five trees

i finished up the citrix xenapp on friday and after 4 days of it, my concentration on the last day was quite poor. thankfully it was quite a short day and we were done by 3.30pm. am going to study all this week and look to take the exam either at the end of this week or the beginning of next week.

am finally shaking the cold that i had for most of last week as well and i cycled to the gym at lunchtime and did a bit of work out. couldnt really push it because i still feel a little unwell, but am pretty sure i will be fine tomorrow and can start training properly this week.

nothing new to report on getting a new job, in that i dont have a new contract yet. i did get emailed by the technical manager of an online betting company saying he had seen my cv and was interested in getting me in for an interview. i havent replied back and dont think i will as i dont really want to work in the gaming industry. a lot of people have problems with gambling and these kinds of services just encourage more people that cant really afford it, to waste their money. we do have some morals.

that all might sound a bit rich from someone who has worked for crooks in investment banks, but banks do offer some legitimate and important services and they do invest people pension funds and raise money for goverments, businesses and consumers. there is some benefit to what they do, although they do lots of other things and all of them are to make money. am not under any illusion that they offer any services out of a sense of responsibility or collective good will. its all done to make profit and over the last couple of decades a not insignificant portion of that money was made by swindling governments and pension funds. i dont work for them out of choice. if i could get paid as much working for an internet company or somewhere else where i could do interesting work.

ok i will say it, i am sorry for working for investment banks.

have been re-reading hopes and prospects by noam chomsky. a bit like when i am reading technical books, i find myself having to read the same book multiple times to really soak it up as i am of limited mental capacity. if you have the means i recommend you buy it. reading it is like being punched in the face.

today i have mostly been listening to chapel club - five trees. some very good new fresh music.