Small World

Back into work today, my last week of 3 days working, it's back to normal for me next week working just 2 days instead.

We have a new chap starting at our work today too, and by chance he happens to be someone who used to work at Phil's company who decided to take his chances at contracting rather than being a permanent employee. I can see the appeal having contracted myself, you don't have to stay any longer than you want, and don't get drawn into the daily politics - you just simply do the job they hired you for and then move on once you've completed your time. Of course though there are the downsides too, namely finding another job once a contract has completed, but the freedom it gives you probably out weighs that fact.

As it happens, apparently someone else who currently works with Phil has also worked where I'm currently employed... which just goes to show it is a small world after all.

It's a pretty quiet day for me in all honesty though, with sporadic bits of work here and there, and of course the usual 4.55 pm "could you just...." favours being thrown about. Not that I mind much, as what needs to be done doesn't take long.

I also got around to reading some more of Charlie and the Chocolate factory during my lunch break - not quite at the end yet, but one obvious difference between the 1971 version and the book is that there is in fact NO geese that lay golden eggs which Veruca Salt demands to have (and consequently ends up going down the bad egg shoot). The book tells the tale of the nut cracking squirrels as portrayed in the 2005 movie version of the story. I'm nearly at the end of the book, but with only 3 minutes of my lunch break remaining, and another chapter to go still, it will have to wait until I've got some more spare time to finish it.

Back home and I'm at a loss as to what to do for dinner, so I wait till Phil comes home and we settle on Pizza. We're suppose to go shopping tonight, but neither of us can summon the energy, so instead we watch Monster Moves - a sort of fly on the wall show about insane people moving even more insane objects, like Big Boy and complete houses in one go. Interesting stuff it has to be said. We followed that by another episode of Silent Witness, which is shaping up to be a good come back series.

Posted by Abi on the August 8, 2005 10:15 PM

James at August 9, 2005 1:46 PM sjon at August 10, 2005 7:13 AM