Apologies, people. The new job has a firewall unequalled on earth, and I can’t blog from there, or indeed access email or anything fun. An office mate, taking pity on me, actually had the IT people come up and install the solitaire games back on….apparently it’s the only recreation we are allowed. There’s quite a lot to say about the new job but I’m too tired right now…will try to write a post tomorrow in between contracts and that. I’ll set it all out in clauses so it looks like an agreement or something…stupid computer screen facing the door. This must be what real life is like.
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forsoothsayer
Unnecessary and not very diverting musings 
JPierre
October 9, 2006
That’s bad. I’m not really sure how bad (good) the firewall is, but if you are lucky you can try to use TorPark. Definetely it will not work, but worth the try.If you are really desperate about blogging though, get yourself an ugly phone witha a QUERTY keyboard like the Nokia 9300 or 9500. You can access your email, and also blog via it using GPRS (pretty effective).
2 B || ! 2 B ®
October 10, 2006
hehehe welcome to the corporate environment, and computer facing the door, u r the newest gal there 🙂 wait for sometime till u change ur cubicle and ya 7aram 3ala al gedeed illi 7aya7’do makanik :)And always GPRS is a good option to workaround ur strict IT policies you can actually setup ur phone to be a modem of ur work desktop thru the GPRS and voi la 🙂
Mumbo Jumbo
October 10, 2006
True. The new person will always get the exposed cubicle, screen facing the world. It’s been done to me when I first joined my previous job and I’ve done it to newcomers after that loads of times! hee hee hee…There’s no way around it until newcomer no. 2 comes along.I hate cubicles! If you’re having a phone conversation in a low tone of voice, you’ll suddenly find silence around you from all the eve’s dropping. Absolutely no privacy. it’s the pits.
Forsoothsayer
October 10, 2006
it’s NOT a cubicle..i wouldn’t take a cubicle job! it’s a regular office, it’s just that there are two of us in one room.