counterpoint

the world cup has started and all is well in the world. my new job is still shit, i got no bird, no car, am stuck in london and its coudy and overcast, but no bother because there is top class international football on tv....everyday!!!.

went to the gym yesterday and it was pretty empty. there were about 5 guys there and all of us were stood in front of the screens watching algeria v slovenia play inbetween our exercises. who knew there were so many people interested in algeria and slovenia, but no one at the gym was ignoring the tv. tonight its italy v paraguay and tomorrow night its brazil v north korea.

on the subject of my job, its the start of my second week and i am still doing nothing. am toying with idea of resigning in 3 weeks, once i get to the point after which i will need to give 4 weeks notice. once i get to that point i might be back in the same position i was before and i really don't want to miss out on any tasty contracts because i am stuck in the brain vacuum here. leaving the money will be hard but i haven't taken very little time off in the last year and a half so i think i am allowed some down time, if i can't land anything else.

i was also talking to the one of the new guys that has started at the bank and it turns out the one of the juicy contracts i missed out on a couple of months ago because i couldn't start soon enough, went to someone he knows. he said his friend also went for the job i am doing now but that he didn't get through the interview for this bank. he must be a dumb ass if he couldn't get through this banks interview, and to think, he is now doing that peach of a contract i missed out on. it makes you think. i need to make myself available.

today i have mostly been listening to delphic - counterpoint.