h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well, at least they called you, which is another good sign, i would say.
Enjoy Kent and the festival, and i'll catch up with you later in the week.

So 2 weeks go by and I've not even said hello to you (apart from the birthday thing, which was a stroke of luck on my part).
Just caught up on your journal entries.
Question; Are you going to the Meet on 7/7?

Life trundles on here, wishing I had more time in the day, as I seem not to be able to get anything done. I nearly gave up my ACE badge and dropped out of here last monday. I was so depressed and p****d off. [self moderated] but then I thought why be so silly? So I went out and did a rash of greeting people last week. Strangely I have had more response to these than ever before. Perhaps we are getting a new type of person joining? Time will tell. Haven't even had a chance to telnet into falling.r0cks so, still haven't heard the A3 stuff.

Assume the Alice gig was good. Oh to be living somewhere they get decent gigs. (actually oh to be able to go to decent gigs)
I have not heard anything about the 'job' I was being put forward for, so I have decided this week I am going to hunt around the recruitment places online and get a feel for the jobs out there.
Especially as they are talking about shift pattern changes and 12 hour shifts. I refuse to do it, so a new job is required soon, I think. Scared and very nervous right now. Wish I could get some sort of order in my life. But then, don't we all. Let's face it, I am one of the lucky ones when you think about it. What do I have to complain about? What right do i have to whinge and moan about my life?
I just don't know any more.
J.

Hello, Just got back into the office after a visit to see the doctor at the clinic. Pretty darn useless if you ask me but what should I know. I had to have some stuff put in my eyes to dilate the pupils and walking out into a sunny day with your eyes wide open hurts! Still meant I had some time off work (a couple of hours) while it was all going on. I did get some feedback on the test results from a week and a half ago, mostly fine. One result was high but I expected that - HbA1c, a longer term measure of blood glucose levels.
Just before that I had a fourth interview for this job in the city. It lasted all of ten minutes but you don't say no when the big boss wants to meet you. Hopefully I should hear this week. It's only a couple of months and seeing five different people. Bloody annoying.
Shame you haven't heard from your mate, but I think you're probably doing the right thing getting on and looking for other stuff. I think you'll be ok in the long run but as you say it is a scary time when you decide to get up and find a new job.

If you feel like complaining, complain, have a good whinge. It might make you feel a bit better. It's what I've been doing with my journal recently.

Later, if I think of anything else to say
Phil

Strangely enough I was thinking I don't use my journal enough for that sort of thing. Perhaps i should? I got a call about an hour ago from the guy in question. He said things were still on hold, again, and I said well I need to speak to him about it anyway, because I am conserned I am not going to get enough dosh to survive. This would be a step back in many ways, and so I need to clarify a number of points, otherwise I would just be wasting both our time, I think.

So about the meetup in London on 7th of the 7th? Are you going?
The only reason I ask is I might be able to go so naturally I might need a place to kip, and I thought of asking you, but if you are busy, i shall make enquires on alternatives.

So how often do you need to get the blood test done? And why did you have to get your pupils dilated? Is this with regard to your eyesight?
Have you decided you want this job then? I would assume that having done the rounds and met the people, especially if this was only for 10 minutes, then you should be fine
Enjoy the rest of the evening.
J.

Always best to find as much out as possible before going for jobs I've found.
I do hope they want me as I'm bored with where I am now and want to do something else. I think it'll have been the last interview today and was told I should hear by the end of this week (what they said last month too ). It wasn't too bad. The big boss man wanted to just say a bit about what they do and answer any questions I had - I resisted the temptation to let him know what a shambles this particular recruitment was in my opinion.

I don't know about the thing on the 7th. I probably won't know about it till the day either. I've been invited to a picnic by a friend who's recently got engaged - this is the person whose fellow put me forward for the job I'm currently going for. She's also a person who I might get exeedingly annoyed with just because (ex-gf what can you do?). That will be in the afternoon and till when I don't know. I am trying to plan on getting along in the evening at some point though.
If you are able to get down and want to stay here (small cramped bedsit in N. London) then I'm sure we can arrange something

It seems that everytime I go to the clinic to see the doctor I'll be getting the bloods done. So they wanted one set of results before I went today, another lot done today then again in three months time. The eyes thing is that one of the complications is retinopathy where the retina is damaged, so they dilate the pupils and have a good look at the retina. The two other major complications are kidney problems and nerve damage in the lower legs and feet. It is said that keeping good control of blood glucose levels can reduce the incidence of complications.

Yes, well I have this problem that I need to know whether or not it is going to be worth my while financially to move to this job. I want to do the job, but I need to know if i will get a pay rise to compensate my loss of shift allowance. If not, there is bound to be something out there that will cover it, say male stripper or male escort or something

As to the recruitment, he probably didn't know much about the process you have been through so probably just as well you bit your tongue.
Bored is it? LOL, while mine might not be boring, it is the sheer frustration it causes me, that annoys me so much.

Hmm. Well keep in touch with me as to what you think you will do. If I come down I will be coming by train, but I thought I might travel down on the Friday so as to have the full day down there. I was just asking EV where he might stay, since Mrs V can't now make it and he will probably stay at Mina's again. But not really knowing her, I wouldn't like to ask. I'll see what anyone else is doing, but the offer is much appreciated, if you could put up with me Thanks.

So I assume the dilating of the pupils will be as regular as everything else. Poot. Still given time, it will just be another habit I suppose. bit like me, currently trying to break old habits and form new better ones. Hard work. Like the cigars. I would like to think I may have given up by the time I come down, if I can make it.
But like everything else, when you have as ittle will power as I do, everything is hard to do. Now I understand why so many Mer'cans go to shrinks. Perhaps I should just have hypnosis. I am sure I can cope with being a chicken when I hear a bell, so long as i am healthy and normal the other 99% of the time. Could be quite amusing during fire alarm practice