06.02.99 - Psychometric testing

I don't cope well under pressure and I'm not very good at multi-tasking. I've realised that more than ever this week as things have been so hectic and I made myself ill through worrying. I have at least had reason to worry because there has been a lot going on.

The flat that Peter and I had registered interest in seems to have come to nothing. I phoned the guy at the start of the week and he said he would call me back later that night so I left him my number and gave him my bank and employer details so he could start chasing references if he wanted. Well he didn't call back and despite having left three messages on his answering machine this week he STILL hasn't called back. I'm totally disgusted by his hypocrisy and his lack of manners over this. He made this big thing about 'being fair' to those interested and since then he has done nothing but dick us around. Peter is really angry about this, especially as we were booked to see another flat today at 3pm and then he got a message saying it had already been let! I'm mad too but in the back of my mind I am thinking that maybe we will get a flat eventually that will be better than this one. I just don't understand how people can be so inconsiderate sometimes. If he calls back now for any reason I will be tempted to tell him to get lost but I guess I can't really do that or it would lose us the flat. Pah! Who I am I kidding? We're obviously not getting the flat.

I managed to summon up the motivation to fill out three application forms this week and did two of those in one night! I was very pleased with myself and now I just hope I get something to show for my hard work. One of the application forms was for a job with a law firm in the City and I already had an interview arranged for Friday with them. I didn't have any time off work because I don't have enough annual leave left so I took a "sicky". Eeek! I guess I shouldn't admit to that online in case someone from work is reading this...but what the hell. Anyway the interview went "ok" (I never quite know how to gauge reaction in an interview) and I absolutely fell in love with the company and the job. I was a little unsure of the job at first but now I know exactly what it involves I desperately want it. The funny thing is that the money is not great but just the job in itself ... well... it would just tickle my tits to get it! :) I had to take a psychometric test after the interview which was quite scary until I actually sat down to do it and then it was not nearly so bad. It was a sort of logic puzzle thingy with shapes and flow charts and coloured dots. I could explain it properly but you'd be asleep at the end if I did. If you are really that interested then check out this website -> http://www.shlgroup.com/direct

My relationship seems to be back on (although not full steam ahead). I guess that's what happens when you don't sort out things properly. I still feel like a shit about it and I am sure it will be sorted out eventually but for now I just can't think about it or devote enough time and energy to it to resolve the issue. In fact I can't even be bothered to write any more about it in this entry!

For the first time in ages I actually sat down and watched a film on SKY the entire way through. Since I got this computer and since my social life took off like a rocket I haven't really had much time for TV. It makes it nicer that way because when I do get to sit down and watch something I find that I enjoy it more. I watched "Men In Black" on one of the movie channels and while everyone in the country seems to have seen it, I in fact had not. I enjoyed the special effects and it was quite amusing in places but I think it was perhaps a little over-hyped by the media (and I guess that wouldn't be the first time that's been done on a film eh?). I even saw the lottery numbers being drawn on TV and I can't remember the last time I did that. Unfortunately the fact that I was watching didn't increase my chances of winning and I had the pleasure of ripping up my ticket and throwing it in the bin once again.

So what else has happened this week? Hmmm.... well, I was refused for a bank loan (my own dumb fault for being honest about what I wanted the loan for), I bought a Dilbert desk calendar for £1 (down from £10.99), I increased my overdraft facility, I had a horrible photo of myself developed (No! You'll never see it as long as I live!), I got a rejection letter from an agency (!)... oh and the usual... you know... chocolate and sex and stuff. Hehehe.

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