Oh dear looks like I've not been keeping the blog up to date.
Well things that have been happening are
Pub quiz - the team, we call ourselves 'The team with 2 brains' (no matter how many of us go), have now won four times so that's total winnings of 200 quid.
Climbing - going quite regularly now, mostly with Emma, Ryan and Izzy (no sign of the others being that organised to go). although at the mo only with Emma as the rest are abroad for Xmas. I checked out Whistler and they have two good walls and I'll take my shoes with me when I go.
Skiing - Pretty sorted now. Managed to square it with work. 5 weeks break down thus
9th Jan - 13th Feb
5 days carry over 2011 holiday
10 days 2012 holiday
12 days unpaid leave
I've paid the holiday company. I've got the insurance and booked the flights.
I've contacted my cousin Mikel who lives over there to meet up, same with my friends Emmanuel, Sandra and possibly Jason (who was on the original instructor course).
In fact I've started packing too! just the money to sort and check I've got my knee supports.
Gym - just had my last session for the year, in fact until I get back in Feb. Andy is going to email me a series of exercises to do while I'm away.
Work - It's OK they are fine with me going away and coming back. I've not pushed for anything more senior or more money perhaps I can do that when I get back. Still got loads of leaving dos each week. Also we've had the Xmas party which I enjoyed much more than last year and our team Xmas meal which didn't involve any food just beer!
Bike - my wheels are still going good. Just thinking about getting it a cover as a Xmas present to keep it clean and shinny in all this bad weather while I'm away.
Xmas - presents sorted/given, cards done, going back to the Parents for the Hols. Noting sorted for New years eve.
So generally quite in control at the moment which is nice :-)
must remember to get some milk on the way home...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Whistler sorted again
23/09/2011 11:32
OK after alot of Googling and a few spread sheets of costs, I've booked another trip to Whistler.
It's a 5 Week course for Level one ski instructors by a company called Alltracks. Its about the same cost as the 11 Week course I had booked but this time I get most of the food included and a single room, luxury! I will be straight after xmas so I've got a while to sort stuff out.
Now I have to tell work and see if they will agree to a sabbatical
OK after alot of Googling and a few spread sheets of costs, I've booked another trip to Whistler.
It's a 5 Week course for Level one ski instructors by a company called Alltracks. Its about the same cost as the 11 Week course I had booked but this time I get most of the food included and a single room, luxury! I will be straight after xmas so I've got a while to sort stuff out.
Now I have to tell work and see if they will agree to a sabbatical
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Mystery Film
06/09/2011 17:38
I got a couple of tickets to a free mystery film showing at the local cinema. They wouldn't say what it was or what type on film is was. In the end it turned out to be Troll Hunter. The film is quite good, with some good laughs and a few good special effects. OK so the plot is loopy and the whole thing is subtitled but I enjoyed it.
I got a couple of tickets to a free mystery film showing at the local cinema. They wouldn't say what it was or what type on film is was. In the end it turned out to be Troll Hunter. The film is quite good, with some good laughs and a few good special effects. OK so the plot is loopy and the whole thing is subtitled but I enjoyed it.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Whistler Off
31/08/2011 17:37
Well that didn't go according to plan.
Had a nice 11 week trip booked in Whistler. One half was going to be the first stage of the ski instructors course and half was going to be an 'all-terrain' skills course.
However due to some weird reasons to do with who the company (basecamp) book the local stuff through it all had to change and they moved the whole thing, lock, stock and barrel, over to banff instead of Whistler.
This caused me a problem as the whole point was going to Whistler.
Time for a rethink and a refund
Well that didn't go according to plan.
Had a nice 11 week trip booked in Whistler. One half was going to be the first stage of the ski instructors course and half was going to be an 'all-terrain' skills course.
However due to some weird reasons to do with who the company (basecamp) book the local stuff through it all had to change and they moved the whole thing, lock, stock and barrel, over to banff instead of Whistler.
This caused me a problem as the whole point was going to Whistler.
Time for a rethink and a refund
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Leeds Mud Festival
30/08/2011 17:37
OK
So its actually the Music festival but it rained and rained and rained.
The music was good mind you.
Monday, August 08, 2011
Boom the r word is back
8/8/11 10:33
and it all happened while I was away damn it!
I was away on Holiday and the redundancy thing happened again. Fortunately not to me this time but quite messy. not sure of the amount of people going but it seems to effect the business facing side of the office.
Anyway the company responded in typical style they all went down the Crown and Sceptre and ran up a gigantic bar bill. I saw one bit of it when I got back and it was over 5 foot long!
and it all happened while I was away damn it!
I was away on Holiday and the redundancy thing happened again. Fortunately not to me this time but quite messy. not sure of the amount of people going but it seems to effect the business facing side of the office.
Anyway the company responded in typical style they all went down the Crown and Sceptre and ran up a gigantic bar bill. I saw one bit of it when I got back and it was over 5 foot long!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Goodbye Emma and Suli
Tears and Beers 30/7/11 17:32
So the time came for Emma and Suli to leave Dare. Suli managed to coordinate her leaving to match the same day as Emma.
It was hard emotionally. The usual solution and form at these thing is to find beer. We pretty much wrote the whole afternoon off. From 3PF at lunchtime we didn't really get back to the office afterwards.
We did a bit of a pub crawl from the Lukin, via Jetlag (and lots of B52s) to the Ship.
Their leaving meant lots to me because for a long long time we were sitting next to each other in the old office with me in the middle and knowing that they aren't going to be around as much is really odd.
In the ship we carried on drinking and people came and when thru the afternoon. Bui brought some pink champagne at one point and there were shots. It was in the Ship were I sprung a little surprise I had planned. I gave each of them a stained glass star that I had made in evening class which they both loved (and managed to remember to take home with them).
We managed to get them back into the office for their leaving speeches. Which weren't as painful as they thought they were going to be (they had planned on not returning at all). After which the whole company went to the Yorkshire Grey to drink the night away.
It ended after a McChicken sandwich with the remainder of us going our separate teary ways at Warren Street tube.
So the time came for Emma and Suli to leave Dare. Suli managed to coordinate her leaving to match the same day as Emma.
It was hard emotionally. The usual solution and form at these thing is to find beer. We pretty much wrote the whole afternoon off. From 3PF at lunchtime we didn't really get back to the office afterwards.
We did a bit of a pub crawl from the Lukin, via Jetlag (and lots of B52s) to the Ship.
Their leaving meant lots to me because for a long long time we were sitting next to each other in the old office with me in the middle and knowing that they aren't going to be around as much is really odd.
In the ship we carried on drinking and people came and when thru the afternoon. Bui brought some pink champagne at one point and there were shots. It was in the Ship were I sprung a little surprise I had planned. I gave each of them a stained glass star that I had made in evening class which they both loved (and managed to remember to take home with them).
We managed to get them back into the office for their leaving speeches. Which weren't as painful as they thought they were going to be (they had planned on not returning at all). After which the whole company went to the Yorkshire Grey to drink the night away.
It ended after a McChicken sandwich with the remainder of us going our separate teary ways at Warren Street tube.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Whistler On
28/07/2011 17:31
Well I made the commitment after alot of research and thinking. I decided pretty much from the start that it has to be Whistler, as it's meant to have great conditions and socially is meant to be quite lively!
In the end I've decide to go with basecamp and a slightly different sort of a course.
It's 11 weeks but rather than doing just ski instructing the whole time, this is course is first half ski instructor level 1 and the second half is an all terrain skills course. This should allow me a bit of fun and not be too hard code that the wear and tear get too much for me.
The next question is how to tell work....
Well I made the commitment after alot of research and thinking. I decided pretty much from the start that it has to be Whistler, as it's meant to have great conditions and socially is meant to be quite lively!
In the end I've decide to go with basecamp and a slightly different sort of a course.
It's 11 weeks but rather than doing just ski instructing the whole time, this is course is first half ski instructor level 1 and the second half is an all terrain skills course. This should allow me a bit of fun and not be too hard code that the wear and tear get too much for me.
The next question is how to tell work....
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
New biker in town
OK so I've had it for a couple of weeks now. I've got a new motorbike. it's a Yamaha 125YBR Custom. Basically think of a old style motorcycle with a tear drop petrol tank. All in red and chrome. I got a good 0% deal so no problems using money I'm saving for the skiing trip. and as it brand new I shouldn't have too many maintenance worries.
I've been out on it a couple of times now including a few to work. London traffic is very hard work and getting between my flat and work (only 7.7miles) take me the best part of an hour. This is partly the traffic and the lights and partly because its very easy to get lost and stuck in the wrong lane.
Hopefully we get plenty of sunny days so I can get out and about!
I've been out on it a couple of times now including a few to work. London traffic is very hard work and getting between my flat and work (only 7.7miles) take me the best part of an hour. This is partly the traffic and the lights and partly because its very easy to get lost and stuck in the wrong lane.
Hopefully we get plenty of sunny days so I can get out and about!
Monday, June 20, 2011
In Mourning and the Grand plan
Good friends are leaving work.
Despite all the success factors: well paid job, a secure home, good family and friends, living in a busy and vibrant city. I been in a depressed and sad state for a while and now I think I know why, I think I'm in mourning. Let me explain. A lot of my social life revolves around work and people are going. The work atmosphere is not as good as it used to be. Now I start to see all the people who have left, to see the gaps in the office rather than the people that are there. Perhaps its a normal reaction so all the change, it's just a bit sad that's all.
And now both my friends Emma and Suli are going which is going to be hard
Anyway I told them about my plans to go and finish my ski instructor course. so now I suppose I actually have to do it...
Despite all the success factors: well paid job, a secure home, good family and friends, living in a busy and vibrant city. I been in a depressed and sad state for a while and now I think I know why, I think I'm in mourning. Let me explain. A lot of my social life revolves around work and people are going. The work atmosphere is not as good as it used to be. Now I start to see all the people who have left, to see the gaps in the office rather than the people that are there. Perhaps its a normal reaction so all the change, it's just a bit sad that's all.
And now both my friends Emma and Suli are going which is going to be hard
Anyway I told them about my plans to go and finish my ski instructor course. so now I suppose I actually have to do it...
Thursday, April 21, 2011
new physical
Not as good as I would have like considering I've going to the gym most days.
It's my Work two yearly physical for all the 'oldies' in the company.
The usually story in the result have less beer, take more water, get less stress, keep up the level of exercise.
Basically sounds like my job isn't healthy for me! and they paid for the tests!
It's my Work two yearly physical for all the 'oldies' in the company.
The usually story in the result have less beer, take more water, get less stress, keep up the level of exercise.
Basically sounds like my job isn't healthy for me! and they paid for the tests!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Promotions
well not me
but plenty of people in the department that should get one. they are all people that have done a huge amount of late nights and weekends.
but still it's not comfortable now this is 4 people who have got promoted past me.
I've started think hard about going back and finishing my ski instructor course
but plenty of people in the department that should get one. they are all people that have done a huge amount of late nights and weekends.
but still it's not comfortable now this is 4 people who have got promoted past me.
I've started think hard about going back and finishing my ski instructor course
Friday, April 01, 2011
The Friday after 4PF
Well
Yes I talked to the boss and we managed to sort out most of my issues. I'm going to be patient for a bit while he decides on which client he wants to make me technically responsible for and then I become a Technical Account Lead !! plus he's promised to move me off the couple of bad support projects I'm still looking after so fingers crossed again. It's not a bad place to work but getting stuck in a corner hasn't been the best in the last couple of months, coupled with the huge number of people that seem to be leaving at the moment the social side (which if I being honest is the main reason I'm still here) is in a bit of a flux at the moment and I was thinking about joining them.
I've managed to get through to the estate agent, 7 calls it took in the end and then flat is now officially off the market. I'm going to pop into the office tomorrow to get my spare set of keys back. I'll have to have a think and a review as to what to do with the place but at least I think I need to update the kitchen and bathrooms. the problem is trying to get a recommendations for good local builders.
I've booking back onto the Stained Glass course and Today I had a bit of a talk with someone about a commission. Not sure I'm that good at it yet!
still haven't sorted this blog out yet as I still have pending post for 2 gigs, 1 ski trip and a year review...
I'm now clean shaven, which is nice if annoying as I have to shave in the mornings again. fortunately the weather has turned nice so the beard isn't missed as much.
Leeds festival is sorted (well will be when I pay the money) and it looks like a good line up including Muse, Madness, Pulp, Offspring, MCR and Mr Henry Rollins.
So quite organised at the moment I must have forgotten about something...
Yes I talked to the boss and we managed to sort out most of my issues. I'm going to be patient for a bit while he decides on which client he wants to make me technically responsible for and then I become a Technical Account Lead !! plus he's promised to move me off the couple of bad support projects I'm still looking after so fingers crossed again. It's not a bad place to work but getting stuck in a corner hasn't been the best in the last couple of months, coupled with the huge number of people that seem to be leaving at the moment the social side (which if I being honest is the main reason I'm still here) is in a bit of a flux at the moment and I was thinking about joining them.
I've managed to get through to the estate agent, 7 calls it took in the end and then flat is now officially off the market. I'm going to pop into the office tomorrow to get my spare set of keys back. I'll have to have a think and a review as to what to do with the place but at least I think I need to update the kitchen and bathrooms. the problem is trying to get a recommendations for good local builders.
I've booking back onto the Stained Glass course and Today I had a bit of a talk with someone about a commission. Not sure I'm that good at it yet!
still haven't sorted this blog out yet as I still have pending post for 2 gigs, 1 ski trip and a year review...
I'm now clean shaven, which is nice if annoying as I have to shave in the mornings again. fortunately the weather has turned nice so the beard isn't missed as much.
Leeds festival is sorted (well will be when I pay the money) and it looks like a good line up including Muse, Madness, Pulp, Offspring, MCR and Mr Henry Rollins.
So quite organised at the moment I must have forgotten about something...
Friday, March 25, 2011
Stats
I'm now, well we measured in the gym on wednesday, the following stats
a weight of 88.1 Kg
and a BMI of 22.9
The trainer said the weight was a bit high, so I asked him, as we are about the same size and his weight was the same!
He didn't do his BMI...
But said I need to get it down to about 17 for a target date of 1st July.
so I will be, and I'm quoting him, ripped for the summer!
a weight of 88.1 Kg
and a BMI of 22.9
The trainer said the weight was a bit high, so I asked him, as we are about the same size and his weight was the same!
He didn't do his BMI...
But said I need to get it down to about 17 for a target date of 1st July.
so I will be, and I'm quoting him, ripped for the summer!
The big day to tidy up life
I will be 38 years old in less that a month so I think today I should get some stuff sorted.
right what to do today.
(Note actually I'm doing quite well today as I got up early and managed an hour in the gym before getting to work for 8:30)
get my blog up to date about my last ski trip
talk to the boss about staying at my current job or looking for another one.
take the house off the market
sign up a new online dating agency
sort out my ISA for the tax year end
get some tickets to the one of this years music festivals (probably Leeds)
redeem the rest of my free music vouchers before they run out.
and stuff that can probably wait
look at buying a motorbike/scooter.
shave my beard off
sign up for stained glass again
well what did I manage?
my boss isn't in today so that's one for Monday
left a couple of messages with the estate agent but he hasn't called back
signed up to lovestucklondon
eISA with Nationwide all sorted.
got the ball rolling and a mate will be buying a group of tickets for Leeds, Yah!
taking the vouchers home and hopefully think of some suitable music this weekend.
oh and I did some work work as well. which is nice.
right what to do today.
(Note actually I'm doing quite well today as I got up early and managed an hour in the gym before getting to work for 8:30)
get my blog up to date about my last ski trip
talk to the boss about staying at my current job or looking for another one.
take the house off the market
sign up a new online dating agency
sort out my ISA for the tax year end
get some tickets to the one of this years music festivals (probably Leeds)
redeem the rest of my free music vouchers before they run out.
and stuff that can probably wait
look at buying a motorbike/scooter.
shave my beard off
sign up for stained glass again
well what did I manage?
my boss isn't in today so that's one for Monday
left a couple of messages with the estate agent but he hasn't called back
signed up to lovestucklondon
eISA with Nationwide all sorted.
got the ball rolling and a mate will be buying a group of tickets for Leeds, Yah!
taking the vouchers home and hopefully think of some suitable music this weekend.
oh and I did some work work as well. which is nice.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Getting the gang back together - sort of
Skiingthird time for the season. Maybe that's enough for one season.
This time is was Les Arcs.
We had:
Ice - ouch my hip/knee/head
Bare bits- ouch my skis
Sunny days - SPF50 nice
White outs- always fun
Some powder - weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
It was the first time we managed to get most of us together from University as a skiing group. I've been skiing on different trips with all of them at different times, except Nick.
It would have been a fuller set as Colin was meant to go as well but due to Clare getting injured on another ski trip he had to stay behind. The was a plus side to this as my room was tiny and sharing it would have been hard, but it would have been good to have us all there.
So we had Nick, Russ, Vicky and Mark on snowboards and Nicky, Big Phil and Myself on skis. A good combination and a full range of abilities as it was Nick's first trip. To be fair its not the best resort for beginner broader as its a bit flat so we all did well to get around.
It was a mammoth journey on the Euro star over night to get there made hard work, by the rubbish seats. Don't go on those 4 seats and a table bit, that's just horrible, at least the airline style seats don't mean you have to share leg space.
The accommodation was good, so too the food and we got plenty of pints of the black stuff from the local bar while the 6 nations was on.
I Hope we will do this again in upcoming season and with Col as well.
This time is was Les Arcs.
We had:
Ice - ouch my hip/knee/head
Bare bits- ouch my skis
Sunny days - SPF50 nice
White outs- always fun
Some powder - weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
It was the first time we managed to get most of us together from University as a skiing group. I've been skiing on different trips with all of them at different times, except Nick.
It would have been a fuller set as Colin was meant to go as well but due to Clare getting injured on another ski trip he had to stay behind. The was a plus side to this as my room was tiny and sharing it would have been hard, but it would have been good to have us all there.
So we had Nick, Russ, Vicky and Mark on snowboards and Nicky, Big Phil and Myself on skis. A good combination and a full range of abilities as it was Nick's first trip. To be fair its not the best resort for beginner broader as its a bit flat so we all did well to get around.
It was a mammoth journey on the Euro star over night to get there made hard work, by the rubbish seats. Don't go on those 4 seats and a table bit, that's just horrible, at least the airline style seats don't mean you have to share leg space.
The accommodation was good, so too the food and we got plenty of pints of the black stuff from the local bar while the 6 nations was on.
I Hope we will do this again in upcoming season and with Col as well.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
MOT After...
Seem to go quite well. we talk for about 2 hours twice as long as anybody else.
My boss seemed to be positive apart the work I've done here and the possibilities for the future.
Hopefully I'll get some movement and I get the opportunity to do some more important senior stuff, and a little more money would be nice!
My boss seemed to be positive apart the work I've done here and the possibilities for the future.
Hopefully I'll get some movement and I get the opportunity to do some more important senior stuff, and a little more money would be nice!
MOT Before
This is what I put in the assessment form before the meeting
Malcolm Gladwell wrote the following quote on job satisfaction.
"Those three things - autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward - are, most people will agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying."
While it is true that I get plenty of autonomy. I no longer get any say in what I work on so there is very little opportunity to innovate. Maybe it partly being stuck on such a long out of the way project but I no longer have any input into the direction or successes of the department and as a result I feel fed up of being so junior with no say about anything anymore.
I would like an opportunity to do some thing like line management or architecture, to have more of a voice in the department and the opportunity to work with new technology with maybe in connection with R&D.
As for complexity, yes there is a lot of work and I am always busy but the quality of work is not much of a challenge and I seem be slogging through just so other people can play ping pong. I've spent the last year hacking other people’s code and bug fixing other people work on Project A. The promise of someone else to take on the junior support work for Project A wasn't delivered upon. This situation looks set to continue with Project A until at least August and now the cycle looks to be starting afresh doing support work for the existing Project C site.
The only other major project I have worked on Project B, due to the time pressures we had to reused and recondition code I wrote 2 years ago based on what is now 6 year old technology. So I don't feel I have any opportunity to 'breakthrough' patching up my old work and work of other people.
And finally the connection between effort and reward. Nothing I do either good or bad makes the slightest difference. I watch the company presentation each year where the company reports posting a profit and by staying loyal to the company, with the effect of inflation over the 3 years, I have to suffer a lose each year in 'real terms' and this makes me angry.
I definitely feel not appreciated with no pay rise for three years
and in summary
Sorry for it being negative but I'm focusing on what I want fixing.
I'm fed up with being treated like shit
I'm bored with the work I have been given
I'm fed up with being so junior.
Would like to be able to do new development
I would like more money
I would like an opportunity to do some thing like line management, have more of a voice in the department and the opportunity to work with new technology with R&D.
Malcolm Gladwell wrote the following quote on job satisfaction.
"Those three things - autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward - are, most people will agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying."
While it is true that I get plenty of autonomy. I no longer get any say in what I work on so there is very little opportunity to innovate. Maybe it partly being stuck on such a long out of the way project but I no longer have any input into the direction or successes of the department and as a result I feel fed up of being so junior with no say about anything anymore.
I would like an opportunity to do some thing like line management or architecture, to have more of a voice in the department and the opportunity to work with new technology with maybe in connection with R&D.
As for complexity, yes there is a lot of work and I am always busy but the quality of work is not much of a challenge and I seem be slogging through just so other people can play ping pong. I've spent the last year hacking other people’s code and bug fixing other people work on Project A. The promise of someone else to take on the junior support work for Project A wasn't delivered upon. This situation looks set to continue with Project A until at least August and now the cycle looks to be starting afresh doing support work for the existing Project C site.
The only other major project I have worked on Project B, due to the time pressures we had to reused and recondition code I wrote 2 years ago based on what is now 6 year old technology. So I don't feel I have any opportunity to 'breakthrough' patching up my old work and work of other people.
And finally the connection between effort and reward. Nothing I do either good or bad makes the slightest difference. I watch the company presentation each year where the company reports posting a profit and by staying loyal to the company, with the effect of inflation over the 3 years, I have to suffer a lose each year in 'real terms' and this makes me angry.
I definitely feel not appreciated with no pay rise for three years
and in summary
Sorry for it being negative but I'm focusing on what I want fixing.
I'm fed up with being treated like shit
I'm bored with the work I have been given
I'm fed up with being so junior.
Would like to be able to do new development
I would like more money
I would like an opportunity to do some thing like line management, have more of a voice in the department and the opportunity to work with new technology with R&D.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Power of Facebook
Every now and again something happens that puts a contrast between how we used to do things and how stuff happens today. and I'm not talking about a long time in the past either.
An example would be, I can remember when if you wanted to meet up with someone you would agree a time and a place and then you would turn up on time. Not like today with our mobiles and our 'I'm running late' texts.
Anyway the horrible earth quake in NZ was another one of those moments. One of the side effects of living in a city like London is that you get to know people from all over the world. So when some thing like the quake happens the chances you know people effected is quite high and long with it the need for news and to know people are OK.
Fortunately this is were Facebook is golden. By the power of social media everyone connected with the area could post an update or answer a message to say that they and theirs were fine or not even in the area. It gave quick piece of mind to those of us on the other side of the world, who otherwise might not find out details for a very long time.
An example would be, I can remember when if you wanted to meet up with someone you would agree a time and a place and then you would turn up on time. Not like today with our mobiles and our 'I'm running late' texts.
Anyway the horrible earth quake in NZ was another one of those moments. One of the side effects of living in a city like London is that you get to know people from all over the world. So when some thing like the quake happens the chances you know people effected is quite high and long with it the need for news and to know people are OK.
Fortunately this is were Facebook is golden. By the power of social media everyone connected with the area could post an update or answer a message to say that they and theirs were fine or not even in the area. It gave quick piece of mind to those of us on the other side of the world, who otherwise might not find out details for a very long time.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
69 Hours
Sometimes I wonder what on Earth I'm doing.
I've just finished my first week back after my hols and it was a mental one.
69 hours (normally it would be 40) including some serious late nights and taxis home.
We managed finishes of 8pm, 8:30pm, 12:15am, 03:20am, 11:30pm and another four hours on Sunday! I also managed over 60 quid on taxis.
All this was to build a website for one of our phone clients. They had a new phone being announced on Sunday night at a international conference so a bit of a pressure deadline. Sunday night found me in the office madly trying to fix bugs and get the site up and running before the chairman of the phone company finished talking and told everyone the website address. I just made it! Talk about shaky hands at the end.
Now I have to work out how this expense claim things works and sleep!
Yawn!
I've just finished my first week back after my hols and it was a mental one.
69 hours (normally it would be 40) including some serious late nights and taxis home.
We managed finishes of 8pm, 8:30pm, 12:15am, 03:20am, 11:30pm and another four hours on Sunday! I also managed over 60 quid on taxis.
All this was to build a website for one of our phone clients. They had a new phone being announced on Sunday night at a international conference so a bit of a pressure deadline. Sunday night found me in the office madly trying to fix bugs and get the site up and running before the chairman of the phone company finished talking and told everyone the website address. I just made it! Talk about shaky hands at the end.
Now I have to work out how this expense claim things works and sleep!
Yawn!
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Still Icy
Second ski trip this time to Corcheval with the Ware Skiers.
Corcheval is very posh in places with Gucci and that sort of shops all over the place. We stay way out of town, up hill, by the slopes for a fast-ish (9am in the boot room, when the body was willing) getaway in the mornings.
Being far from town we didn't do too much going out but the wine and dinner and the hotel bar were just fine.
The skiing was very icy caused a few crash including me twice, once fast on a steep slope and once slow on a rough bit of a boarder cross run. There hadn't been any new snow for a couple of weeks and the weather the whole time was cold and clear. good for the sun tan not so good for the snow conditions. Fortunately the base snow was good so the going was still doable for the whole week.
I really need to wax my skis now before the third trip :-)
Corcheval is very posh in places with Gucci and that sort of shops all over the place. We stay way out of town, up hill, by the slopes for a fast-ish (9am in the boot room, when the body was willing) getaway in the mornings.
Being far from town we didn't do too much going out but the wine and dinner and the hotel bar were just fine.
The skiing was very icy caused a few crash including me twice, once fast on a steep slope and once slow on a rough bit of a boarder cross run. There hadn't been any new snow for a couple of weeks and the weather the whole time was cold and clear. good for the sun tan not so good for the snow conditions. Fortunately the base snow was good so the going was still doable for the whole week.
I really need to wax my skis now before the third trip :-)
Monday, January 17, 2011
Office Move
Actually this was back in November but I missed blogging about it at the time.
The company has also merged with another agenct so we are about 250 people now.
My new desk is bigger and I have more space but I miss the friends I was sitting with. I don't seem to get any of the updates on the gossip like a used to :-(
The company has also merged with another agenct so we are about 250 people now.
My new desk is bigger and I have more space but I miss the friends I was sitting with. I don't seem to get any of the updates on the gossip like a used to :-(
NYE Skiing
and tobogganing in the dark which was exiting if contra-indicated on my travel insurance.
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