Meme, and waiting for focussed time
Friday, November 4th, 2005 02:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tamaranthToday has been All Go. No, really: phonecalls from 8:55am, cleaner at 10 (in chatty mood today), Tesco's bringing me food, and now Rob the Gardener (not an exhortation).
When he's gone I will be able to settle down to writing -- something I find very difficult when I know I'm going to be interrupted. But meanwhile, LJ redesign [works better in Firebird than IE]; accounts; online shopping; usual irritation with people who don't respond to emails.
It's not even 3pm but the sun's gone behind the trees and it feels like evening. I don't think I'll manage a swim today.
So ...
When I was little, I wanted to be a... writer, archaeologist
At University/College, I studied... literature (mostly medieval)
My first real job was as a... computer programmer
I have also spent a lot of time as a... layabout
I am currently working as a... job-hunter. Slightly.
I am happy/hideously disappointed with my career choice... not disappointed with career, but I made some bad decisions in terms of key skills and now can't be bothered to start over: can, with luck, earn sufficient income in second-class jobs (temping etc) to support myself while I do as I please. 'As I please' involves a lot of reading, writing and going for walks.
I would secretly like to be a... Lottery winner who never needed to worry about money again.
When he's gone I will be able to settle down to writing -- something I find very difficult when I know I'm going to be interrupted. But meanwhile, LJ redesign [works better in Firebird than IE]; accounts; online shopping; usual irritation with people who don't respond to emails.
It's not even 3pm but the sun's gone behind the trees and it feels like evening. I don't think I'll manage a swim today.
So ...
When I was little, I wanted to be a... writer, archaeologist
At University/College, I studied... literature (mostly medieval)
My first real job was as a... computer programmer
I have also spent a lot of time as a... layabout
I am currently working as a... job-hunter. Slightly.
I am happy/hideously disappointed with my career choice... not disappointed with career, but I made some bad decisions in terms of key skills and now can't be bothered to start over: can, with luck, earn sufficient income in second-class jobs (temping etc) to support myself while I do as I please. 'As I please' involves a lot of reading, writing and going for walks.
I would secretly like to be a... Lottery winner who never needed to worry about money again.
