Back again

Been a busy old month and a bit what with starting a new job and all. I'll be back with something more in depth at a later stage but for now check out this.

Nearly there

Well somehow I managed to let all of April go by without posting. Shame on me. Wish I could say major things have happened but it's not the case. 21 working days to go before I get the boot and things are awful quiet around here. Canteen is down to soup and sandwiches and the weather is warm and sunny so the temptation is always there to knock off early and sit on the grass for the afternoon. After this week I'll be almost on my own on the corridor.

Things to look forward to: new Dinosaur Jr. album; holidays in Germany; Bank holiday weekend ahead. It ain't all doom and gloom.

It's official

I've got it in writing - I'm being shown the door on 31 May. Most of the building will have finished by then so it'll be a quiet old place to work in. That's if I'm still doing any work.

So after 8 and a half years that's that. I really don't know what I'll be doing next. Could be still in Cork, could be elsewhere in Ireland, maybe travelling for a bit. It's a bit scary but (cue Ned Flanders voice) gosh darn it, it'll be a lot of fun too!

Stay tuned is all I can say right now...

Another chance to hear

I mentioned that Bradley's Almanac was the first place I heard of Arcade Fire - well the original live set of mp3s that sparked my interest is now available again. So if you missed these the first time now's your chance to hear them - I'm sure they are for a limited time only.

The new album is out now - I haven't got it yet and to be honest I'm still too sore about not being able to get tickets for the Olympia gigs to want to hear it just yet. It would just remind me of the pain. There's still Oxegen though.

Well that wasn't so bad

Did the interview. I thought it went OK but I'm usually not good at gauging these things. Nervous at first and it took a while to settle down. It was a technical interview so I was able to talk a bit about, well, techie stuff. So that helped my nerves. There were none of those "what are your strengths and weaknesses" and "give us an example of how you worked in a team" type questions, although I'm sure those will come in the next stage, if I get that far.

What worries me now is what if I get offered the job... I haven't even done an interview in Cork yet so it would feel a bit weird to take one that required a move at this stage... Well let's not jump the gun I suppose.

At least I didn't have to wear a suit - but I suppose it wouldn't be a bad idea to get it out of the mothballs and have a few clean shirts handy...

Belated shout

Oh yes, thanks to Will for the mention. Got to go and do interview prep now...

Things are moving fast

Phone interview on Friday. First one for an outside job in 8 years... so that should be fun. The first time I haven't done one face to face - not sure if this makes it easier or harder. Also the job isn't in Cork - I didn't expect that for my first interview. Anyway we'll see what happens. Feels good to be actually pusuing something rather than sitting on my hands waiting.