Archive for May, 2008

What comes around goes around

Friday, May 9th, 2008

As mentioned on my twitter updates - the b*tch from hell was sacked from our company yesterday. This came as a huge surprise to myself and most of my colleagues. We know she’s singularly awful. We knew that she was vile, reptilian and almost wholly loathed across the firm - but we didn’t think she’d [...]

Post second-interview…

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

I’m now back from the second interview. Unlike the first, which lasted maybe 45-50 mins, this lasted 1h20m.
I was interviewed by FOUR people simultaneously, 2 of whom are Partners. Unlike the first interview which was in a very nice meeting room, but on the smallish-side and windowless (but still very comfortable), this one was in [...]

Gym bunny

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Today I had my fist personal training (PT) session with ‘J’.
I met J at the gym at the weekend. I was using the chest press (or whatever it’s called) and this guy wandered over with a smile on his face and kind of watched me. I had my headphones on. I pretended I hadn’t noticed [...]

Vignettes 06/05/08

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Slept much better and woke up moments before the alarm at 6.50am.
A relatively painless journey in. Numerous things caught my eye.
The tramp (who I recognised as I think this is his territory - an ancient, worn, weather beaten old thing) - sitting on a railing reading The Financial Times. Incongrous.
Then, the down-syndrome girl, handing out [...]

Boys of Melody

Monday, May 5th, 2008

One of my total favourite songs bar none, by gay Canadian folksy ‘church’ band The Hidden Cameras. The song is called ‘Boys of Melody’ from the album ‘The Smell of Our Own’.

Prague - Outtakes

Monday, May 5th, 2008

We snapped these in Prague when looking at where to eat one evening. Two separate restaurants!

Twilight Zone

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Now is the twilight zone.
I woke at 3.30am and couldn’t get back to sleep. It’s now just turning 6am. I don’t feel tooo bad, all things considered.
I’ve never had insomnia, at least, not until about 6 months ago when it began. I kind of know what causes it, much of which is ‘beyond the scope [...]

4×4 Meme

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

This is a meme (yes I finally know how to pronounce it now, thanks Hen! - lol) that I saw on someone else’s blog. It’s an interesting meme insofar as it helps your readers get to know you a little better through varying questions and contexts. There are 4 sections and you give 4 bits [...]

Ashes to Ashes

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

The BBC drama series Ashes to Ashes was one of the very best things on TV this year. I absolutely cannot wait until the next series!
I now have the soundtrack which I love.
This Bowie classic is sublime, truly. I don’t know what it is about the music, or the drama itself, but it transports me [...]

Hello, world

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Via Hen I found out about TwittEarth which is like standard tweeting (i.e. instant updates) only you see a globe of the earth which keeps spinning as people all over the world tweet in real time. It’s fascinating to watch.
We truly, more than at any other time in our history, are citizens of a global [...]