i kill myself with questions

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Oh my dear blog, I do still love you. I’ve not written on you about anything really for a while, and I feel bad. But to be honest, nothing much has happened.

I had a meeting t’other day - an agency called and wanted to see if I would be any good as a recruiter. They felt I wouldn’t be too good at recruitment because I would be crap at the hard selling. Well, yes, I agree. Its probably the main reason I haven’t been applying for recruitment jobs. Also (and as ever, this is a personal opinion since moving down to the area) I am not quite stupid enough to be a recruiter.

I am apparently quite a forgettable person. Because (linked into the annoyance above) I have had agencies where I have registered very recently calling me up to get me to go into their offices and register. One agency has done this 4 times. I’ve never heard from them about actual jobs, but ooh, they really want me to register with them. I had a conversation with another agency which (from their side) was basically “Hello, I’m calling to see if you’re registered with us. I have a job that may be suitable. Oh, you registered last Thursday? And you can’t drive? And its in North Bristol where you wouldn’t want to commute to and have specified this already? Well, thats probably why the other recruiter didn’t call you!”.
Yes, probably.

Pretty Dress

I bought this pretty dress recently, and wore it yesterday for the first time. I received quite a few compliments from people about the dress, but in Makro yesterday, I received an over compliment. The woman at the entrance who checks your membership cards was like “I REALLY like your dress. Hey, [colleague], hasn’t she got a lovely dress on? Oh its such a nice dress. You just don’t see people wearing nice dresses any more. Its so lovely” Repeat until I backed away, smiling, and eventually running to the freezer area to pick up some giant gateaux. (Gateaux? Gateauxes? What exactly is the plural?)
To be fair, its unlikely she would see people in pretty dresses working in Makro, because its a giant cash and carry place, “for professionals” so she probably normally sees people in jeans or chef whites.

My dad is getting married today. I was at the pub all day looking after my nana, and doing little things about the place. I’m excited, mostly because I get to go in a limo (well, a Town Car apparently) this arvie. The only other time I have been in a limo was for my mums funeral. Me, my sister and her friends were quizzing the driver then to see if he had a pimped up version. Sadly he did not.

There is a car outside playing the Foo Fighters VERY loud. I like the Foo Fighters, but really, when it is louder than the radio playing in my flat, theres something not quite right there.

Right, time to get ready, drink more tea and sing along to Britney Spears.

• 01:00 How did it get to 1am already? Sleep times I guess, then interview prep in the morning. Boo. #
• 08:16 Getting to sleep at 2am, and waking at 7:30am is not fun. #
• 09:08 I do love this song more than I should - news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7508196.stm - but thats because of Veronica Mars. Oh yes. #
• 10:38 Annoyed that my favourite t-shirt has two cuts in the back hem, almost as if someone has cut them on purpose. #
• 12:30 Hmm. Apparently the blokes of bristol prefer pencil skirts. Or something is wrong with me, cause i keep getting beeps and looks. #
• 15:39 I have just heard the most horsey laugh ever. I must learn to copy it! #
• 16:06 Waiting for Ruffle in Starbucks, feeling very overdressed in a suit. #
• 19:35 Hooray, managed to find "Amazing Grace" by Spiritualized in Fopp for £2. Winner! #
• 21:41 Describing how Krispy Kreme cook their normal glased donuts to Max & getting quite excited that we shall have a store in Cabot Circus soon! #
• 22:08 Joss Whedon musical? www.drhorrible.com Its actually kinda... good? #
• 23:32 Elec ran out before the switch tomorrow. But we have lanterns and candles, ipod and speakers, and a pot of tea. Lovely. #

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• 10:00 Plans for today: Tidy desk. Look at pictures of kittens. Drink tea. My life is so exciting. #
• 10:13 Are agencies getting lazier? Just had a text asking me to get in contact - but they've not tried ringing me yet. Strange. #
• 14:08 Gah, now I want to go to Alton Towers. I miss being able to get there in about an hour! #
• 15:49 And just to top off the shitty day, the dishwasher is starting to smell of burn. Can we restart this week - no, lets go back to May-please? #
• 16:42 OK, so there's LJ Book to archive your LJ entries. What's the equivalent for Twitter? #
• 19:30 I can't even be bothered to eat dinner tonight, all I want to do is drink hot tea. #
• 21:48 Have set up Mobile Me. Hopefully I will be working by the time it comes to pay for it. Its quite nice though isn't it? #
• 22:00 Heh, Mobile Me trial ends day after my birthday. If anyone is wondering what to buy me, that would be a good start! #
• 22:33 Damn it .mac/Mobile Me. You seem very nice, but could you at least sync my calendars, as that was the main reason for getting you set up. #
• 22:40 .Mac/Mobile Me - is this normal? flickr.com/photos/hgc2/2672555384/ #
• 23:23 I'm thinking of volunteering to help with my local girls brigade... do they even have it any more? #
• 23:58 Damn exchange rates! Feeling useless because I've forgotten how exchange rates work: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7507100.stm #

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• 00:20 Lying in bed listening to MGMT, and thinking about dresses and polaroids #
• 09:37 Ugh, it feels very warm already. #
• 10:28 I'm in such a bad mood, I'm listening to Radiohead. Oh dear. #
• 13:33 Hello. I have written a blog entry @ ceriselle.org: Ways To Cheer Me Up (part 3) www.ceriselle.org/?p=135. #
• 14:14 Doing my laundry, because I realise that I have no clean jeans and am having to wear cropped ones in the rain. Not good. #
• 18:10 Hello. I have written a blog entry @ ceriselle.org: Mmm, Food www.ceriselle.org/?p=131. #
• 19:20 I may be going to chester on thursday for an hour or so. Brilliant. #
• 20:25 I made soup! Butternut squash and onion, nom nom. I miss Soup Sundays. #

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Since Asda is good/evil enough to have Häagen-Dazs on special offer (£2 for a tub, om nom nom nom), we seem to have accumulated enough ice cream for a small army (or four girls)
My favourite of these flavours is the Dulce du Leche, which is a caramelly swirled ice cream, and is possibly better than the ice creams from the Ice Cream Factory. I was bored interested to find out what exactly this deliciousness was, so it was off to Wikipedia, where I found that it is a milk based syrup, and is far too delicious (OK, so Wikipedia didn’t say that last bit. I did.)

Anyway, I thought about making it myself from this recipe, but kept forgetting to buy the condensed milk. Max came home yesterday and brought me a present of a can of condensed milk. What can I say, I’m easily pleased. So I popped the can in a saucepan of water, jabbed some holes in the top and waited. After a few hours, I was bored of waiting, so I had to open it up.

This was the top of the can, which looked a bit disappointing. I scooped it out into a separate bowl, and then I hit this:

Delicious caramelly goodness!
I ended up whisking both bowls together, which made the dulce du lece slightly more runny - ideal, because I want to put this onto ice cream.
I don’t think this can really be called cooking, but its damn yummy anyway!

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I was feeling quite down on Friday, as I had been turned down for a job which, honestly, I could do in my sleep. The reasoning for being turned down for this role was because I was too knowledgable about a lot of things relating to the sector they dealt in. (It was working in the construction department of a well known agency). Yes, you may have thought you can be rejected for a job because you don’t have enough knowledge, but it turns out if you know about legislation, payroll methods and other related matters, you can be rejected as well.

As you can probably guess, this irritated me a lot. The consultant tried to soften the blow by saying I should be looking at roles for client relationship managers, but they didn’t have anything to offer, so bye!

Writing this down, I’m actually still annoyed. Argh.

Anyway, the point of the post. I emailed one of my best friends and told her all of this, and she sent over an email with lots of pictures of David Tennant. However, my favourite was the last picture she had played about with in Paint.

This isn’t real, sadly

If someone could make this happen, it would make me very very happy indeed.

• 10:53 Using iPod to control iTunes on otherside of room. I like being lazy. Also, remote app is good to scare housemate. #
• 11:41 After seeing the trailer, I must must must go see "Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging". #
• 12:40 I want new Singstars, damn it. I have them all (except Bollywood) tinyurl.com/594n9w #
• 16:49 I don't take enough photos anymore. Boo. #
• 17:57 Hello. I have written a blog entry @ ceriselle.org: eBay, I hate you. www.ceriselle.org/?p=129. #
• 18:41 Dulce du leche is cooked, and is delicious. Om nom nom nom. #
• 19:37 Happily full from roast dinner. All my favourites on one plate as well. #
• 21:34 Yay, Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends. Even bigger yay, a dude is signing it. Always entertaining. #
• 22:04 Ho hum. Tired, and wanting more ice cream. #
• 22:46 Looking up recipes for butternut squash soup as we still have loads left from dinner #
• 23:33 Just saw the new iPhone advert. Why do Mac advert make me grin like a fool? #

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I really really do. I hate that they’ve made various changes to their T&C’s, meaning sellers can’t leave negative feedback. I hate that as a seller, it takes a lot of work to write good listings, and you’re not even guarenteed to make a sale. I hate as a buyer, you can be sniped at the last minute and lose the item you’ve been bidding on for a matter of pence. And what I hate the most about eBay (at least at the moment) is that there are people on there that seem to make a living out of selling tickets for sold out gigs that I couldn’t get tickets for and now the prices are £25 per ticket (original price £8)

Grr. And I really wanted to go see the Black Kids at the Thekla in August.

• 10:21 I have to pay £6 to be able to use applications on my iPod Touch. BOO Apple, I already paid £13 to get the email thing on there. #
• 10:58 Euugggggh. Tea bag exploded in cup, mouthful of tea leaves. Ew. #
• 12:47 Grr. Can't get new iPhone until October. O2, you smell. #
• 18:32 Cold cold cold. And tired. And not tidying room. Argh. #
• 20:46 Watching Breakfast at Tiffanys. I like this film, but don't know why. #
• 22:35 Tired, alone in the flat. Although it does mean I can watch the Rejects without having to hide my love for Stewart #
• 23:43 What's going on up Wells Road? I don't think the cars are going slow to try hear my singing! #

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• 10:10 Did anyone actually get an iPhone 3G? I know of one person, but he queued from half 5! #
• 10:32 Hello. I have written a blog entry @ ceriselle.org: Women and Politics www.ceriselle.org/?p=128. #
• 10:48 If it wasn't for the iPhone, I doubt I would stay with O2 when my contract ends. They are not offering any incentives to keep me. #
• 11:03 Ack! Rain! Just as the roofer dude left from finding out where the bathroom roof leaks. #
• 11:29 Would prefer iPhone to have metal back, as I keep using the back of my iPod to check my lip gloss. I'm sure I'm not the only one. #
• 12:27 Hmm, if I agree to £45 per month, I would pay £60 for iPhone. Affordable. Only just. Damn lack of job. #
• 13:49 Rejected from reed admin job, because i'm too good for just admin. This is starting to irritate me! #
• 15:17 If someone wants to take me to Rocotillos and feed me chocolate and hazelnut milkshakes till I burst, I wouldn't say no. #
• 15:21 Today is Richard Cheese day. So go listen! www.richardcheese.com/ #
• 16:45 Bad mood slightly lifted by very bad Photoshopping by friends puttng my head on various bodies. tinyurl.com/6bp7xy #
• 17:02 There is a man who just waited 15 minutes for the chippy to open. I actually care about what he gets #
• 18:12 Agency called with possible job. 4 day week, but full time hours. Working 8-8, and every other Saturday. Erm, no thanks? #
• 21:57 All by myself. Ho hum. #
• 22:33 Its that time again, time for Renford Rejects. Wish Virgin had a series link thing. #
• 22:45 I want to see Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, but how can Jaz not have an annoying fringe? Must re-read the books #
• 23:11 Mmm, midori ad on tv. Not had that for ages. Nom ^ 3 #

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An article from a few days ago on BBC News just caught my eye, which made me think about this issue. June Sarpong (yes, she of T4 fame, and known in my house as “the annoying one who appears between breaks in Hollyoaks”) has decided that women don’t just want trashy gossip and fashion, but we want to know whats going on in the world. So June has launched a new website, called Politics and the City (which personally I think is a terrible name, but that may be because I hate Sex and the City) which will cover politics, news, fashion, beauty, gossip and music.

Hang on, theres something missing there. Its something dear to all of our hearts, and essential to be able to follow some of these items. Yes, I’m talking about finance. As many people know, I loved my degree in Business Finance, which was a straight split between economics, and accounting and finance. The A&F side of my degree allowed me to learn about the numbers that are important, and modules such as Auditing kept my Enron geek side happy. (When you write an essay on a company for a module, its pretty worrying when you know more than the lecturer does) The economics side of my degree introduced me to macroeconomical theories, ethics (and jet-pack flying lecturers), international economics and econometrics.

I enjoy reading about economical theories even now (I know, most people forget about their degree once they take that funny cap and gown off) and read things like The Economist, the Financial Times and BBC Business News on a daily basis. But if there was a site similar to PatC (you see what I did there?) with an finance slant to it, I would be an avid subscriber.

I agree that women should have more targeted news about politics, etc, but please don’t forget about women who care about whats going on in the economy!

• 12:08 Bleh. Registering with some more agencies, and taking back a coat to Topshop (why is the long so looooooong in the arms!) #
• 15:45 Quite glad to be in starbucks (bris bridge) because it just started raining. Again. #
• 15:53 Have just bought a new mac. Sadly is of the clothing variety. But is v pretty! #
• 22:25 Took coat back to Topshop, its now on sale, so ended up with coat, shoes and a top. If only there were Shopping Olympics. #
• 23:45 Oh Twitterverse, recommend some new music for me. I'm bored of the new music I have tonight. #

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• 08:49 Oh Bristol, why are you so grey and wet today? Rubbish! #
• 12:16 Its not bad enough that its raining, but stupid tourists are getting in my way in Bath. Roman cities are boring! #
• 13:06 tinyurl.com/5f8ymf Oh dear. No wonder I'm soaked. #
• 14:22 Think I am finally dried out. I suppose I should head out again soon to meet Charlie in "Hot. Wells." #
• 17:38 Yay! I got the iPod working with streetnet. Good thing too, crazy traffic around hippodrome #
• 22:06 Hmm, have Virgin put FX onto the L package? Hope so, cause I love FX. #
• 23:12 "I've got the key to the gates of paradise, but I've got too many legs!" #

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• 09:18 Yes, yes I *am* listening to Billie Piper. I blame community.livejournal.com/ihasatardis/ #
• 20:51 Very very tired from my cycling - a mile and a half in about 5, 10 minutes? Is that good? #

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• 08:31 Trying to log on to register iPhone interest. Very very slow. Why am I surprised (even just a little bit) #
• 08:47 Hello. I have written a blog entry @ ceriselle.org: Why Would You Look? www.ceriselle.org/?p=123. #
• 09:21 Gah. iPhone interest wants me to pay now for iPhone. Boo. #
• 11:07 "More chocolate than a biscuit" Thats the sort of percentages I like. flickr.com/photos/hgc2/2645005685/ #
• 16:37 I think I have found the citys stupidest agency.And honestly,after 2 years of dealing with agencies,you would think that would be difficult. #
• 17:04 Why is track 7 usually the best one on an album? #
• 18:33 This is possibly the most ridiculous story ever: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7492680.stm #

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• 20:20 Feeling quite down actually about things. Maybe I should go to bed already. #
• 20:27 Strangest phrase ever - "life changing injuries" - news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7492095.stm. And Bristol is in Cornwall now? #
• 23:00 Reworking my CV. There must be some reason I apply for (literally) 100's of jobs and only hear for about 5 of them. #
• 08:31 Trying to log on to register iPhone interest. Very very slow. Why am I surprised (even just a little bit) #
• 08:47 Hello. I have written a blog entry @ ceriselle.org: Why Would You Look? www.ceriselle.org/?p=123. #
• 09:21 Gah. iPhone interest wants me to pay now for iPhone. Boo. #
• 11:07 "More chocolate than a biscuit" Thats the sort of percentages I like. flickr.com/photos/hgc2/2645005685/ #
• 16:37 I think I have found the citys stupidest agency.And honestly,after 2 years of dealing with agencies,you would think that would be difficult. #
• 17:04 Why is track 7 usually the best one on an album? #
• 18:33 This is possibly the most ridiculous story ever: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7492680.stm #

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A map showing where all my visitors have come from. Pretty.

I know these posts may seem like a bit of a cop out, because its not really a proper blog entry, but I’ve not done this before on this blog, and some of these terms are quite strange.

Yes, its time to look at my site statistics. Hooray! I’m looking from 1st May onwards, because it was around then I started blogging more regularly on the site.

54 people have gotten to ceriselle.org from search engines. Some of the things they search for is pretty
innocuous, and is quite obvious someone was looking for me. Some of the other search terms though… what the hell were you looking for (and how did it come to my site?)

The full list is below this short break. I’ve split the list into 6 groups, Me, Music Downloads, Self Promotion, Fashion, Local, and Other Stuff. Oh, and my “hilarious” (nah) comments are next to them in italic. Enjoy.

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• 10:37 Hello. I have written a blog entry @ ceriselle.org: Personal Statements www.ceriselle.org/?p=122. #
• 15:23 I am so hot. Why is it so hot? #
• 16:03 I have found piano sheet music for Chocolate Rain. I have to learn it! #
• 17:51 *Squeal* We've set the projector up with the V Box... any one for a bit of GIANT Tennant and Barrowman? #
• 19:37 This is possibly the greatest episode ever. #
• 19:50 OMG DOCTOR WHO. I don't want to spoil anyone, but but but I think I need a Tennant even more now. #
• 20:51 Blue whale fail! I wonder if its linked to Dr Who? #
• 21:16 Hello. I have written a blog entry @ ceriselle.org: ...And Some Cake Would Be Good Too www.ceriselle.org/?p=125. #
• 21:23 I'm still far too giddy at Dr Who. Also may have something to do with the wine. #

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Picture from BBC

I wouldn’t normally blog about a TV show, but its Doctor Who. I bloody well love Doctor Who if you didn’t already know. I don’t want to put any spoilers into this bit.
I just have to say, best episode ever everrrrr. And if someone could find a way to send me a nekkid Tennant clone, it would be much appreciated and already has a spare room.

edit: I really had to put this in as well, because it irritated me - and I saw the episode! Do not read this article at BBC News - in fact, do not read the Entertainment news page until you have seen “Journey’s End”. It basically gives away a main plot point in the headline, and manages to fit the whole episode into three paragraphs. Boo BBC, BOO.

(Doctor Who is greatly enhanced by watching it on a projector screen, with surround sound type speakers. I’m very happy we managed to get it all hooked up to the V Box in time for tonights episode!)

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Following on from this post, I also wrote up what was sent out with my UCAS forms by the head of Sixth Form at my school.
I must have been such a little swot, and so irritating from the sound of this.

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