Various and sundry

I think the most annoying thing about job-hunting is that you're sending stuff out into the void - apparently most would-be employers and recruitment agencies find it completely beyond them to send a brief 'get lost, please stop sending us your CV' email in the event they don't want to interview you.

Anyway, my two previously-planned interviews went like this - first one got cancelled 24 hours beforehand and postponed to an as-yet-undisclosed future date and the second went well (feedback was far better than I anticipated, to be perfectly honest) but I didn't have quite the experience they were looking for. I was up front with them to say that I wasn't sure either whether it was quite what I was looking for, but felt going for the interview was a good idea anyway, just to get in practice.

Two more interviews lined up this week - first is for a library job much like the one I've just left, but better hours and also part-time so I can fit other stuff around it, while the second is also part-time but for an actual tutoring job, which would be a good foot in the door for this line of work. So, we'll see what happens...

In other news, I have actually managed to make myself start writing again and am about 600 words into my picfor1000 story, which is due next week so I thought I'd better get my skates on. I haven't defaulted so far on this challenge and don't intend to start now! As for other stuff, I need to get back to the two WiP I have lurking over on AO3 and see if I can resuscitate them.

I'm not doing so well on my movies for the year either, as after seeing American Hustle locally, I had to go into town to see Inside Llewyn Davis so the cost of parking negated any discount I would otherwise receive. And then, when I wanted to see Her, it's again only showing at the fancy cinema in town but in the expensive screen until this weekend so I need to get over there tomorrow night. Next on my list was Only Lovers Left Alive and this particular chain hasn't picked that up at all, so that'll be arthouse cinema time instead. Very inconsiderate of them.

The next one on my list is Grand Budapest Hotel, which ought to be showing locally as they keep showing the trailer but who can say? I expect to have similar difficulties with getting to see Under the Skin as well. Then I think it'll be time for Captain America 2: Winter Soldier so I really don't expect any problems seeing that as often as I find I need to... ;)