no, no, strike that, it’s the other way round

I like the text of this contract posting. I hear the theme music of “Mission Impossible” whilst reading it.

Position: Openlink Endur Business Analyst

Location: London, Paris, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands

Rate: Market

Skills: Openlink Endur Business Analyst:

Client is looking for an openlink Endur Business Analyst, must have experience with Market Manager and commodities trading.

The roles are based in London, Paris, Germany, Switzerland and Netherlands so rates will vary depending on location.

Expenses will be looked at on a case by case basis.

If you are interested please send a CV and await Contact.

Ok so half of the temperatures in the places I’m interested in are identical even in different parts of the world and at different times.

Shall I be scared? 🙂

Cool, I found a SWA (Snuggie With Attitude) on YouTube

…back in Houston this coming Saturday.

Prayer pardners, start extending the landing gear!

Yeee haaawww [he skrinshes his eyes shut]

A while back the temps were below freezing.

Some clever guy here in England thought,

“O my it’s really really really cold. Probably cold enough to freeze bubbles. Someone should see what that looks like.”

And then he did.

The photos are really neat, especially the one where one of the bubbles bursts!

http://www.skipweasel.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/freezebubbles/album/index.html

O my goodness this is SO FUNNY

Microsoft came out with a product called “SongSmith” that, when you sing into the mic, the software creates/selects music to match your singing style and beat and crafts a new tune featuring yourself.

Kind of like karaoke in reverse.

Well some clever monkeys started putting classic music videos through the SongSmith…! The software pulls out only the vocals to mix it in with its own music, so you can imagine what Eddie Van Halen would sound like if the nerds in Redmond produced the music for the band. How about AC/DC, Radiohead, Billy Idol? How ’bout Britney Spears’ “Toxic”? Now that’s toxic.

Well wonder no more, just visit this link to Youtube. Just don’t make the mistake of drinking anything while watching/listening. It could be dangerous to your keyboard :o)

http://uk.youtube.com/results?search_type&search_query=classic+hits+songsmith

Cool game

http://jayisgames.com/games/ifiction/game/lostpig?game=lostpig

FA Cup? whazzat?  West Ham is a football team and not a train station?  And who the heck are these Barnsley fellas?

I barely know the goal* of the game, but today I’m going to be a football fan :o)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7803346.stm

*pun intended

Northern Line, heading into the City, morning

If/when the line goes down and all passengers have to use busses, find the nearest bus stop. This will be the one with a gaggle of unhappy people at it, trying to squeeze their way into the next oncoming bus.

Then, walk AGAINST the flow of automobile traffic to find the next available bus stop BEFORE the one with the huge gathering of people.

This way one can get on a bus BEFORE the bus hits the stop nearest the tube station that has the impacted service.

Well worth the extra few minutes’ walk :o)

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2209475275&topic=7092

East London, District line

Saturday morning

Bring a book, get on East Ham, get off Kew Gardens Long ride, but worth the ride.

One can see a most interesting spectrum of people.

This is the most diverse financial range of people on this route, from the poorest in London (Plaistow, Upton Park) to the touristy folks (Monument,Tower Hill,Embankment) to the most affluent (South/West Kengsinton, Kew Gardens)

And at Kew Gardens one can step off to see the Gardens themselves! Well worth the trip.

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2209475275&topic=7092

East London, District/H&C line

Queue? What’s that? No such thing in East London.

Everyone gets on all at once, train, bus, shop entrance, doesn’t matter.

I never thought that 4 can enter a doorway all at once but mob rules here think otherwise :o)

I pity the fool who needs to get OFF at Upton Park heading into the City at 9 am, heh.

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2209475275&topic=7092

East London, District/H&C line

Elbows and shoulders are great tools in the morning :o)

Doesn’t matter if one’s been standing in a spot for 10 mins, there are folks who like to “walk with the train” whilst it is slowing down to stop. These folks will step over one’s feet to push their way in front of one’s self.

Stand one’s ground, look the git in the eye, and get on anyways even if it means stepping on said git’s feetses.

Gentlemen are not rewarded in this part of town, heh.

East London. District/H&C line There’s always at least one goofball who leans waaaaayyyyy faaaarrr over the white line checking out to see where the train is.

Even if he/she can see the train, what difference does it make? …except to slow up the oncoming train, the conductor isn’t allowed to enter the station at more than 5 mph if he/she sees anyone on or over the white line.

I know this because the conductor gave us a beasting one morning after letting us on the train :o)

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