despite attempts to the contrary, it’s been a week

[delga]

i had my first formal review today - bear in mind it’s been two years since i started this job. i kept expecting to feel chastised, but really all i feel is a world of ‘that’s fair’ coupled with a tinge of irritation that i could have been working on some of the points for longer if we’d had this conversation sooner. but... my boss acknowledged that, and the whole thing was positive.

then i went into a VERY strange meeting about how the project i work on needs improving that is not at all what i think my boss thought it was going to be (he wasn’t in the meeting) and was also not super productive? i’m in a weird place because i came to this company with my boss, and everyone else who came joined a new tech company. the product i work on belongs to my company, not the tech company. so it’s a bit of, well, what does it even have to do with the people in the tech group outside of shared resource? it was a very weird meeting.

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this weekend i went to the penultimate performance of summer and smoke at the almeida. oh my goodness, what a lovely production! the set was practically threadbare - an open space framed by a number of bar room pianos - but the direction made the room hot and heavy, like we were experiencing the summer of the play. as soon as it was over, i tried to book a seat at the final performance, but i had no chance. ugh! what a great production!

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love, simon is a fairly average teen flick, made joyous more by its topic than anything else, but i was thoroughly charmed - and sometimes heartbroken! - by the whole thing. it has a lovely cast, and a fantastic soundtrack. i’m glad i went to see it. plus, i went on a discount day, which meant it was only a fiver. get in!

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because life is strange, i accidentally watched about 5 hours of doctor who on sunday. i don’t have any additional comments beyond what i put into some tumblr tags, but, like. yeah? that happened.

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have booked and paid for zumba to make sure i go this evening. last week i also started my walking campaign again. time to download some podcasts and let my feet go, but also time to probably get better footwear for all occasions.

i hate buying new shoes! i really resent the price, because i feel like often i am not paying for quality but for brand. why are a pair of work shoes over £40? why? and why can’t i find a decent mid heel that won’t fall off my foot? buying shoes has become like buying jeans, except it’s such a necessity that i can’t just stop buying them which, incidentally, is how i solved the jeans-buying issue.

i probably just need to suck it up and head to dichmann already.

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heading home to the fen on friday night because we’re going to a family party on saturday and my move to the city didn’t include packing indian formalwear. this month is a little nuts for plans - a party on saturday, a birthday lunch on sunday, another family party the weekend after, and then home for the committee meeting the weekend after that. and that’s the end of april pretty much.

Comments

[monanotlisa]

Which Who season did you watch?

Also, this weekend seems to be super-busy for everyone. But woo and hoo for not being bored? (I mean, I'm never bored. I have a rich inner fantasy life. ;)

[delga]

i was trying to do a river song re-watch and then ended up watching a lot of the end of ten's arc. waters on mars continues to be a beast of an ep that i love.

some months are just jam-packed, but i can't complain; it's all good things!