Roman city destroyed for extra parking space

How do you say "Burn in hell, you utter bloody philistines" in Spanish?

An immensely frustrating phone conversation with Dell Customer 'Care'. Leaving aside the fact that it took me half an hour and three attempts to navigate my way out of the reefs of Automated Messages and into the open seas of Actual Person On The Other End, my mission to change an aspect of my order was annoyingly abortive.

( Argh )

Happy birthday!


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I had an interview with a law firm last Tuesday (slightly disloyally, during my vacation scheme with another firm). They said that they'd get back to me in two days ( Read more... )

After an interesting couple of weeks, I can now rejoin the real world! Sadly I wasn't on holiday, but doing a vacation scheme at a law firm ( Read more... )

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4834738.stm

I'm not saying that the country's going to the dogs, but one certainly starts to get the distinct impression of a substantial boost to Britain's canine proximity.

An interesting open day at a law firm yesterday. I didn't realise it until I arrived, but the firm in question was founded in 1701 and occupies a former mansion off Lincoln's Inn Fields. All very pleasant, and certain parts of it made me feel as if I was back in Oxford ( Read more... )

Interviewer: "Right. Now, about your personal interests. You say you have an 'enduring interest in classical music' - good. *pause* Unfortunately, you then go on to say 'in particular the comic operas of Gilbert & Sullivan'. *further pause* Isn't that an oxymoron?"

Me: "I can see I've got my work cut out for me here..."

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My recent but determined attempt to build up a portfolio of legal experience continues, and oddly enough seems to actually be meeting with some success. Following an interview last week, I've been invited to attend an Easter vacation scheme at a law firm, which should be interesting. The real boost is knowing that I can actually succeed at an ( Read more... )

It strikes me that I've been up to a few things lately. So I thought I'd keep people informed.

( What I've been doing of late... )