Be Excellent To Each Other

Call it what you like, they still probably won't drink it.

That's the beauty of it: the owners will still buy it.

They'll lap it up

Interceptor is on Challenge at midnight. Dunno which episode. But hey its Interceptor!

Another German politician loses their doctorate over plagiarism charges. This has become quite a recurring theme in recent years. No doubt there are more to come.

I have to admire the determination of the mother.The rear tyre of her car was flat and smoking so I tapped on the window and she said "I know it's flat, thanks, but i have to get my daughter to school".

MrsA is off to the Texas next week to talk about whatever it is she does for a lving with other people. There is a meal at a place tehre whioch "Billy Bob’s Texas is the first and largest night club in the United States with live bull riding". Entrance is $3. $3! it also does fried catfish. i wish I were going.

Oh, that is a bit of a shame. You need to be a "pro" or "semi pro" bull rider to participate and a lcience from a reputable organisation. That must be a right fucker to obtain

I'm sure they'd make an exception to see a shiny-shoed Englishman on there.

I'm half minded to cirlce "pro" and send it off. Would be a tlaking point at parties, for sure. The chicks would love it.

Chicks dig spinal injuries.

According to physics, it won't happen to this me.

I'm also not dumb enough to tie myself to a one and a half tonne angry animal.

That's the only way I can get any purchase on Kissyfurs Mum.

*types*

*deletes*

Head of other department just stopped for a quick chat:

"I've seen you've thrown your hat into the ring for <internal job>, MaliA"
"Yes. It looks really a really interesting position. I really do quite like it here, and I'd very much like to stay, on a permanent contract, rather than the three month I am on at present, so it seems a natural progression"
"Jolly good, I'll let you know, we should have movement by the end of the week or so."

Seems better than "HAHAHAHAHAH!"

Nice one.

We'll have to wait and see I suppose. As part of the application process, it says "have you told your line manager you are applying?" so that was "Hey, James, I'm applying for this position here as it is a permanent one". I haven't told him about the other interviews I have had recently.

Just went with BT in the end. They've just been and installed it. It's quick as fuck. I'm happy.

Just spent 15 minutes shivering outside doing a phone interview. It went OK.

You crashed a Quadrocopter too now?

Another job role. This one is in leeds. I seem to be in some sort of demand nowadays. Quite different from last year, isn't it?

Hilarious bad neuroscience. Evil resides in shortcomings in the "lower forehead part of the brain": http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... pists.html

Interesting application process. I hope you used a sombrero.

Also, Mrs T is having 7 (yes 7, count them, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7) bridesmaids!

Phoning the BBC again?

Goodness. Does she want 7, or is that family pressure?

Well, 3 of them are my nieces who are 8, 5 and 3, and we are having them because of cute. Technically they are just having a pretty dress and getting to walk down the aisle and that's it. The others are her sister and 3 friends, who are the proper bridesmaids.

Flower girls then, surely?

Quite possibly, i'm well out of my comfort zone here dude.

Demand Maria Whittaker and Wolf from Gladiator as chief bridesmaid and best man, then walk down to the aisle to the wedding march from Flash Gordon.

Recruitment person got an email almost straight away from the man I spoke to. He thought it went “very well” and would like to progress it to the next stage, a formal interview. Hurrah!

Did you tell him you were a zombie?

I've just been called 'ruggedly handsome'....

... by a guy.

I told him that I'm "always open to a good offer" when it comes to discussing salary packages and my usual brilliant interview answer questions. You would have been proud of me, standing outside the building in temperatures below freezing on the phone.

That's a perfume.

I'm going to suggest that a subscription to academic journals might be advantageous in the long run as you'd end up with more educated staff, and things like that, and it is cheaper than getting outside people in. Visionary people person, me.

http://www.masswerk.at/google60/

A version of Google for Chinny.

Nope, this is Chinny's Google:

http://www.masswerk.at/googleBBS/

Actually just tried, and failed, to find the page that turns the web into a Ceefax style page.

DavPaz, yesterday

Spending £15 a month to have a linked in sign with "ask me about loom" above my name probably is not worth it as most recruiters jobsite or monster it seems.

£2 a month becomes £1 a year (or at least for the Independence part of WOS)

http://wingsland.podgamer.com/lets-get-serious/

And just like that, our references are out of date.

Bastard!

£1 for ('The King o'er the water') to rant on about Scottish politics? How much for him to keep quiet?

And just like that, they're relevant again.

AE Jnr is lacking in basic social skills.

One of her on/off friends called Destiny just rang the front doorbell, and AE Jnr was in a 'I don't want anyone in my house' sort of mood.

She marched to the front door and as Mrs AE answered the door, declared:

'I hate people ringing my doorbell, you might go to jail Destiny.'

A bit harsh, I felt. Destiny is used to this sort of reaction and is currently chatting happily to Mrs AE downstairs. AE Jnr has returned upstairs and seems content with her proclamation.

Nearly £3,500 so far: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/one-p ... wingsland/

Gabe and JJ Abrams talking on stage at Dice (liveblog - there will apparently be video released afterwards)

http://live.polygon.com/jj-abrams-gabe-newell-dice/

Three job roles have come up at work. 1 x team leader for the team I work on and 2 x senior account handlers.

Not sure I'm hugely suited to either of them (that could be my lack of self confidence talking!) but think I'm going for both roles. Otherwise they won't know I want to progress with the company, I need to show ambition etc.

Still the thought of being interviewed by people who are already my superiors is more terrifying than being interviewed by strangers!