Entry #3: Can I Have It Like That

This week many things have been ticked off my mental to-do list, but I was too focused on writing code to give time to writing for my blog. I've just now introduced an updated design for the site, earlier in the week I implemented syndication feeds, and at the start of the week I added the functionality to tag blog entries with relevant key words.

I had put off working on the updated design because I knew the work would be heavy. Like most of my creative ideas the ideas for this design had been brewing in my mind for a while. I tend to ponder for a time and then there comes a point when I decide to just do it and make the magic happen. Enough about the site now, I've had enough for one day.

As soon as I send this off I'm going to bed, my mind and my eyes need rest. I've not had a good sleep for a while because I've been stressed about being unemployed. I left my last day job in September and didn't find a new job as soon as I'd have liked. I've never had a problem getting a job before, I've always found an employer, applied, interviewed and got it. My sporadic employment history has caught up with me and over the past fews months I've have to apply for a multitude of jobs.

I had a case of Sod's Law on Thursday as I had two job interviews in one day. The first one was a disaster. The recruitment agent sent me to the wrong address, so I was collected along with another candidate and escorted to the correct location. Because of this delay I was not in the calmest position to best fill out the application form, and I abhor application forms as it is.

Throughout the interview I was pre-occupied wondering whether the interview was pointless, because the actual location of the job is in the other side of the city and nowhere near convenient public transport. I think my being annoyed made me come across like a twat, but nevermind. I was hoping my second interview of the day would turn out better and that the first interview's delay would not affect my punctuality.

I arrived on time and was met with a much more positive experience. The interview was a chilled “getting to know you” rather than a tiresome “kiss our arses” and I got a good impression of the company. I left feeling confident, along with the mandatory portion of self-doubt, and pondered over how it went as I rode a convenient bus route home. The day was looking up as I discovered in the freezer an unopened box of potato waffles I forgot I'd bought.

As I served up a meal with waffles forming its foundation, I received a call from the recruitment agent for the second interview who advised me I had indeed been successful and start at my new employer next week. She told me several people had interviewed for this position so it bodes well that I am the chosen one. I have a good feeling about this and let's hope this holds true.

I feel like there's something I was going to mention here but I can't remember what that is. Nevermind, I'll leave it at this. It's time to rest my tired head and clear out my busy, cluttered thoughts.

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Entry #3, published on Sunday, 14^th of January 2007 at 06:00 local time (Swatch Internet Time @292 .beats)

Returning in 2008 ;-)