shinytoaster | Not dead either

Amidst the plethora of people claiming not to be dead, it occurred to me that I've been a bit lax with the old blog just recently, and feel the need to make a drive-by posting and say hello.

In the last few weeks I have, variously:

Played a lot of Warcrack. My little night elf druid is now level 27 and doing quite nicely, and I'm so ashamed.

I went for a job interview last Wednesday for a very important financial services title in the City. I really liked it and I really want the job, and I'm hoping that came across during the discussion, but I have a sinking feeling that they didn't think the style of my current employer was right for them.

Last month, cassandraclare and protean came over, and there was much merriment and sampling of some new restaurants here and there, top of the bill was a rather spiffy Italian place in Primrose Hill, where I am thinking of going again, maybe for my birthday. It was great to catch up, especially as I've not seen them in well over two years. There was a surfeit of mistful, too, but I feel this is never a bad thing.

Oh, and malachan is in Chicago for the rest of the month, so I have sold his furniture and am renting the room to a Polish builder called Stanislav, who is turning it into an S&M dungeon.

In the future I will:

Play more Warcrack.

paintobscura comes in two days. This will be exciting. I always envy people seeing London for the first time.

Tomorrow I am going into town to cover an 'important announcement' from Red Hat. It had better be good

Get a £200 bonus at the end of the month, and then a pay rise following my review, which hopefully will be next week, after CeBIT. This will be much needed, as I have just been successfully wiped out by quarterly utility bills .. muffinbutt I'll see your $200 utility bill and raise you a $500 utility bill .. so as you can imagine I am feeling very poor indeed right now.