w00t! I had an interview yesterday. I have a job today. How good is that? Such a relief after filling in so many ridiculous application forms, this one came from a much nicer source. John Pinner at Clockwork Software Systems posted to the SBLug mailing list with a job opportunity. I replied with a copy… Read More »
I ate pie for dinner this evening. It was an apple and blackberry pie, made with blackberries and apples picked from the wild. Very fine it was, too. We picked just over 3.5lbs of blackberries and over 4lbs of apples. The apples were rather underripe, but combined with the blackberries and a fair amount of… Read More »
This evening I went for a run in a local park. I had hardly got started when I heard crying and yelling from behind some bushes and a woman’s voice shouting “get off me” repeatedly. I ran around behind the bushes to find a man nonchalently calling his dog and a woman lying sobbing on… Read More »
Today illustrated to me some of the joys of the simple things in life. It also illustrated bureaucracy at it’s most irritating, but I’m trying not to dwell on that. Today is my birthday. I spent the morning at the Job Centre being told I didn’t qualify for any support. Harrumph. This afternoon, Hannah and… Read More »
After a dearth of bloggable events, here are a few happy thoughts. * I’ve finished my finals – a good thing overall, but scary as I need a job now * Yesterday, we bought a “car”:/pics/rachael.jpg – no more cold, hunched journeys with nothing but the roar of the wind in my helmet to cause… Read More »
Just got back from a trip to A&E. Foolishly managed to slip up in our kitchen, landing with the metal edge of a step getting a bit over-friendly with the back of my head. Cue a trip to A&E, X-Rays and three stitches. Feeling a bit woozy now, and a bit of an idiot. I… Read More »
Another little nice thing happened today to help restore my faith in parts of humanity. Hannah and I went to buy a new CD player to replace my slowly dying one. While there we also bought some nice, but heavy wicker goods. We were then struggling home with them and my arms were falling off… Read More »
Sometimes things happen that really make me dislike people. For instance, this week Hannah and I finally filled in our passport applications and posted them off to our respective “professional person who has known you for 2 years or more” (of which more later). A few hours later, we had a knock on the door… Read More »
I am a Hippy Which America Hating Minority Are You? Take More Robert & Tim Quizzes
Much has happened lately, nearly all mundane and non-bloggable. I have found myself with writer’s block every time I attempt to write something. I find myself in childish anticipation of Christmas this year. Probably mostly for selfish reasons 🙂 Hannah has done well and I have no idea what she’s got me. She’s normally as… Read More »