The Inner Circle

Well, I got an email on Friday saying that I had an interview for the Network Specalist position at Lancaster Uni, it’s the position that I really really want. It sounds interesting, and vastly varied, very different to what I do now at work.

I’ve been thinking about current work a lot, if I do get the job it will be a shame to go and I will be putting my boss in a tricky position. It’s not something I really want to do, but as when I was talking to Phil, you have to think about number one.

I was woundering early what have I made of my life so far, and I guess I’ve been thinking not much. I’ve been to university, and it’s enriched my life, it lead onto the path I’m on now. Sure things happened to me at university that I didn’t plan on, and would have prefered didn’t. But if they hadn’t I guess I wouldn’t be here.

I think that once I move out of home, I’m gonna feel I’ve made a leap into my life, no longer under anyones protection. It’s me vs the world… it’s a little bit unsettling actually.

As well, I guess I should do something productive with my free time. I’ve decided to rewrite our homepage system. So I’ve spawned the project “Horizon”, it’s basically a large data agregator and XHTML output engine, but it’ll make nice web pages.

Well I think I need a cup of tea,

D.

Well things are looking a little brighter, I’ve been asked to attend an interview at Lancaster University, but it’s not for the job I had applied for.

At least, I didn’t think I had applied for this job. I’ve been asked to attend an interview for a Systems Administrator role, now I didn’t think that I had applied for that job through thier web system successfully, which I did before I noticed the Networking job.

Friends and I are thinking that they still haven’t gotten around to dealing with the networking apps, so I’m still not without hope and of course I’ll attend this systems admin interview.

But however, there is a slight problem, I’ll have to talk to my boss tomorrow about a) having the day off and b) the fact that he’s about to be asked for a reference.

Ah well, at least I get to spend a few more days with Sara :).

TTFN,

D.

Well it’s been a while since I’ve written, I’m continously getting more anoyed with work. I’m not sure if it’s the work, the new CRM system or the new people. I have a feeling that it’s a combination of everything and the fact I’m realising that this job isn’t for me really.

My lovely Sara managed to overhear her boss talking about new jobs and the fact that the Deputy Director at the uni had only just started sifting the cv’s today, so that’s given me a little more encouragment that 8 days after the closing date I haven’t heard anything.

So maybe I’ll hear something in the next few days. I’ll give it a week from now really, and if I haven’t heard anything by then assume nothing will come of it. Sara said that the guy had said most of the applicants were muppets, not sure if that includes me ;). We’re not even sure if it’s for my position, but as there were only two jobs that would fall under the deputys role closing on Monday then I think I can assume that.

So we’ll see, it’s made me a little happier.

Cheers,

P.

Raikkonen’s back 10 places in the grid no matter how he qualifies…. bleh.

My replacement iPod has now moved it’s way to Anhelm in the Netherlands, so that’s good. Sara is coming over in an hour or so to spend the day, also to watch the F1.

I’ve been listening to the new Royksopp album… I’m not sure I’m impressed, it’s way to poppy. Gonna send off my job application for the job at Lancaster today… yay!

Nice, short and random.

TTFN,

D.