I won!

I play bridge. I'm not very good. But I came first out of 37 in tonight's competition once my handicap was counted. And I was 6th overall. A very good result.

Still kicking!

Been busy working for the NHS for not much money. Got an interview next week.

Job update

Got an interview on the 27th. No news from the Shetlands.

Haiku

Still unemployed
Six months of stress and worry
My life sucks right now

"Bother", said Q

as he failed to get the job.

I had an interview on Thursday which proved to be unsuccessful. One of the interviewers has very kindly agreed to give me a post-mortem later this week.

Not dead yet!

Bridge last night totally sucked. I just played awfully.

The Ugly Duckling

This one's for Misty!

Oh look, a lottery scam!

I've just received a letter - not an email but an actual letter, complete with hand-affixed stamp - from the 'International Lottery Commission' saying I've won a shedload of money in a Spanish lottery run by 'La Primitiva'.

Trouble is, I never entered a Spanish lottery.

Trouble is, they're using the U.K. National Lottery logo.

Trouble is, the offices are in Madrid, but the letter's been sent from Malaga.

Trouble is, I plugged the names into my usual search engine and, well, was less than surprised to learn that it's a scam.

Well, it's a break from the usual Nigerian scams.

"Bother", said Quartz

as he didn't get the job because his security clearance has fully lapsed.

Confounded weather!

I play Bridge and this evening's session has been cancelled because of the weather.

And I have another interview tomorrow

It's looking very hopeful. I've learned the lessons of last time.

I just hope that I don't get stuck on the way there.

And so I have an interview

Things are finally looking up. I've been asked to not say where, but it's a company with a very interesting range of products and services and I'm a good fit for them.