Monthly Archives: October 2004
A Good Job, Well Done
Back in January, I registered with an employment agency, and the charming consultant who interviewed me asked me what my ideal job was. I described the job that I have now been doing for the last seven months, and she … Continue reading
The Christ On A Bike Restaurant Rating Scale
Service – Friendliness, communication skills, waiting time. User interface – can you work out how to order/find your way around the restaurant or the menu. Accuracy of order – did you get what you asked for? Niceness of food Toilets … Continue reading
Birth and Death
Sometimes, the “I” that I write with doesn’t feel very much like me. Writing has become a performance, and is no longer either fluid or truthful. It’s not that what I write is a lie, but that it doesn’t get … Continue reading
A kiss is just a kiss
I got married when I was 20, to my brother’s best friend. His name (the husband’s, that is; not the brother’s) is Kurt, and he’s a policeman. That is, I suppose you’d still refer to him generally as a policeman, … Continue reading
Single Mother
All my friends are talking about having babies; it must be the age we’re at, and also the fact that Geraldine got pregnant within about a week of getting married, last spring. She was the first of our group to … Continue reading