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girlofprey) wrote2009-01-21 10:09 pm
girlofprey) wrote2009-01-21 10:09 pm
Jobseeker's, and Lost. Mostly Lost.
I went to my first (new) Jobseeker's appointment today. They seem to be expecting me to do a lot more this time, or perhaps I was doing more to find work last time besides going to see them. Now I have to fill in a diary thing, and my next appointment is Monday. Previously I had 2 weeks between my initial appointment and the first proper Jobseeker's appointment. Which means I sort of have two days. I need to update my CV, mostly. And find somewhere to print it, since I don't have a printer. Which I will do. The lady I spoke to today printed me off two or three jobs from her computer, so it's not that bad.
I did get a letter today saying that I was behind with my Council Tax payments though, and if I didn't pay within 7 days I would be taken to court and have to pay fees. I thought that January was one of the months where you didn't have to pay Council Tax. I was wrong. Blast.
I was watching part of the pilot of Lost the other day, because someone reminded me of the joy of it. And I know, plot development and explaining the mysteries and all that, but I do sort of wish it had stayed a show about a bunch of survivors living on a beach/in some caves, vaguely afraid of what was in the woods, but mostly just getting on with things and catching fish. It reminded me of the time I mostly wanted Sawyer, Sayid and Claire to go leave the others and just live in the woods together with Aaron. Not because I hate the other characters, particularly - although I do hate Jack and Kate - just because I thought it would be great. Sawyer could steal supplies from the others, and keep a secret stash just for them, and Sayid could do useful things and pointedly be quiet at Sawyer when he was pissy, and occasionally they’d hear a noise in the woods and all tense up, and get their guns. Claire would have a gun under her bed. I fully believe that. And they would have to hide her and Aaron away from Charlie and Locke, but that would be fine. And occasionally Rousseau would wander past, but stay a certain distance from their camp, and Sayid would go out and try to talk to her, but she wouldn't stay for long, and Sawyer would ask what her story was, and Sayid would tell him all about Alex, and Sawyer would feel quite sad about parents being separated from their child and pretend that he didn't, and she would be great, and he would sort of pretend she was his mother, running around being super in the jungle with a rifle. And Sawyer would read to Aaron, and Sawyer and Sayid would go hunting not always with great success, and Sayid would be all "And this is how you hunt without a pistol", and Sawyer would be all "Quiet before you scare away the boar!". Claire might ask to learn about hunting, but I imagine they'd insist she should stay with Aaron. Probably she'd learn a bit. She could go out for a bit with one of them while the other stayed with Aaron. It would be great. I should catch up with Seasons 3 and 4 really, and see what actually happened. Probably nothing like this.
In Casualty on Saturday we learned that Nick had some sort of degenerative disease. I'm going to post about Casualty at some point. Probably.
I did get a letter today saying that I was behind with my Council Tax payments though, and if I didn't pay within 7 days I would be taken to court and have to pay fees. I thought that January was one of the months where you didn't have to pay Council Tax. I was wrong. Blast.
I was watching part of the pilot of Lost the other day, because someone reminded me of the joy of it. And I know, plot development and explaining the mysteries and all that, but I do sort of wish it had stayed a show about a bunch of survivors living on a beach/in some caves, vaguely afraid of what was in the woods, but mostly just getting on with things and catching fish. It reminded me of the time I mostly wanted Sawyer, Sayid and Claire to go leave the others and just live in the woods together with Aaron. Not because I hate the other characters, particularly - although I do hate Jack and Kate - just because I thought it would be great. Sawyer could steal supplies from the others, and keep a secret stash just for them, and Sayid could do useful things and pointedly be quiet at Sawyer when he was pissy, and occasionally they’d hear a noise in the woods and all tense up, and get their guns. Claire would have a gun under her bed. I fully believe that. And they would have to hide her and Aaron away from Charlie and Locke, but that would be fine. And occasionally Rousseau would wander past, but stay a certain distance from their camp, and Sayid would go out and try to talk to her, but she wouldn't stay for long, and Sawyer would ask what her story was, and Sayid would tell him all about Alex, and Sawyer would feel quite sad about parents being separated from their child and pretend that he didn't, and she would be great, and he would sort of pretend she was his mother, running around being super in the jungle with a rifle. And Sawyer would read to Aaron, and Sawyer and Sayid would go hunting not always with great success, and Sayid would be all "And this is how you hunt without a pistol", and Sawyer would be all "Quiet before you scare away the boar!". Claire might ask to learn about hunting, but I imagine they'd insist she should stay with Aaron. Probably she'd learn a bit. She could go out for a bit with one of them while the other stayed with Aaron. It would be great. I should catch up with Seasons 3 and 4 really, and see what actually happened. Probably nothing like this.
In Casualty on Saturday we learned that Nick had some sort of degenerative disease. I'm going to post about Casualty at some point. Probably.