Back to work tomorrow, into a hopefully slightly less than freezing library. Ha! Who am I kidding? The heating wasn't fixed before the onset of Serious Snow Business, and they generally turn the heating off during the holidays, so basically, we're all gonna freeze ( Read more... )

Does anyone else who works in the UK in a non-essential services job not get Good Friday and/or Easter Monday off? Damnit, I want my Bank Holiday. :(

(sorry, LOLspeak continues to infect my grammar *g ( Read more... )

I kind of love my university ( Read more... )

This month? Officially Good Job Month. Why? because my hours have been compressed into a half week format, so after working all day tomorrow, I'm only in for half of Wednesday, and then that's me for the week ( Read more... )

A big thanks to everyone one who was kind enough to send along birthday wishes, especially to my lovely and talented Tia and the unbelievably awesome idontlikegravy who wrote me fic! It's cracktastic crossover Discworld/Highlander/others hilarity and I love it to bits. Everyone go read, and don't forget the footnotes! : D ( Read more... )

Grown-up library, juvenile humour ( Read more... )

ITV (1? 2? 3?) has been re-running Jeeves and Wooster and I am sorely tempted to splash out on the complete box set currently on sale (£17!) at Amazon ( Read more... )

I've been signed off at the Jobcentre. Turns out I'm just doing too many hours now. (25 per week at the moment, soon to be 32 throughout June, then back to randomness). I should probably be disappointed at the loss of certain benefits, but quite frankly I'm pleased. And relieved. Very relieved. To paraphrase a certain magnificent bastard - they ( Read more... )

Things I have noticed today:

- Sunburn on my left shoulder. Yup, just the left, and yup - this is the first time I've been burnt in 5 years, and it's happened in flippin' Scotland. Apparently Egypt or Nevada doesn't have that extra-special ray of something that's turned my shoulder pinkish red. Hmph ( Read more... )