Sorry it’s been a while. in OD

Feb. 29, 2008, midnight
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So, interview.

Turned up at the Riverside stadium all suited and booted (after realising that I hate wearing suits as there are not enough pockets for all my stuff) and was promptly given wrong directions to the interview. But i finally found the place.

We started with a presentation about WH Smiths, which revealed that the company is over 200 years old having been formed in 1972. No, I didn’t make a mistake, but I think the guy did. I then had to fill out a mail redirection form for a “friend” and write him a note telling him what he needs to send off with the note. All of which is clearly detailed on the form so apparently this friend can’t read. So I’m not sure the note is a good idea either.

(What I’d write in the note in real life: here’s the form, here’s my address fill it out your fucking self you lazy bastard. But I think that would have been frowned on.)

Then the maths test. No calculators allowed but it was piss easy anyway. Then a face to face interview. I had been told that if I hadn’t heard within two days I hadn’t got the job. But with the interview being on Thursday it would be either Friday or Monday.

Monday night, still no phone call. Yesterday, the thanks-but-no-thanks letter arrived. Bugger.

Still,randomly popping up in the dream of one of my favourites cheered me up no end.

I want this t-shirt

Apparently there was an earthquake in Britain Tuesday night. Some of my friend felt it but I didn’t feel a damn thing. Typical. (Admittedly I was drunk and so therefore might have dismissed it as me being drunk.)

Didn’t get any sleep on Wednesday night. I was about due for a completely sleep free night anyway, but it didn’t help that I wasn’t feeling well. But I finalised my writing playlist and got cracking on book numero uno. (I’m currently about halfway through chapter 2.1 (probably makes no sense to you, but I know what I’m on about)).

I’m also considering taking part in this years ScriptFrenzy! I had fun with it last year (and won) and the fact that this year it’s number of pages and not a word count. My script last year had a lot of filler just to get the word count up. (Which reminds me findingsunshine, thought I could look forward to an email last weekend? :¬p)

Videos:

By now, most of you will have seen the Sarah Silverman/Matt Damon video. But if not, here it is:

Well, Jimmy wasn’t taking that. He wanted revenge:

Pics:

Old meets new. The gates for Ayrsome Park (Middlesbroughs old ground) outside the Riverside: