This Music Won't Remain Unheard

One last time, just as I swore.

......

Once more be whole.

My Saturday afternoon viewing. The Melbourne production makes so much more sense....

I feel a review coming on (if I can be arsed).

Which reminds me it was 2 years ago +1 week to the day that I came home to find Cecilia dead.

Beck And Call

"I didn’t really enjoy being a trainee until I reached my employment law seat.  That was good fun.  I had my own files and enjoyed the quality and variety of work.

I qualified into the department and got some great work – unfair dismissal, discrimination claims and some interesting corporate support work.

But something wasn’t quite right.  I was frustrated by being at the beck and call of clients every day, any time.  It didn’t matter how good you were, or how well you organised your day, there was still a risk that your evening or weekend was going to get sidelined by work.  It’s the usual story – the City work-life balance (or lack of it) wasn’t for me at that stage or time of my life."

I know what you mean...

Spring Now Sprung

Today we did the first gardening of the year.

Out with a lot of old from my plot, in with the new. The plan is to keep it simpler this season...

It's still very bare, but we have to start somewhere - and there is plenty of promise...

Plenty of shoots and buds pushing up and growing through.

Who Is Bad?

Sham on



(is that right?)

Delicious take away but again too much for two!

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LGBT History Month

To mark LGBT History Month, in my role as a member of the diversity group and organiser of our LGBT network, I'm going to be talking about my experiences inside and outside the workplace as a gay man.

I've done all my visuals on my iPad and iPhone, going for something that looks less corporate and more personal.

All done with the finger (and it shows).


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30127 - Piece Of Heaven

Saturday Women's Hour really is the perfect weekend treat.

I have had a very productive day. Organising the inside and outside of the house.

And, I've just had an email to confirm that I will be singing at the Paralympic Opening Ceremony. What fun! They aren't using singers for the Olympic one.

I have to go get measured for a costume next Saturday!

Secrets That We Keep

I have secrets.

I keep them from Xfe.

Here is where I hide them:

It amazes me that mon C has no interest in checking my blog, especially as I told him he should czech it out from time to time when he was away just to see what I was up to.

One of my tasks for the weekend is to sort out the Who stuff around the house. The memorabilia is everywhere. If I tell you that I probably have over 250 Daleks (not an exaggeration) do you sympathise with mon C? If you do, I can assure you that the majority are in boxes out of site in the cellar (where Xfe's parents told us we should have cheese and wine).

BTW I have more than twice as much Who stuff in the office as is showing in that pic to bring home before next weekend!

Bad Bus Hygiene

Someone on the bus this morning is smelling sour and it is turning my stomach.


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TARDIS Environmental

Saw this on my way to work this morning. I wonder why?



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****, The World IS Stone

So, I interviewed 3 out of over 40 and very happily all of my 3 were offered jobs. What did I learn?

• if you are good in your peer group, in a poor peer group, that will help
• if you make a good impression and despite the strict criteria, if you leave the impression that you are worth having, then...you're worth having
• even if you think you've ballsed up, fess up, be honest and if the interviewer doesn't ask, offer it up (although if you didn't realise then you might loose out if the interviewer doesn't bother).

What a joy it was to offer jobs. Our best candidate said they needed to consider other offers. The other two accepted immediately.

My most objectionable pick up on CV was:

" I am passionate about travel..." [emphasis added].

I pointed out that I loved my holidays and asked what the difference was. It was so very well answered!

As for myself....? Today was my appraisal. In advance I didn't sleep. I left my form until the last minute, and last of all my financial results. I couldn't bear looking at them. I don't think I am having a good year.

Result = "strong performer"; one of my "best years" - 93% chargeable target, 94% billing target. Just goes to show that the period you choose to capture information over can really make a difference. This financial year I'd suggest each is below 80%!

What a result. My perception -vs- their perception is totally different. But I know through my interview technique that if someone else speaks, shut up. And with lawyers, they love to speak! So I let their tongues do the talking.

BTW - the first post with the Air.