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Thoughts on Pavarësinë
Naturally given the name of this ill-maintained lj account and the reason why I set it up, I have been following the events in Kosova with a keen interest. Obviously I support independence, have some strong opinions on where the Serbs can stick their objections and particularly commend the way in which the new sovereign Kosova intends to give ( Read more... ) -
Parting is such sweet sorrow
Today was my last day in my job. In the run up to this day I went through a number of emotions, the main one being regret; I like my job and if it wasn't for the fact that I was hideously overworked I would probably have stayed here for the foreseeable and not sought promotion. How and ever, it still was my last day. As per usual when someone ( Read more... ) -
This is not what we're looking for in Kilkenny
Like any self respecting Irish ex-pat, I feel it is important to keep up to date in affairs "back home" and so in light of yesterday's Budget I felt it was important to buy a copy of the Irish TImes so I could read all about how a minor alteration of tax bands in fact spelled the end of the Irish economy as we know (doom and gloom people, the ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
I do not normally do memes. However, I feel compelled today to post something to signify that I've worked in London for exactly a year today and I feel incapable of posting something about my life because my thoughts are dominated by how I am going to lose in court tomorrow.
*fume*
1. If your doctor told you TODAY that you were pregnant, what would ( Read more... ) -
To middle management and beyond!
I have earned a place on a prestigious national development programme run by my employer. I shall also be given a pay uplift (small but welcome) and a significant training allowance (which I will no doubt blow on something stupid, like knitting courses ( Read more... ) -
The long decline
Much ink has been spilt by seemingly every pundit out there arguing/grumbling that education standards are slipping, that each successive generation is learning less and less in school. Two such stories have been carried in the Times in the last two days such as this one here and the dramatically titled "Children who can’t write their own name". TV ( Read more... ) -
Hopefully of some interest to someone
I'll be knocking around Dublin this weekend. -
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I have an intense urge to post specifics about work because this week work is far more exciting than usual. However, for this precise reason I cannot post about work. -
Focus...focus...focus...focus...focus... what was I doing again?
I am having tremendous difficulty doing what I am supposed to be doing which is packing up most of my belongings and moving them to a friends house ahead of my imminent move and holiday. Ideally I would have woken up early and packed things away with gusto. Instead I slept in. Ideally I would be rooting through my belongings and taking this ( Read more... ) -
Paris Hilton
I do not normally follow celebrity news, nor do I pay much attention to the goings on in the life of Paris Hilton. In fact I regard myself as so smart and so detached from such trivial matters that I actively make a point of not knowing anything in a vain attempt to try and preserve a self imposed illusion that I am a bit of an intellectual ( Read more... )