the colour of self-worth

last night the kid came home most pleased with himself: he's learned all we've tried to teach him about doing things properly the first time, and he's just gotten extremely positive results for his first serious attempt in the real world :)

i went over some c# material before going to bed, and it all came back to me (with interest, i've properly forgotten some things).

this morning i phoned to harrass the people responsible for my vacation authorization, and i think that the girl i spoke to understood my problem, because this afternoon she reported back that it should be handled on sunday. that's not a guarantee, but at least come sunday i'll know who to bother.

speaking of bother, the mongoose helped me out with a really nice print of winnie the pooh for my welfare officers :P

the interview:

pleasant. interesting. it sounds like a job i'd enjoy and learn from. didn't bat an eyelid when i stated my minimum salary (three times what i'm currently surviving on), which i think indicates that i should begin checking out the current average and raise my sights a little.

after my last interview, i promised myself that i would prepare a system i've previously designed in the event that i get asked again. i was asked again, but not having fulfilled that promise i got stuck.

so the interviewer pulled out a question, which just happened to require an algorithm almost identical to the one brother bear and i worked on a couple of months ago - i had an immediate O(n) answer on hand, no thinking required ^_^

they want me immediately, but i'd apologized about my unavailability from the start... if i do need the job, then i hope nobody fills the position before i get there ;) [having my cake and eating it]

i have to be honest, that was a good ego-boost. i experienced an increased appetite in spite of the aweful food, and playing inter-branch pictionary afterwards made the day complete :D

my mother made an interesting point in her last email: if i'm going to study again, why not in canada?

i'm going out for a smoke, then i'll come back inside for some more work-hating, and then the weekend begins. i'm 100% focused on sleep potential.

pretty winners - odd interface, click symbol to access?!
highly amusing - i love americans