Various and sundry...

So, it seems that I now have space for 44 icons. I wonder how people decide which one to use when they have over a hundred?

And it seems I may be going on strike on 28th March. Which I have no problem with, since I voted for strike action, being one of the government employees who (unlike the civil servants, teachers, police, nurses and fire brigade workers) are being bilked of the right to retire early if we've done our time. Since I expect to personally hit the magic number (85, in case anyone was wondering, in terms of age + years in continuous government employment) in my mid 50's and would like the chance to consider retirement then (if I can afford it), I don't see why I should be treated any differently from the aforesaid workers just because my job doesn't garner public sympathy. And even if that's a long way from now, it's annoying that not everyone is being treated equally - one rule for all, that's all we're asking for.

In other news, I was up at the university doing some guilt-induced research for my dissertation and bumped into my tutor. I was entertained to see how harassed she looked and this is apparently due to the second edition of her existing textbook being due in on Monday. Now I just need to crack on and arrange the interviews I need to do, so I can get the bloody thing written and submitted by September, at which point there will be much rejoicing on my part and a vow to remember this the next time I think it might be nice to do something academic. ;)

And my bloody wireless router is playing up again. It's vexatious, since it'll work for days without any problems and then it'll have to be reset every 10 minutes or so for no apparent reason. Grrr.