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My books on LT- The Weapon Makers by A. E. Van Vogt
- The Weapon Shops of Isher by A.e.van vogt
- Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 36, No. 7 (July 2012) by Sheila Williams
- New Avengers Vol. 2: Sentry by Brian Michael Bendis
- Huntress by Malinda Lo
- Enna Burning (Books of Bayern) by Shannon Hale
- The House on Durrow Street (The Magicians and Mrs. Quent) by Galen Beckett
- New Avengers, Vol. 1: Breakout (v. 1) by Brian Michael Bendis
- The Real Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Andrew Marr
- The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
Category Archives: job hunting
I can haz driving licence y/y?
For the curious, I passed my test and now have a Nova Scotia driver’s licence After worrying, stressing, and ending up at the stage of being ready to throw-up by the time the examiner came to my car, it turned … Continue reading
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Job offer
The job that I interviewed for last week has made me an offer. The salary is less than I’d hoped for and the holiday is the statutory minimum, but the benefits are good and they have a company pension. They’re … Continue reading
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Sleepy AG is sleepy
Revising data management and information architecture for my interview tomorrow. Just took unexpected nap. Help! Sleepy kitties on my lap make it impossible to get up for strong coffee but I really should *sigh*
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Interview and kittens
I have an interview! For a job that I might actually stand some hope of being able to know things about. It will be at 1.30pm on Thursday so crossed fingers would be good. In other news, Annie has discovered … Continue reading
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Interview progress and kitten update
Well, first of all I am fairly confident that I didn’t get the job but it was good experience. Not least because the guy asked me ‘what is normalisation and how is it achieved’ and I went totally blank. So … Continue reading
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In which I give birthday wishes and flail
A day late (although it sounds like you’d have preferred the big day to be today), but… Happy Birthday hhertzof! Hope today brings lots of lovely things and is a big improvement on yesterday. Although it sounds like it ended … Continue reading
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Interview!
I have a job interview on Wednesday! I’m not sure whether I’ll take the job, but it’s good practise and they might be able to talk me into it. The company provides call centre ‘solutions’ that aren’t outsources to India, … Continue reading
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Um, job application?
So, I have just applied for a job. My first job in Canada. Despite all my plans, it is not a contract job. However, it is not a retail job so one of my criteria is met. It’s for one … Continue reading
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Sun, sea, sand and Atlantis (but one of them is a lie)
I discovered last night that there is a place in my TV thingy where I can catch up on all the Atlantis S5 that has been shown so far. This makes me so, so super happy because now I can … Continue reading
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