So, because of a number of things I forgot my own birthday (it was yesterday).

I am now 20.

Turns out that the owl (or should I say, vulture) that my brother sent me was announcing a surprise visit to England. Oh joy of joys. I've only just got rid of the sod! And he's definitely still keeping something quiet. Hmm, I'm rather suspicious.

...Mum just wrote to me. The Johannesburg work thing she was doing...was for a British company. For their summer ad campaign.

MY MOTHER IS GOING TO BE ON BILLBOARDS IN A BIKINI.

Kill me, kill me now.

I didn't go to Mum's for Mother's Day, given that she's in Johannesburg for another bloody modelling assignment. Eurgh. work at the moment. Jonathan and Susan played the dutiful offspring roles for a change, given that I was busy at work (Mr Oblansk has a lot of new assignments coming up that I need to do prep work for) and Martha is still at ( Read more... )

Note to self - don't wear my Springboks shirt around this time of year.

It's really rather annoying, when the traditional colours of your mum's country are confused with those of another by some muppet at the gym who then thinks it hilarious to say you're celebrating St Patrick's Day too early.

Normally we used to go home to South Africa for the Easter holidays, but Martha's decided she wants to have a British spring instead, and thus she's been foisted on me for two weeks as Ma doesn't trust her with anyone else, her only being 12 and all. Plus she turns 13 during the break so naturally I'll have to celebrate with her...eish, I've no ( Read more... )

The first couple of weeks in the job have been amazing! It's a really interesting department, and the high ups are genuinely interested in what their subordinates have to say. I'm looking forward to the next batch of projects coming in so I can really get involved...quitting the Department of Magical Games and Sports turned out to be the best thing ( Read more... )

You are now looking at the new professional and personal assistant to the Head of the Invisibility Task Force! I start next week!

I have an interview for the Obliviator training and the Invisibility Task Fore job, both of those are next week. Still haven't heard back from the AMRS, but they have more applications to read anyway. I'm rather happy thus far though.

Imagine, for a moment, that you were looking for a job and your options were the following. Which would you take and why?

Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes

The Accidental Magic Reversal Squad are looking for trainees - mainly "allrounders" who have proven their abilities in different areas of magic, but also with certain ( Read more... )