Previously I was working on a web application on a secret government project for Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise. When meeting people for the first time, it’s natural to enquire about respective hobbies, musical tastes and careers. When the inevitable subject of careers comes up and the question of what one does for a living […]

“Youthful Days” by Mr Children… “Yuganda keshiki ni torikakomaretemo, kimi wo daitara fuan wa sugata wo kesun da?” [Japanese] “Even if I’m surrounded by distorted scenery, when I hold you, it erases all the worry…”
So here I am now writing from the coast, having made the move from rainy London to just-as-rainy Brighton. The feeling […]

“6 Underground” by Sneaker Pimps is like a chill pill… “Take me down, 6 underground. The ground beneath your feet. Laid out low, nothing to go. Nowhere a way to meet…”
Friendships in the workplace are taboo. There’s even been the invention of a word to refer to a “friend” in the workplace: “colleague.” Quite simply, […]