You can stand under my umbrella…
Mar. 20th, 2008 04:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
suzyscottdotcomI’ve been on ‘wrong days’ for most of the week, but I think I’ve got it licked. Because I have effectively lost a day at each end of this week. I started the week on a Monday doing what I’d normally do on a Tuesday, and now (going into the four-day Easter weekend) I was doing what I did last Friday, this Thursday.
Monday past, at work in Milton. Travelled through Cambridge, and took some boots in for repair, as well as to replace the zip on the skirt.
Tuesday, up at silly o’clock right enough – 0545. What does the 0 stand for? Oh my god it’s early… So anyway, I was up and about for the assessment for the IT helpdesk job that I mentioned before. The train into the city left two minutes down, and got in two minutes early – if that’s the kind of reliability that I can expect, then I can live with that! I had to travel into central London, then out on the Tube into the sticks. If I said Hainault via Newbury Park branch of the Central Line, that might give it away! The tests were a series of spatial reasoning (making cubes from flat patterns) and symbol commands (like reverse this picture, invert it, remove it, swap it etc.), alongside a more general and detailed IT test in helpdesk procedures, and some Windows versions of Office software. After this, back to Kings Cross, have lunch, buy newspaper with umbrella supplied free. I am sure I had one this time last year, but if the weather is anything like last year, I am sure it will come in handy over the coming days/weeks! Then, train back to Royston, got out of the formal clothes, had a nap for a few hours. Shortly after 1700, DHL come to the door, with a box of timetables sent from Herts CC. He’s one of the few men outside the medical profession to see me in nightwear… and I even got an ‘alright darling’ out of him when I answered the door! I can live with that!
Wednesday was the opposite end of the spectrum. While my assessment on Tuesday was in Zone 4 at 0930, Wednesday’s interview was in the City at 1645. That’s right, the opposite end of the extreme. Same company, this one was not for an IT job, but for a newly created position and service of the company, which I will come to more another time. I left shortly after 1100 from Royston, went into the city again, a bit quieter at that time of the morning! This time, had time to kill, so travelled to Waterloo. Only problem was building works near Russell Square and the Holburn rebuilding scheme, plus strengthening the Kingsway tram tunnel, meant that it took nearly an hour from Kings Cross to Waterloo York Road on the 59 – more than double the scheduled 26 minutes, and that was taking a short cut at the Euston Road/Eversholt Street junction! So, from there, stopped in a transport bookstore in Waterloo, and have now actually purchased a train numbers book… so I can figure out what is meant by all these things I can see from the flat window! (The anorak of old is consigned to the bins long ago!)
From there, bus to Victoria, and I gave myself plenty of time (taking the tube this time!) to Chancery Lane. It’s weird how the Central Line is punctuating the week somewhat! Got there to the other side of the road with bang on one hour to spare, so spent the time in a comfy leather armchair at a coffee shop, looking through the folder of notes and applications. I crossed over just before 1630. It was a block of serviced offices near Chancery Lane station, but the job was not there. The solicitors who occupy three floors donates the space to the organisation involved – meaning use of the well-furnished boardroom for an interview with little old me! Nerves may have got to me on a few occasions, but I think it was 50/50 as some bits were better than others. It’s a fairly cracking project - I can’t wait (hopefully) to get the chance to explain it to you. If not, it’s still going to be well worth their efforts. It’s a new venture for them, but it fits in with their ideals and values.
Anyway, bus 8 heading west, but lots of short-turns, largely as a result of building work, so this bus turned short at Tottenham Court Road Station. After walking along Oxford Street (some shopping done), to Oxford Circus (tube station closed with flashing orange lights), I went for the 7 back to Russell Square, and took the Piccadilly Line to Kings Cross to bridge the gap in 10/73/390 buses. Caroline met me at Letchworth station instead of the usual going straight home, and a takeaway had already been ordered!
Friday… no, today’s Thursday, get it right Suzy… sorry readers… try again….
Thursday, today, whatever. Silver nitrate day again, and the scarf/lip is now shrinking down to virtually nothing. I will come back next week for one last application/check, and she is going to squeeze in an asthma review at the same time.
This afternoon, I have had a phone call from the company who I’ve had several communiqués with already this week, and I have an interview for the IT based job, in east London again, on 1st April. So, a nice way to round off the very busy week.
Monday past, at work in Milton. Travelled through Cambridge, and took some boots in for repair, as well as to replace the zip on the skirt.
Tuesday, up at silly o’clock right enough – 0545. What does the 0 stand for? Oh my god it’s early… So anyway, I was up and about for the assessment for the IT helpdesk job that I mentioned before. The train into the city left two minutes down, and got in two minutes early – if that’s the kind of reliability that I can expect, then I can live with that! I had to travel into central London, then out on the Tube into the sticks. If I said Hainault via Newbury Park branch of the Central Line, that might give it away! The tests were a series of spatial reasoning (making cubes from flat patterns) and symbol commands (like reverse this picture, invert it, remove it, swap it etc.), alongside a more general and detailed IT test in helpdesk procedures, and some Windows versions of Office software. After this, back to Kings Cross, have lunch, buy newspaper with umbrella supplied free. I am sure I had one this time last year, but if the weather is anything like last year, I am sure it will come in handy over the coming days/weeks! Then, train back to Royston, got out of the formal clothes, had a nap for a few hours. Shortly after 1700, DHL come to the door, with a box of timetables sent from Herts CC. He’s one of the few men outside the medical profession to see me in nightwear… and I even got an ‘alright darling’ out of him when I answered the door! I can live with that!
Wednesday was the opposite end of the spectrum. While my assessment on Tuesday was in Zone 4 at 0930, Wednesday’s interview was in the City at 1645. That’s right, the opposite end of the extreme. Same company, this one was not for an IT job, but for a newly created position and service of the company, which I will come to more another time. I left shortly after 1100 from Royston, went into the city again, a bit quieter at that time of the morning! This time, had time to kill, so travelled to Waterloo. Only problem was building works near Russell Square and the Holburn rebuilding scheme, plus strengthening the Kingsway tram tunnel, meant that it took nearly an hour from Kings Cross to Waterloo York Road on the 59 – more than double the scheduled 26 minutes, and that was taking a short cut at the Euston Road/Eversholt Street junction! So, from there, stopped in a transport bookstore in Waterloo, and have now actually purchased a train numbers book… so I can figure out what is meant by all these things I can see from the flat window! (The anorak of old is consigned to the bins long ago!)
From there, bus to Victoria, and I gave myself plenty of time (taking the tube this time!) to Chancery Lane. It’s weird how the Central Line is punctuating the week somewhat! Got there to the other side of the road with bang on one hour to spare, so spent the time in a comfy leather armchair at a coffee shop, looking through the folder of notes and applications. I crossed over just before 1630. It was a block of serviced offices near Chancery Lane station, but the job was not there. The solicitors who occupy three floors donates the space to the organisation involved – meaning use of the well-furnished boardroom for an interview with little old me! Nerves may have got to me on a few occasions, but I think it was 50/50 as some bits were better than others. It’s a fairly cracking project - I can’t wait (hopefully) to get the chance to explain it to you. If not, it’s still going to be well worth their efforts. It’s a new venture for them, but it fits in with their ideals and values.
Anyway, bus 8 heading west, but lots of short-turns, largely as a result of building work, so this bus turned short at Tottenham Court Road Station. After walking along Oxford Street (some shopping done), to Oxford Circus (tube station closed with flashing orange lights), I went for the 7 back to Russell Square, and took the Piccadilly Line to Kings Cross to bridge the gap in 10/73/390 buses. Caroline met me at Letchworth station instead of the usual going straight home, and a takeaway had already been ordered!
Friday… no, today’s Thursday, get it right Suzy… sorry readers… try again….
Thursday, today, whatever. Silver nitrate day again, and the scarf/lip is now shrinking down to virtually nothing. I will come back next week for one last application/check, and she is going to squeeze in an asthma review at the same time.
This afternoon, I have had a phone call from the company who I’ve had several communiqués with already this week, and I have an interview for the IT based job, in east London again, on 1st April. So, a nice way to round off the very busy week.
