07.20.04
For Your Eyes Only
Phew… what a day!
I spent the day delivering magazines door-to-door, to help promote an up-and-coming Bath lifestyle magazine. My cohort for this escapade was none other than John Wyman! I found him to be a very pleasant and interesting chap. The labour was quite intense at times, pulling a cart of magazines up sections of various hills in and around Bath (including the notorious Bathwick hill.. argh!), but as we drove around I got to see a lot of the surrounding countryside that has otherwise been mostly inaccessible to me (due to my lack of private transport and general laziness ;-))… once Hanne moves over here we’ll have to rent bikes and go cycling around the various villages (and, of course, their pubs!). It was also incredibly hot today, thanks to a somewhat unfamiliar clear, blue sky and blazing sun! Not expecting this “unseasonable” (based on what it has been like these past few days) weather, I put jeans and a shirt this morning… doh! Oh well… at least I made a bit of money to stave off the wolves at the door for a few more days. Also, John offered me some more work if I want, in the event that I don’t secure a “proper” job in the near future. rah!
A few days ago I received my results breakdown. My final semester went quite well, however my project did not receive as high a grade as I feel it deserved (”only” 61%… grr). My average for the final three modules was 69%, which is pretty decent, however as we know it was not enough for a 2:1, therefore the average over the course of these four long years rests at 58.8%… rah! It’s not much, but it’s mine!
Now the going gets tough in terms of job-hunting. Over the weekend I must have applied to between 20 - 30 jobs. I’ve received about 8 responses so far, the majority of which have said “oh.. you didn’t get a 2:1. You suck!” (or something along those lines). The remaining responses just said they’ll get back to me (which, I suppose, is similar to the first responses). oh well… something will come along sooner or later… maybe…!!
In a few short weeks Hanne will be moving to England, so I really would prefer to have a job before she gets here (so we have an idea of where we can go and live). If she arrives and I still don’t have a job then we’ll just get a short-term contract in a house in Bath, get some temporary work while we both apply for those “proper” jobs, and take it from there. I also have the additional problem of finding someone to take over my contract for my room here… so, if you’re looking for a SINGLE ROOM in BATH, UK, APPLY NOW! The rent isn’t too bad, the amenities are plentiful, and i’ll buy you a beer!
right… now I need a siesta. Hasta luego!
Amit said,
July 22, 2004 at 1:48 pm
Id like 2 deliver leaflets with JAWS from the old Bond
Ferdinand said,
July 23, 2004 at 2:26 am
That’s cool, doesn’t happen every day that you meet someone that’s been in a Bond movie. Funny thing happened after I read you msg, I turned on the tv and started wactching “for your eyes only” which just happened to be on tv…just wanted to share that with ye. Btw, I think Sean Connery is the best Bond ever.
TheBlog said,
July 27, 2004 at 10:40 pm
Yes
Things are in fact very busy. Brief rundown - written in spontaneous prose. The graduation ceremony was great - pics here. I spent last weekend in London, days before the weekend had another campfire and did lots of other stuff…