3 weeks

i took the bus home yesterday evening as london transport likes to randomly close train stations at rush houir as and when it feels like it, even if its oxford circus and its probably one the busiest stations in the world.

anyways on the bus i got a call from the agent representing the bank i interviewed at 2 weeks ago and he said they wanted to offer me that alternative role they were going to come up with. er...ok i replied, i haven't seen a job spec for this new role and i am not sure what they want me to do, i said. the agent said it was good money and they wanted to move quickly on it, and i told him i would be inclined to accept but only after i got clarification on what the role is. the agent said he would get back to me.

why are agents such idiots. probably because a lot of IT contractors are idiots i suspect, who just chase money. well quite frankly, thats not how we roll.

i would be inclined to take it if it turns out to be a good role. it does mean that all my plans for staying home and having a break and watching the world cup would be over with. it would also mean i might not have any time to take a holiday if they want to move quickly. i also got a call yesterday about another contract at another bank which sounds interesting. i told that agent to put me forward for it. my world cup dream looks like its over and the only thing that can salvage it would be being discovered as utterly incompetent by my new employers or for me to turn everything down. neither of those things are likely to happen. i need to be responsible and sensible.

i resigned this morning and it all went smoothly. in fact i asked if i could bail in 3 weeks and not 4 and they were happy with that and will try and sort it out for me. i wasn't really bothered about staying 4 weeks but depending on how all these various things pan out i might try and see if i can get a week in los angeles before i have to start a new job. i looked at tickets for new york but there is very little available and the prices seem very high. lots of brits probably looking to do bank holiday weekend in the big apple i reckon. i do need to get away for a little while to freshen my brain up a little. i hate going from one contract straight to the next with no break. you want to be fresh when you start a new job and not still carrying tiredness from your previous job.

anyways, as always, we shall see how it all pans out.

today i have mostly been listening to the arctic monkeys - brianstorm. they are a really good band and they still make some decent tunes, but i just feel myself becoming a little less interested in them with each passing album. i suspect they may have peaked on their first album. this is song from their second album and shows they can still knock out a good song, when they get their act together and stop trying to be too hip for their own good.