I’m getting a bit worried about the number of recruitment agents who just ignore me when I send them my CV[1] to apply for jobs. Part of it is probably the fact that in the current job market they get 50 CVs for every advert, but I’m also starting to suspect that I should do… Continue reading Curriculum Vitae
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Snow
Snowing? In April? The weather has gone really weird.
Whine Rack
We’ve been talking about getting a big wine rack for… well probably years. And yesterday we finally got round to buying one. Like just about any piece of storage that you buy these days it arrived in a flat pack. So being the alpha-male type (hah!) I decide that I’ll put it together last night.… Continue reading Whine Rack
Teenage Lust
So Sixteen Year Old Step-Daughter comes to stay for the weekend. Bringing with her Boy Who I’m Just Good Friends With. “Oh, of course you are” we agree, tongues dripping with heavy sarcasm. But it seems that she’s right. They are just good friends. The only person who doesn’t seem to know this is BWIJGFW… Continue reading Teenage Lust
The Secret Tube
Don’t tell anyone, but the Central Line is working through the centre of London again. It’s been out of action for 68 days – since the derailment on January 25th. I was a bit worried as it was apparently going to be a cutdown service this morning so I was expecting the trains to be… Continue reading The Secret Tube
New York, New York
Apparently, from midnight tonight smoking will be banned in all bars in New York. I’ve always said that New York was one of my favourite places and this can only increase the likelihood that I’ll live there at some point. So many places in the world are passing laws like this, but unfortunately there seems… Continue reading New York, New York
Time Travel
I really want to believe this chap’s story. NEW YORK — Federal investigators have arrested an enigmatic Wall Street wiz on insider-trading charges — and incredibly, he claims to be a time-traveler from the year 2256! ‘TIME-TRAVELER’ BUSTED FOR INSIDER TRADING
Free Money
Yesterday we were at a friend’s wedding. Someone organised a sweepstake on the combined length of the after-dinner speeches. It was £10 to enter so I took a chance. I didn’t get the time spot on, but I was one of two people who got closest to the actual time, so they split the prize… Continue reading Free Money
Grammar
I go online sometimes, but everyone’s spelling is really bad. It’s… depressing. Tara – Buffy the Vampire Slayer I’m having one of my periodic phases when I get really wound up by the illiteracy that is so prevalent on the internet. Sometimes I find IRC incredibly painful. Grammar tip of the week: Remember, “install” and… Continue reading Grammar
Yum!
Dinner last night was a trip to one of my favourite London restaurants – the Sugar Club. It’s been a couple of years since I could afford to go there so it was a nice treat. The food was as good as it ever was (particularly the tandoori rabbit that I had for a starter… Continue reading Yum!