Friday, May 13, 2011
Welcome to 2011
Or at least welcome to the May of 2011!
Only been 17 months (edit: 29 months!!!!!) since my last blog. I've been inspired after reading some blogs - perhaps the greatest blog ever - my own ;)
I got the bug again after showing my friends at work a before picture of me before my op. No, not a sex change op (thanks Jess, Cat and Lucie) but a face changing, bone crunching, jaw dropping (hopefully not literally) op. You can see the blog way back in Aug/Sept of 2005. Called 'Changing Faces'.
I would link it, but I simply can't be bothered!
So what's new with you, fellow reader? Can't just talk about myself all the time can I. How very selfish. What's that? You want information from me? Ok!
So, I'm currently working in a genetics laboratory. I finished Uni with a 1:1, went to Central America for 3 weeks. Did a bungee jump. Came home and got an admin job at the lab I did my sandwich placement at while I was at Uni (mmm, sandwiches) and cried for 16 months while I remained in that job being paid about half of what I would be paid if my Uni degree was actually being used. Frustrating, to say the least. Especially when I had interviews for jobs I was trained to do, but kept on just missing out! Argh.
Fortunately, a job upstairs in genetics appeared. I planned for the interview. I toured the labs for the interview. I even bought a new tie for the interview. And then I got into the interview. Uh-oh. Worst interview EVER.
Forgot even basic science. And heard back about a day later to hear, "We're sorry. But you were unsuccessful this time."
Someone shoot me now.
But that's not where the story ends. For I was desperate. And when I am desperate, I do things out of the ordinary. I actually went to speak to the boss who rejected me. A perk of working in the same building!
And I must've been fairly impressive during this talk because a couple of weeks later she offered me a temporary position in the lab :) I was ecstatic! I think my reply to her email went something like this:
Boss: "Hi Tom. I am happy to announce that we can now offer you the temporary position as we have managed to free up the money from HR. Would you like to accept the position?"
Me: "Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Thank you!"
The funny thing is I'm not even joking. She was probably tempted to rescind the offer! So that's where I've been since Jan 10. It's much more enjoyable, much more challenging and I've met a lot of great people.
Gosh, so much more has changed in the past year that one blog just simply isn't enough to go through them all. I'm certainly not the same person I was though. And after reading my old blogs that makes me both happy and sad...
Oh. Although I do have a beautiful girlfriend. And if you ever read this, hi Tori x x
