I didn't panic
11 Hours Ago
Phew! Looks like I made it to the other side. Same U number? - check. Still in Goo? - Oh yes! Being able to add things to my name? (All fine, as long as I don't want to use brackets).
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I appear to have bought a long lost Queen album...
Last Week
Which is strange. Because I thought I'd bought The Resistance by Muse. Still, whatever it is I know one thing. It's proper music by proper musicians. The whole album is wonderful. I'm loving the re vamped Dr Who theme tune of course but I Belong to You is so breathtakingly beautiful my heart breaks a little each time I play it. And that's a lot.
I do a lot of driving so I like to have something good to listen to. Next on my playlist is Morrissey's Years of Refusal. Fabulous!
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So, what do you do exactly?
Last Week
Now that's a good question. I used to have one job and one pay slip at the end of the month. Now I have many jobs and many pay slips. So I'll explain...
Job 1 - Main employment. I used to teach. Now I teach teachers.
Job 2 - Additional hours connected with Job 1
Job 3 - Additional and occasional hours working for the same employer, but not connected to Job 1.
Job 4 - Additional occasional whole days working for the same employer but not connected to Job 1 or 3.
Jobs 1-4 are all on the same pay slip but only Job 1 is regular employment.
Job 5 - Supply teaching whenever I have a whole day not doing anything else. It's tough, but I think it makes me better at Jobs 1-4.
Job 6 - Exam revision teaching in the school holidays, which I did over Christmas and New Year.
Job 7 - Exam revision in one particular school.
Job 8 - Film extra. Or more accurately "Background Artiste". Very occasional work, I did one day in December, but have a few days in February lined up which I'm very excited about!
Job 9 - Waitressing and casual work. This is usually summer stuff that I do with Moonlight.
This month I have been paid for work done on Jobs 1 - 8. Job 1 is the one I tell people about and the one that defines me. Job 8 is the most fun!
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No Distance Left to Run
2 Weeks Ago
Last night I went to see the film about Blur. I've written my review in the What Film... thread here: F19585?thread=496680&post=91279124#p91279124
It's a very raw and emotional account of their journey to date. I recommend any one to read Alex James' book A Bit Of a Blur as this is perhaps a more "warts and all" account but it is just his perspective. The film is well edited to show all sides, but at the expense of glossing over the darker parts of the story. Graham Coxon's fragility is endearing and worrying in equal parts. And I can't remember the last time I was in a cinema where the audience applauded at the end. That was a lovely moment.
The Blur boys are younger than me. My Essex was much more the kind that will be shown in Oil City Confidential, the film of the Canvey and Southend music scene in the 70s. So all I need now is someone to go with. Perhaps not the date I took last night. He seemed bored all through the Blur film and couldn't wait to get away when it had finished. Wouldn't even go for a drink afterwards. Oh well. His loss. I enjoyed it.
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Dear GTC
3 Weeks Ago
I am pleased to hear from you about how you place equality and diversity at the heart of your work, but that you don't have any information about my ethnic background or disability status. And thank you for the reply paid envelope for me to write and tell you.
I'm most reassured by your promise that "The information gathered will be stored securely on the GTC register" with all the other details you hold about me such as my age and address, and in return.....
WAIT A MINUTE......
Are you the exact same GTC that wrote to me in September 2008 apologising for the "loss of some personal data in transit"? Yes. Yes, you are! F33494?thread=5925297
So I'll keep my ethnicity and disability status to myself (not that you'd be interested in either). And don't bother menacing me with "If you reply to this request we will not need to ask you again in future". Ask away. I'll probably still ignore you.
Besides, according to Mr Cameron, aren't you supposed to be more concerned with my Carole Vorderman degree?
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