Shinies
The big news this week is that J is leaving LJMU and moving to Glasgow Uni. I'm really glad I stuck with her through the shit that she went through and I'm really happy for her that she's finally going to do a job she wants to do and is qualified for and all that... But I'm left feeling that there are lots of shiny things I want to get my hands on but they're being kept under dust sheets and I can't get to them.
*deep breath*
So, I need to start making a fuss about being allowed under the dust sheets. I can do this business analysis thing, I know I can, but who's there to fight my corner except me? My boss knows I can do good stuff but not all the good stuff I can do and my line manager doesn't seem interested.
I'm becoming horribly afraid that the only way to have my skills properly recognised is to move on. Maybe that's what I need to do...
Other good stuff this week was my trip to Birmingham to attend an actual conference full of other uni-people all working in project and change management. Made some good contacts but didn't really manage to swap details with people. I was going to reach out on LinkedIn but I hit a stumbling block when it came to 'how do you know this person?'. If I put colleague, it wants to know which organisation I know them from. If I put other, it wants their email address. I can't put friend because I hardly know them. I shall just have to keep attending conferences and get more details!
The trip itself went without a hitch and I actually managed to stay awake all day despite getting up at 05:30! All of the speakers were really interesting and I just go so much out of the day.
Thursday night was the second part of the 'Saving Jesus' course. I'm coming to the conclusion that I understand human/historical (pre-Easter) Jesus very well and want to do as much as I can to follow his Way. But I don't understand resurrected/holy (post-Easter) Jesus at all; what (not who!) is this thing that I'm supposed to believe in? I have no idea.
I ditched the ideas of miracles and heaven a very long time ago. A human Jesus with practical ideas for how people can live together and make each other's lives better here on earth for just this one life is definitely someone I want to know. The ever-living, transformed, whatever-the-hell-he-is one, not so much.
Unfinished Swan now has spiders that can bite and kill me. This is not what I was expecting. And I can't fight them off! WTF?! Once one of them gets me, I'm dead - except that it takes three bites to kill me but I can't do anything about getting bitten. I just have to work my way around to avoid the spiders. I think I will play it through again when I finish it, perhaps with a walkthrough so that I get all of the balloons and story pages.
Tomorrow, I'm doing a guided meditation in church, trying to get the congregation to tap into the St Bride's Collective Unconscious. Of course, lots of people are away on pilgrimage and others won't be able to get to us due to the marathon. So, I'm expecting us to be thin on the ground. Still, it'll be recorded so people can listen on-line at a later date.
Oh, and our new three piece suite turned up yesterday. The cushions are very firm! Now we just need Bulky Bob to come and take the old stuff away, which won't be until 25 June. The husband is already getting antsy and wants to put the furniture in the spare room *sigh* It's less than two weeks for crying out loud! I know it's a pain having to get around the old stuff but it's less than two weeks!!! *sigh*
And that's all for now, LJ!
*deep breath*
So, I need to start making a fuss about being allowed under the dust sheets. I can do this business analysis thing, I know I can, but who's there to fight my corner except me? My boss knows I can do good stuff but not all the good stuff I can do and my line manager doesn't seem interested.
I'm becoming horribly afraid that the only way to have my skills properly recognised is to move on. Maybe that's what I need to do...
Other good stuff this week was my trip to Birmingham to attend an actual conference full of other uni-people all working in project and change management. Made some good contacts but didn't really manage to swap details with people. I was going to reach out on LinkedIn but I hit a stumbling block when it came to 'how do you know this person?'. If I put colleague, it wants to know which organisation I know them from. If I put other, it wants their email address. I can't put friend because I hardly know them. I shall just have to keep attending conferences and get more details!
The trip itself went without a hitch and I actually managed to stay awake all day despite getting up at 05:30! All of the speakers were really interesting and I just go so much out of the day.
Thursday night was the second part of the 'Saving Jesus' course. I'm coming to the conclusion that I understand human/historical (pre-Easter) Jesus very well and want to do as much as I can to follow his Way. But I don't understand resurrected/holy (post-Easter) Jesus at all; what (not who!) is this thing that I'm supposed to believe in? I have no idea.
I ditched the ideas of miracles and heaven a very long time ago. A human Jesus with practical ideas for how people can live together and make each other's lives better here on earth for just this one life is definitely someone I want to know. The ever-living, transformed, whatever-the-hell-he-is one, not so much.
Unfinished Swan now has spiders that can bite and kill me. This is not what I was expecting. And I can't fight them off! WTF?! Once one of them gets me, I'm dead - except that it takes three bites to kill me but I can't do anything about getting bitten. I just have to work my way around to avoid the spiders. I think I will play it through again when I finish it, perhaps with a walkthrough so that I get all of the balloons and story pages.
Tomorrow, I'm doing a guided meditation in church, trying to get the congregation to tap into the St Bride's Collective Unconscious. Of course, lots of people are away on pilgrimage and others won't be able to get to us due to the marathon. So, I'm expecting us to be thin on the ground. Still, it'll be recorded so people can listen on-line at a later date.
Oh, and our new three piece suite turned up yesterday. The cushions are very firm! Now we just need Bulky Bob to come and take the old stuff away, which won't be until 25 June. The husband is already getting antsy and wants to put the furniture in the spare room *sigh* It's less than two weeks for crying out loud! I know it's a pain having to get around the old stuff but it's less than two weeks!!! *sigh*
And that's all for now, LJ!