sweet-indigo's diary

In Bradford

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Hi folks,

Well, I'm in Bradford, and I've very nearly officially left York. I meant to get up really early this morning and go back to get the rest of my things and clean the house, but I turned my alarm off and now I'm sitting on my bed with my laptop. For some reason, the wi (more)

Caution: Writer's block ahead

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I'm sorry Diarylanders, I fear I am backsliding... it's just that Blogger is so cool... You'll find entries you haven't seen (plus this one) at http://sweet-indigo.blogspot.com.

I am a com (more)

Catastrophe

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"Losing my passport was the least of my worries;
losing my notebook was a catastrophe."
Bruce Chatwin

I sympathise.

I have lost my dear little notebook.

I thought I left it at a client's house. I don't think they'd be curious en (more)

Mixed Messages

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This morning I had a phone call. It was 8 o'clock and I was still eating breakfast. I was convinced it would be Work, asking me to do an extra call or something, but it was actually a science recruitment agency calling to ask if I was interested in a lab technician job in Selby. �6.40 an hour (more)

Just around the writer's block

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I'm baaaack! Aren't you delighted?

I was going to post to say that I found the Job centre website surprisingly useful, only I have changed my mind because that website is hideously unreliable. It does have jobs that look good, but t (more)

Puzzled over gospel reading

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Happy Eastertide, Spring is here, Christ is risen, and I'm updating my blog.

Have been getting increasingly mad with my employers. Also why do I get so little sick pay? I got more for job seeker's allowance! where's the logic in that?

I meant to go to a Good Fri (more)

Job hunting continues

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Woo. I put my new CV (Resum�) online last week and have already had two different people contact me. The first one was for a science job agency. I was so delighted and flattered that I pretended to be incredibly interested but was forced to be honest when they asked if I'd be willing to comm (more)

Ambitions? Fish!

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Hi folks! Or folk! or... single lone reader who came in just to ridicule me! You are welcome too, dear reader!

It is Palm Sunday and dear blog I have neglected you. I keep thinking of cool stuff to blog and not blogging it. I even have a post on asylum seekers but it's not finished. (more)

Sigh...

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Hi folks, happy Lent. Am not feeling terribly Lenten. Have made a vague attempt to be veggie as a response to my housemates' challenge to be vegan for Lent.

The Quaker "chaplain" came to talk at Christian Focus last night. She even attended my rather impromptu Bible study beforehand (M (more)

The obligatory update after a long absence

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I really shouldn't bother saving posts as drafts. They become out of date and it seems wrong to post them... even if this is a blog, for heavens' sake, the posts are meant to get out of date.

So here is a quick rundown:

1. Life is good.
2. Gilbert and Sullivan rocks. Pirates (more)