pour négocier un autre contrat. Manque de pot, nous sommes en juillet, la DRH en vacances, quand elle revient, c'est mon conseiller qui est en vacances.... Entre temps, j'ai le temps de réfléchir à tous les arguments pouvant jouer en ma faveur. J'envoie le tout à Pôle Emploi et pars, à mon tour, en vacances. A mon retour, ça tombe bien, rendez vous suivi. Qu'est-ce qu'il m'apprend ? Non, il n'a pas donné suite à ma demande de négociation de contrat parce qu'il a estimé que la mission ne m'apporterait rien. Non, c'est vrai, 6 mois de marketing chez Universal n'auraient ABSOLUMENT rien apporté à mon CV. J'aurais pu le tuer lorsqu'il m'a dit ça !

A partir de ce jour-là, c'en était fini, plus aucun espoir vis-à-vis de l'aide de Pôle Emploi. 

J'aurais pu sombrer, mais heureusement pour moi, quelques semaines plus tard, W. me propose un nouvel artiste. J'accepte. Dans la foulée, je trouve mon contrat aidé 20 heures/semaine pendant lequel j'ai été radiée à cause d'un problème informatique ! Depuis, rien, mis à part de nombreuses crises de nerfs dues à ... dues à je ne sais même pas quoi exactement : inefficacité, désorganisation, manque d'intérêt pour leur travail, manque de curiosité, je ne sais pas.

Entre celui (celle) qui ne pose pas la question au bon moment, celui (celle) qui ne sait pas lire un intitulé simple d'une colonne excel (recette veut bien dire recette, chiffre d'affaires veut bien dire chiffre d'affaires non ?), celui (celle) qui ne sait pas lire une lettre, celui (celle) qui se permet de juger une offre sans connaître le secteur concerné et qui t'en donnes une complètement opposée, j'ai l'impression de vivre un gag permanent avec eux.

Certes, j'ai pu signer mon contrat aidé grâce à eux (et suis restée sérieuse lorsque la conseillère m'a demandée si Versailles est en Zone Urbaine Sensible - l'agence en question était dans le 11è à Paris, donc pas si loin, et elle m'avait demandé juste avant où j'habitais, question à laquelle je réponds Versailles), et je suis consciente du fait qu'aujourd'hui Pôle Emploi est dépassé car il y a trop de demandeurs d'emplois et pas assez de conseillers, mais faut arrêter de déconner une fois de temps en temps. 

J'ai un nouveau conseiller, je lui ai expliqué mes diplômes et mon secteur, il a (je crois) compris. S'il me reçois en rendez-vous, je pars du principe qu'il a préparé un minimum ce rendez-vous, non ? Dans ce cas, comment ose-t-il me dire qu'il me refuse un contrat aidé sous prétexte que le secteur culturel, selon lui, abuse des contrats aidés. Quand il m'a sorti cette connerie, je suis restée bouche bée. Ma bouche devait être tellement ouverte qu'il a du comprendre qu'il avait dit une sacrée connerie. Je lui ai donc expliqué pourquoi le secteur culturel embauchait avec beaucoup de contrats aidés : le secteur n'a quasiment pas d'argent alors qu'il a besoin de beaucoup de main d’œuvres. Il embauche d'abord en contrat aidé pour voir si la personne correspond ou pas à leurs attentes, comme ça hop, plus intéressant qu'un stagiaire, si la personne convient, contrat renouvelé, ou transformé, si non, bye bye, pas de reconduction. 

"Ah, je n'étais pas conscient de ce problème..." 

ben tiens, encore un. Dis moi sur quel point tu pourrais être efficace ? Je me permets de demander parce que visiblement, un intitulé "chargée de communication" te pose aussi problème (nous avons cependant avancé sur la question, il a, je crois, noté quelque part que non un chargé de com' n'est pas forcément ET webmaster ET community manager, ça peut - et ce sont - 3 postes bien distincts !!)

Passons.

Depuis la fin de mon contrat, j'ai envoyé des millions de candidatures, réponses à des offres, spontanées, j'ai eu un rendez-vous très instructif avec une chargée de recrutement qui m'a re-boostée le moral, j'ai développé mon activité indépendante au point de devoir payer, cette année, des impôts (je suis auto-entrepreneur, cette fierté de payer des impôts veut seulement dire que j'ai eu des recettes via mon placement d'artistes, faibles, mais recettes quand même !), j'ai écrit mon CV en anglais et ai postulé au Royaume Uni, mais reste dépitée à chaque rendez-vous au Pôle Emploi. 

Tous mes retours sur candidatures se résument à 

"malgré l'intérêt de votre candidature, nous avons préféré donner le poste à quelqu'un qui a plus d'expérience".

Et dire qu'à une époque, tu n'avais pas fini tes études que tu étais déjà embauché dans une boîte sans même avoir d'expérience significative. 

Les recruteurs d'aujourd'hui sont sans doute passés par là, je dis ça car l'époque citée correspond à l'époque de mes parents et que les recruteurs d'aujourd'hui sont de la même génération... Ces recruteurs, ont-ils oublié comment ils ont commencé ? Réalisent-ils qu'à force d'agir de la sorte, ils ferment la porte du marché du travail à de nombreuses personnes comme moi ?

Les politiques, eux, préfèrent aider les défavorisés, et uniquement eux. Personnellement, je songe quitter Versailles pour m'installer aux Mureaux. Vu le bordel que sont les présidentielles 2012, je ne sais même pas si un candidat propose quelque chose de concret pour nous les jeunes diplômés qui galérons sévère pour trouver un emploi (et donc un logement). J'ai donc envie de dire que celui qui proposera une vraie solution aura mon vote (même si je sais que ce n'est qu'une promesse et que rien ne sera fait. Après tout, ça fait 10 ans qu'on attend que les stages soient reconnus comme réelle expérience professionnelle !!)

Ce très long post d'environ 7 pages sur mon brouillon (voire plus car je ne sais pas quand je vais m'arrêter) me permet donc de me libérer d'un certain poids. 

Depuis le premier mot écrit dans mon premier cahier (sorte de blog avant l'heure) en fin de Troisième jusqu'à ce soir, j'ai toujours pris l'écriture comme une thérapie. Je ne suis toujours pas prête d'arrêter !

J'assume chaque mot inscrit sur ce post et réalise que je passe tellement de temps et d'énergie à aider les autres que j'oublie de demander de l'aide. 

Jeudi, j'ai eu 26 ans, et j'ai eu le plaisir amer de fêter un an de chômage. 

J'ai passé de nombreux mois en tant qu'assistante de promotion pour de merveilleux labels indépendants qui m'ont tout appris, j'estime y avoir fait mes preuves aux vues des résultats. 

Depuis, sur le conseil de beaucoup de personnes, j'ai créé ma société en auto-entrepreneur. J'apprends encore de nombreuses choses sur le métier et sur moi-même. Je commence à avoir de vrais résultats et un bon carnet d'adresses. Je suis professionnelle et sais marquer les esprits. J'ai choisi l'impossible, lancer de façon crédible des groupes anglais en France, je n'ai donc pas peur d'avancer, et j'avoue que le défi impossible est ce qui me motive le plus. Je suis déterminée et créative, souriante et reine des blagues qui tombent à plat.

Je cherche un emploi qui me permettra de payer mon loyer et mes factures. 

Maisons de disques, tourneurs, salles de spectacles, festivals, s'il vous plaît, un effort. En plus, je peux vous apportez de nouveaux artistes prometteurs pour compléter vos répertoires ! 

Je communique, je booke. Je fais du rock, de l'électro, des musiques du monde, du chrétien, du classique. Je m'adapte et découvre, suis déterminée et négocie pour avoir gain de cause. 

Dans quelques lignes, ce post sera fini et lié à Twitter. J'espère que celui-ci m'apportera un peu d'aide. En attendant, je peaufine une nouvelle lettre de motivation ; on est peut-être Lundi de Pâques, mais ce n'est pas une raison pour ne rien faire. 

Merci à vous d'avoir tenu jusqu'ici et désolée pour mes lecteurs et lectrices habituels qui ne lisent / parlent pas français. A bientôt.

about the next post.

My dear usual readers,

I write this short post to tell you that the next one is gonna be a very very long one and will be in French. I don't usually write in French, but this time, I needed it !

Don't worry, I'll be back soon in English !

Sunday Stealing time

Happy Easter to all of you ! I hope your week-end is good !!

Here is a new Sunday Stealing

1. What is your origin of your first name ? What about any nicknames ?
Flore is a Roman goddess, the one living in the Forest, caring about nature and everything. She appears on Boticelli's paint La Primavera, my Mum loves it.

Nicknames, I have a major one that is Lulu. It comes from the animé Creamy, that was my favourite as a child. I didn't know the exact lyrics of the credits and was singing vampilulu, it became my nickname. And because it was too long, it became Lulu.

2. Have you any claims to fame ?
No. I just want to be recognized as professional person. I want people to trust me.

3. If you were famous, how would you introduce yourself to someone who had never heard of you ?
Hi, I'm Flore.

4. Which of your country's achievements do you hold in highest regard ?
Wow. I'm French, and France have a very very very long story and has a lot of achievements !

Probably modernity established by Louis 14th, and then the one established by Napoleon 1st. He changed a lot of things. France was also the country where we created the copyrights. And our Revolution inspired a lot of countries...
I have to admit, I'm proud being French, yes I am.

5. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up ?
Oceanographer, publicist, fashion designer. 

6. What was your most prized possession as a child ? Do you still have it ?
Hm... Probably the Mermaid Barbie, that I finally had for a birthday or Christmas, and the Pocahontas one, that I also had for a bday or Christmas. I think I still have them somewhere !

I also wanted really really really much the Playmobil Belle Epoque house ... but it was too expensive. So I had all the rooms, and was imaging houses differently, with boxes, books, whatever. I still have a giant box with all my old treasures, and the day I move with my own family, this box will come with me !

7. What would you change about yourself, if you could ?

Maybe I would have made other studies, but, other studies means other school and/or University and so other friends, and so different life...

Maybe I would have change my attitude with some people...

8. What are you obsessed with ?
Right now, different things : 

- taxes : is it finally good or will the woman ask me more documents

- job : no need to write

- Music Day : yes or not ????!!!

9. What is your greatest achievement so far, or the high point of your career ?
Right now, having this short review in Cosmo, did it all by myself, and I am really really proud !

10. When / where were you happiest ?
Hmm, last sunday was awesome. I spent the day with some oldddddd friends from Junior High, and I think we never stop laughing ! It was awesome !

11. And the lowest point in your life thus far ?
Probably the day the Orchestra told me they will not keep me.

12. What was the best decision you ever made ?
Turn Edouard's page. 

13. If you have any body modifications, which was most painful, or which do you regret the most ? If you haven't got any, do you have any planned, or would you ever consider getting any ?
No body modification. And honestly, if one day I have to, it will be because I have no other choice because of a bad broken nose or breast cancer or whatever. I don't wanna change my body. 

I have some weight problems, I'm too skinny. You know what, 2 years I'm trying to win more, and I finally did last December, and I am very happy. I learned to leave with that body and the remarks from people who are asking me "are you anorexic ?". No, I just have skinny bones, eat healthy, walk a lot, do sports sometimes, I can eat 1kg of junk food or chocolate without being ashamed, I love food, I am not anorexic !

14. What is the most idiotic thing you have ever done while intoxicated ?
Well... don't know...

15. What is your favourite joke ?
Two penguins are walking on the ice-floe. One fell, the other one doesn't care.

16. What is the coolest / most impressive thing you own ?
Don't say that to my parents, specially Dad, cuz since they bought it, I say it's stupid... But, I think I'll answer the lady statue we have in the living room... I think it's a really cool statue, we can play a lot with it !

The sculptor, Louis Derbré, was a friend of my parents, he passed away last year...

Yes her ! Her name is La Jeune Fille à l'Orange....

She gave her arm to John M. last year, we shared champagne last summer, she dressed up for Christmas...

 (c) Matthew Comer

She's cute...

17. When did you last cry, and why ?
It was this week, because of another vocal fight with lil' brother...

18. What's the best piece of advice you've ever had ?
To never give up.

19. Similarly, what's the nicest thing anyone's ever done for you ?
Wow. I'm sorry but I'm not sure I can answer to that question cuz I have the feeling I'm leaving around selfish people who calls me only when they need me. When I need a little help or support, they all leave. And that's terrible !!

20. Have you any vices ?
Hmm...

21. Do you regret anything ?
The way I acted with some people, never said what I was truly feeling for someone, failing at the driving licence test, no job...

22. What is the best invention ever ?
Electricity

23. How would you describe your relationship with your family ?
Good but can be better. 

24. Who is your biggest inspiration ?
No idea.

25. What are you going to do when you've finished Sunday Stealing ?

Pee and then nap watching tv !

gift.gift.gift...

So yes, this week was some kind of bday week because I turned 26 on Thursday and had the pleasure to have a good news/day, that I took as early gifts !

On Monday, I learned that the wonderful Gary Clark Jr will play this Summer in Paris and I'm gonna buy tickets very soon !

On Tuesday, for "once", the JobCenter guy said something interesting. He understood that I really didn't appreciate his last mistake that was not answering to my email about specific contracts. The story is that I applied for a very very interesting job late February/early March. The guy was really interested by my profile. The only thing I needed was to know if I'm eligible to the specific contract they were suggesting. I wrote thousands of emails to the JobCenter guy, nothing. I finally went, and learnt that no, I was not. Few days later, monthly appointment with this guy, this time by phone, he told me that for him I was not eligible, so he didn't need to answer, and because he didn't know the company, that meant that it was not really interesting. WTF ???!!! He knows nothing about my supposed-job and the companies in my sector and he dares to judge ???!! NO FUCKING WAY ! I saw him Tuesday morning for April's appointment, he said he screwed up 10 000 times in 10 minutes and said "you know, my problem is that I think that in Cultural Industry, companies used those contracts too much, and it's not good". OF COURSE THEY DO MAN !!! Cultural Industry NEEDS employees but has NO MONEY, the advantage of this contract is that Ministry pays a part of the employee salary and social charges are reduced. So YES, they need it if they want to hire people !! Answer "Oh ... I didn't know."

Anyway, I told you he said something interesting this time. In fact, it was the first thing of the appointment that was interested, after that he said "i'm sorry 10 000 times" and made his speech about the specific contracts. The interesting thing is that few days before I went there, he had a call from a guy in Versailles who's working in a booking agency, and who may hire people soon. Ok, it's only "may" but, for once, JobCenter guy had a good idea : keep that in his mind and tells me !

Later that day, I stopped by the Royal Factory where we lengthy talked about Music Day and music in Versailles. A lot of very good ideas came out, and now I'm waiting for answers from specific persons... CAN'T WAIT !!

On Wednesday, the beautiful short review about Josh Beech and the Johns came out. Thank you soooooo much Cosmopolitan France !!! Just few lines, but my favourite pix, it made my day !! Now, you have no idea how excited I am about the upcoming single. I think it's gonna be easy to have more !

Yesterday was my birthday. I am 26 now. And, well, this last year has been pretty hard. Too many losses, too many crisis. Too hard. Thank God, I have the feeling that 2012 and this new year are better ! Bday means love, messages and gift, and well, I was really pleased ! Remember that post ? So, please meet : 

Yes, my first bday gift was the wonderful tricolors shoes by Repetto !! Can't wait to wear them !!

In fact no, this was not the first. The first one was a cute box made by my Mum. The last was a beautiful skirt offered by brother and sister.

(c) Claudie Pierlot

Me ? I made a little gift to myself too...

(c) Kookaï 

but with blue lines... 

 

(c) Kookaï

Not exactly this one cuz mine is shorter and with short sleeves...

And today, Friday, the last gift...

Remember that post ? Well, the band offered the video on the German-French tv channel ARTE's website... So GREAT !!!!!!!

I don't know if you'll be able to watch it !

If you don't, check here !

Have a beautiful week-end ! For me, another surprises tomorrow evening, bday dinner !

What a beautiful bday gift !

Well, it's not really my bday, but almost cuz it's tomorrow. But two incredible things are pleasing me so much that I take them as bday gifts !

First, yesterday, one of my professional contacts who works for a gig venue in Paris announced that the wonderful Gary Clark Jr will play in Paris this summer. I am soooooo happy ! I love him since I discovered his music in SOA. It's awesome.
And the funny thing is that one more time, I discovered a great artist in this awesome TV serie many months before the others, and now it's the artist everyone wants to love ! (honestly, it was the same with the Black Keys. Here in France they were really discrete before the release of El Camino. I discovered it in SOA's pilot cuz Hard Row is the song that's opening the season. Now, I don't why, it's a huge success..., so thank you Mister Sutter for this awesome soundtrack !)

Bright Lights - by Gary Clark Jr

The second one is a little bit different... But still awesome. Almost a month and half I'm waiting for it :

in ...

 

this month...

you can read this :

I am so happy it's finally out !!!!! More are coming soon... Now I'm waiting for some news about a big gig... Just have to know if the band will be able to do it or not. If they do, that will be A.W.E.S.O.M.E !!!!


PS : now I have one problem... Looks like I used the 1 Go offered by Blogger... That's a very bad news... How am I gonna do ? Looks like I have to buy more Go for $5... sucks !