The company that must not be named has sent me to far far away (but only half as far as the last trip) to help with their corruption of the Indian economy. Unfortunately, the amount of time I spend working means I've only had a chance to corrupt the economy by buying cheap, often tasty, vegetarian food. Mmmmm Gobi Manchurian ( Read more... )

I must remember to never be honest at job interviews. Ever. What was I thinking?
I'm debating deleting the PhD from my CV and moving forward the previous jobs by 4 years. This is not a job market for people who are good at what they do. How much is lying on a CV grounds for dismissal?

Just got back from seeing Robyn Hitchcock at the Royal Festival Hall, playing in celebration of his 50th birthday. I missed him playing just down the street from me in 1994, so damnit, I did go out of my way this time. It was nice. And he played Baloon Man which I was rather in the mood for and hoping he'd play. Plus Alan Rickman randomly showed up ( Read more... )

Back from short trip abroad to two job interviews this week. Both further out than I'd like. Damnit, I just want a permanent job that I like, is that so hard ( Read more... )

Have a job, a flat, and all the stuff that's been shipped has finally arived. Alot of the past day has been spent seeing stuff which has been in boxes for 2 months and consequently, totally forgotten. And, of course, a place has to be found for everything. Ick. Not to mention the fact that, since I've been without the stuff for so long, I now ( Read more... )