Confession

Umm well, look, the thing is, was yeah...oh god...So, anyway I came back from France and started the new job with the police and within minutes I knew I'd made a terrible mistake! The guy who interviewed me had quit and the project I was recruited for cancelled and the whole programme of work had stopped pending a review. Nice. So, for 5 days I sat alone, at my desk, with no phone or PC, twiddling my thumbs with no one taking any ownership for me....sob...So, long story short I quit. By mutual agreement.
And for 4 weeks I've been pursuing other opportunities while trying hard not to notice the worsening news on the telly. I had 2 interviews, 2 offers, so not a bad average really but one was dependant on that company securing a couple of major new contracts so I had to go with the employer who actually had work for me to do and could start me quickly.
So, here I am, in the new gig, health care again, but hey-ho! the money is very good, it's taxonomy driven project for a new health information portal, so it's all good interesting and familiar stuff.
Lessons learnt though, don't leave a job unless you have a new job to start, not promises of a job. Leave your principles behind when you have mouths to feed and mortgage to pay. Listen to your gut instincts when it tells you a job sounds dodgy....hmmmm what else, Oh yeah, don't leave a well paid secure job during the worse economic climate since the 1930's. Jesus.
Needless to say the so-calleds had a field day at my expense.

London FreeWheel 2008

Yesterday, London was opened up to cycles only from Victoria park in the east to Buckingham Palace in the west. We took the train into town and joined in the fun.

Vendee France 2008

This year, we all went to France, an area called Vendee, south of Brittany, which was very nice. About as far as you'd want to drive in a day, but worth it for the better weather.

East Sussex

We took a long weekend break to East sussex. thought it was time to go there after everything we'd heard. shithole.
The missus booked us into a family run campsite, farming campsite no less, with nature walks, farm animals bla bla. Get there. looked more like a Travellers encampment. I drove round, wound up the windows, drove out with the missus shouting in my ear hole. Fuck that I said, we're not staying here. So, after looking at 3 other nearby sites, settled for a bring but nice site up the road.

east sussex camping

Ware Rocks!!

well, alright then, no it doesn't and to prove it, we went to the first and probably the last Ware music festival

Ware Rocks!

what a wash out and waste of time.