ARGH! Job application time. They are the most awful things in the world, with the possible exception of the interview itself.
Personal Highlights: (Dream Sequence)
- The guy who asked, "And what else?" after every answer until I was forced to poke him in the eyes with forked fingers and bellow that when I stop talking, it means I'm done!
- The guy who, having applied for a job while still at school and therefore having padded my CV with hobbies etc., said, "You did ballet? I thought ballet dancers had to be, you know, skinny and petite."
- The 2 charming ladies who interviewed me in Sheffield, opening with that nursing-relevant gem, "So, what are your hobbies?" (answer: fat-girl ballet!!) and finishing the interview abruptly and with a certain stony silence when it was established that I had no surgical nursing experience because the job I applied for was not a surgical nursing job. ("Well, yes, we did advertise for a different position, but we have since decided that we need a surgical nurse instead. So, you say you have NO surgical experience...hmmmm...")
Not bitter at all.
Hate, hate, hate applications. So, I turn to you, dear blog readers, to keep me sane and allow me to procrastinate. A very good site for this, incidentally, is www.freeonlinegames.com. May I recommend "Stack the Cats", a tetris-esque game involving stacking cats (thus the name, I guess.) Type the title into the search bar of that website and up it pops. Play with sound turned up for funny cat mews and screeches.
Must go and sell myself. Note to self: Putting blog URL on application form NOT a good idea - may reveal craziness. Note to self #2: Check what URL means to ensure you are using it correctly. 
PS - Yes, I know I was supposed to be posting holiday pictures. But they won't work. So, I'm not right now. Mutter, mutter...
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