This email has brightened my morning no end...

[dennyd]

(for background, see http://dennyd.livejournal.com/tag/susan+hailstones - read from the bottom up)

Comments

[wildeabandon]

Ahahahahahahaha :)

[pooloftrees]

Evidently you didn't leave that lasting an impression on her before. Perhaps this is an opportunity to ensure that? :-p

[original_hell]

I adore you forever simply for using the correct spelling of "ensure".

[pooloftrees]

Wow. I've never had anyone's adoration simply for correct use of language.

My mum was quite strict with me on my pronunciation as a kid ("teeth" not "teef"), and when I was at secondary school I lived with my Dad and Stepmum, and she was a primary school English teacher, which helped.

I'd consider myself good at writing, but not great. Grammar was generally my weaker point, although I think I've improved quite a bit.

I must admit I get annoyed when I read a sentence where the writer has mixed up "they're", "their", and "there".

Anyway, thank you. :-)

[pooloftrees]

I must admit I get annoyed when I read a sentence where the writer has mixed up "they're", "their", and "there".

Just to reply to myself, as I can't edit my post - I do however understand if the writer's first language isn't English. Plus, we all make mistakes when we are tired...

[blaadyblah]

So much for her assurance that she'd not contact you again!

[pooloftrees]

From Monster:

Senior Perl Developer (I presume you count as this?)

Also Senior Perl Developer and they're paying how much!?!?!? (I need to learn Perl :-p ).

Perl and Javascript - £35 - 40k

Perl Dev for stock market software - £30 - 45k (and probably stock market tips?)

From JobTube:

"Perl Deverloper [sic] - Moving into Management" in the financial information market - £40 - 60k (or is that £50-60k, it's not well entered)

And another Perl Developer for the financial market role

[dennyd]

The financial sector does use a lot of Perl, but they pay well for obvious reasons; hard work, long hours, high-stress environment. I'm not sure I'm that desperate to have more money.

[pooloftrees]

Ok, fair point - partly why I work for myself - I don't want high stress levels either (although seem to do long hours anyway, with little result)...