Nothing quite like using the Christmas break - the only time I have when I'm not going to be working 11- and 12-hour days - to try and contact a whole bunch of people who might be able to transition me to better opportunities ( Read more... )

Wandering through the CBD on a Saturday can be hilarious when I realise I'm the only person visible wearing a tie.

Apparently I only wear them when no-one else does...

It's interesting to point out that events which are often conflated together in people's minds as part of the same historical era are actually further away from each other than from events in other mental compartments ( Read more... )

There's quite a few bird species in the neighbourhood. A fairly close-knit family of Australian magpies (including a youngster or two) regularly stalks the front lawns, digging for insects, seeds, and anything else of interest. Pink and grey galahs turn up in singletons and small flocks. The occasional kookaburra calls from one of the taller trees ( Read more... )

Some of this is universal. A lot of it, however, is simply that the way things are done at the current workplace is massively incompatible with my own psychological preferences ( Read more... )

One of the problems with a workplace which has long suffered from a lack of leadership, lack of funding, lack of intelligence, and lack of attractiveness for a wide range of potential employees is that a significant proportion of the people who remain there for any length of time are - how should I put this - not necessarily the most brilliant ( Read more... )

(continuing from yesterday's count: FOUR of five ( Read more... )

*puts chin on hands, looks up and to the side*

This article on how fans verbalise differently to society's 'average' is absolutely fascinating. It's ten years old and more - I wonder if there's been any followup since then ( Read more... )

Gah, annoying people who insist on doing followup business over a desk or around a table rather than by email or even a quick phone call ( Read more... )

Just a note about the recent Melbourne Cup ( Read more... )