by Suw on September 9, 2003
Ok, I know my obsession with my own stats is a bit sad, but after earlier comments I thought you'd like to know that the stats on Blog-City are back, sort of, and you can all rest assured that everyone appears still to be visiting.
If you do have a day when you're trying to get into this blog, though, and you can't quite make it, please do try again later. Blog-City are doing upgrades and occasionally that means there are problems. I personally don't get all wound up by the outages, because I think that Blog-City are doing a much better job than, say, Blogger, and are on the whole a lot more reliable.
Plus, of course, I can sympathise entirely with what the team there must be going through – trying to keep the service going, trying to keep everyone happy, whilst trying to upgrade software and hardware. And I bet they're doing all of it on a miniscule budget. Having been through the mill myself with Get Fluent, I have nothing now but admiration for anyone in business trying to do their best for their customers, which Blog-City undoubtedly are.
by Suw on September 9, 2003
I've just searched through 16 recruitment websites. Didn't find a single job that I felt I could (or wanted to) apply for. I'm trying keep my search criteria as broad as possible, but recently I've made some decisions which aren't helping matters but which I would like to stick by. I want to live in the North West, Manchester by preference but I guess it doesn't have to be. I have to earn over a specific amount per year, else I stand no chance of ever paying back what I owe. And I have a strange skill set that doesn't appear to be much in demand.
Not for the first time, I wish I'd paid more attention to programming when I had the chance, because if you've got SAP or Oracle or whatever, there appear to be quite a few jobs kicking about. But no one seems to want a content manager.
by Suw on September 9, 2003
One of the fun things about moving (you mean, there are fun things about moving?) is that every now and again you find something that makes you smile.
I had forgotten that there were photos in existence of me with my black and red hair. I loved that hair – high maintenance but when I had a good, sharp bob I looked like Nefertari Great Royal Wife. Except, without the kohl. Or the chiffon. Or the funny little headressy bit with the snake. Or was that Ramses? But anyway… I loved that hair.
I also liked the pigtails from my bus pass photo (hence the strange circular sigils stamped all over it).
It's a little odd to think that these photos were only taken three years ago. I know they're a bit over exposed, as all passport type photos invariably are, but doesn't that dark hair look different!
(No laughing in the back, now…)
by Suw on September 9, 2003
It was pointed out to me that some of you have no basis for comparison when it comes to my appearance, specifically regarding black and red hair vs. the current natural blonde hair. I shall thusly bow to public demand and post two more recent pics, just for the sake of your edification.
And, just for balance, here's one of Fflwff too.
