Codeine fuelled thoughts

[julesjones]

Dear gods, my blog's been boring since I went back to having a day job.

This isn't *just* about the day job sucking up all the time and energy I have, leaving me a mindless blob by the end of the day. It's because the day job occupies a vast proportion of my waking hours, and thus a vast proportion of the interesting things that happen to me and in front of me which I might witter on about for the amusement and edification of my friends -- and We Don't Talk About The Day Job On The Internet.

I've always had a policy of not identifying the day job on the intarwebs, back before people started hitting the headlines for getting sacked because they said rude things about their job online. It's not impossible to work it out, either current or previous, but I generally do not identify it in public. This is mostly because I think it is both the appropriate and the safe behaviour, but right now I also have a contractual obligation not to share the minutia of my day at work with the world at large. (I would point out that I am in Firm Agreement with that obligation, given the Data Protection Act implications of my daily routine.)

Which doesn't really leave a lot to talk about, apart from what I've read this week and squeeing about the last episode of Doctor Who. Especially when the only writing I've done of late is my book log...

Of course, I have a garden again after some time without one, so there may be garden porn in your future, Dear Reader. At least as soon as I get the hang of the camera I'm now using. In the meantime, I would observe that privet hedges seem to have got more time-consuming than the last time I was responsible for one, [mumble] years ago. Fortunately there is joint responsibility for this one, and I'm perfectly willing to delegate the job of cutting it. :-)

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Jules. I know I know - you are so right! Sometimes I'm just sounding off about work, but you're still right - and I shouldn't do it.

[julesjones]

I wasn't thinking about anyone else's blogging habits. :-) Just realising that it's no wonder my LJ is still boring even though I'm slowly climbing out of the "mindless blob with no time" phase.

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean about not having the time or anything interesting to write about. :(

In theory, my job takes up only a tiny part of my week, but I'm doing two part-time degree courses, which is a huge time sink and doesn't generate much, if any, interesting material.

Like you, I've never posted about work, apart from occasionally in a fairly oblique way. It never felt right. I don't post about family either for the same reason. This doesn't leave much!

Just to change the subject for a moment. I noticed in an earlier post that you mentioned that you still use a Psion 5MX. Would you be interested in another one, as a spare? I haven't used mine for some years (though as far as I know, it's in perfect working order). As I now have the Eee, I'm never likely to go back to it, but don't want to just throw it out and I'd been happy to pass it on to someone who could make use of it.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

I am trying to arouse myself to mow the lawn... Or half of it, at least.

[julesjones]

I owuld be delighted to have a spare 5mx -- but only if you have nobody else who might use it, as technically I already have a spare. However, said spare does not open smoothly and speaks American rather than English, so a better grade of spare would be appreciated. (Both of mine have some mechanical faults which will eventually kill them, but this is what you get on eBay, and both were accurately decribed so I have no complaints.)

I used mine quite a bit when I was doing more travelling, and even now find it handy for when I'm away from home and don't want to fire up the ThinkPad just to jot down some notes for a book review. Sometimes what you *really* need is a qwerty keyboard that's ready to go within 5 seconds of switching it on, *and* fits in a handbag. And goes for a month on a pair of AA cells.

[julesjones]

Well, it was a good day for it, but I personally felt the ideal way to spend the day was slumped in a chair doing not a lot. :-)

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Got the back lawns done, but it took all the batteries (plus a quick recharge during Doctor Who for the last couple of square metres). This doesn't bode very well for finishing the side lawn tomorrow. Oh well, if I can manage half of it before a leaflet round...