Apologies to the folks who find my recent foray into the world of fitness etc. of zero interest - in recognition of that, I've put the next part of my post behind a cut so you can skip onto me whittering about other things instead!

( blah, blah, rowing machines and fencing... )

I think the most annoying thing about job-hunting is that you're sending stuff out into the void - apparently most would-be employers and recruitment agencies find it completely beyond them to send a brief 'get lost, please stop sending us your CV' email in the event they don't want to interview you ( Read more... )

First off, still no sign of the missing ferret - not good but not particularly surprising. I was asked by the guys who found the second one if they would stick together or come if I called and neither apply. No, ferrets are pretty dumb in many ways so the other one could be anywhere. Anyway the missing posters are still up in the area, I've spoken ( Read more... )

A note to UK channel Five:

Dear Five,

How have the general viewing public offended you sufficiently to warrant Adam Sandler movie marathons for the next three Sunday evenings?

No love,
Me

In January, I'm summoned off for my official induction (hey, only 3 months in post) and I understand that this involves a visit from a senior manager, the same one that sent a perfectly fatuous message around on Christmas Eve with the view that it be circulated to all staff ( Read more... )

Any UK peeps reading this who would like a giftcard for 3 months free membership of LoveFilm, please leave your name & address in a comment and it's yours ( Read more... )

Movie meme, gakked from all sorts of folks...

( In which I prove I am a black & white film-loving geek... )

One of the lawyers I deal with a lot seems to have lost the plot a little, to the point where I had to ask her boss if she could get A to calm the hell down. She's always been a bit panicky, with a tendency towards jumpy emails and stalkery telephone calls till you tell her to leave you alone to do what it is she's asking about, but recently it's ( Read more... )

Thanks to the lovely obelix who I never seem to get to see around online at the moment, I came home from my holidays clutching a set of the Man from UNCLE boxset, the one with all the episodes in, which I smuggled through customs and am now enjoying. I've watched all of season 1, including the bits in the colour version of the pilot where IK is very ( Read more... )

I'm staying in a nice hotel in Chinatown (that occupies the top floors of a decidedly unpreposessing shopping centre) with wireless (yes, that was a priority, why do you ask?) but dudes, the muzak in the lobby. Cheesy instrumental versions of 'Wooden Heart' and now 'Summer Holiday'? Dudes ( Read more... )