deaf club

i got a call from the agent representing me for the contract at the oil services firm and he said i was down to the last 2 and that i would be getting called in for an interview in the next few days once they sorted out times. i havent heard anything from the other firm that does the internet movie streaming which was the one i was really looking forward to. beggars cant be choosers i guess and the oil firm is more lucrative, but if i was really interested in money i would not have turned down a contract worth the equivalent of a hundred grand a year at the last bank i worked at. i try and not let money influence where i work but everyone has bills to pay and it does play some part in the decision though i like to think less than it would with most people i know. 

freedom and choice is being able to choose which job you take and which one to turn down and still able to take care of the people close to you in difficult times and for my mum to have no money worries now that my dad has passed because i can pay all the funeral costs and lawyers  bills whether i am in a contract or not. i have a buffer of a few years salary saved up and its partly for the reason that sometimes emergencies come up and also its a product of not being taken in by the rampant consumerism. freedom is not choosing which audi you want to buy and then paying it off over 3 years by which time it looks dated and you cant remember why you bought the thing in the first place. a friend of mine from the hedge fund just bought a new audi and another guy just bought 2 new audis (Q7 and a TT). ridiculous.

maybe its the influence of my dad but i doubt he would have liked it if i had bought a flashy car before i bought my own place. both the guys with the new audis still rent their houses/apartments but drive their flashy new cars. i have a beautiful flat that i have mostly paid off and a bicycle. i am happy with that. 

speaking of bikes i rode to the gym the last couple of days and i have been training well since i got back from my holiday. in a couple of weeks i think i will be getting back to lifting personal maximums again which will be good. i got no work these days so i really have no excuse not to go to the gym and actually it feels really good when i do go. training stress free is a nice feeling. it wont last forever but i will make the most of it. football has been good the last couple of weeks as well. its nice having time to breath and do stuff as opposed to cramming things to do in the evenings and then being up early next morning for work. this break feels good. 

today i have mostly been listening to deaf club - break it slow. its available as a free download. the girl singing sounds a bit like beth orton and its a very good song from a new band. support new music and not that x-factor karaoke shite thats all over the tv.