You are not your Gap khakis.

Oh yes you are! Holy crap, could I be anymore of a corporate whore??! I don't think so. After 4 years in Starbucks, I have now aligned myself with clothes giant Gap. If only for a few weeks. Yes, dear readers, the only place that sees me fit to employ is Gap. And that's ok for now at least. It means I can buy Xmas presents, and it means I stave off serious money issues for at least a few weeks. The job is only temporary for now, but there is the chance of me being kept on. And if that falls through... well, I know of a few Starbucks stores needing some workers... :(

It's been a quiet old life the past week or so. The job is the biggest news. But I did go out with Jillsty on Friday night for the first Japanese food I've had since my return. I was like a kid in sweet shop! Then we went for drinks, and were like the three withes from Macbeth, cackling away in our corner over old stories. Good times.

So, I am excited to start a new job, meet new people and spend some time away from this damn house. I'll write later.

Low Winter Sun

Being relatively far north means that Edinburgh gets a small amount of almost painful daylight during the winter months. The sun struggles up over the horizon sometime between 7 and 8am, fights its way around the sky, then gives up the ghost and starts going to bed around 3pm. Sometimes it gets to me, other times, like today, it gives the whole area a very ethereal feel, and illuminates the colours of autumn in a beautiful way. It never feels quite like day, and there's a sense of flux, of nothing being permanent.

Today I spoke to Stu over messenger, and it was one of the nicest conversations. He has an unconscious knack, sometimes, of reminding me how much I miss him, and how much he meant (means?) to me. After we signed off, I was left with a peculiar sense of longing (for him? for company in general?). It wasn't entirely unpleasant.

I had an interview with Margaret Hodge recruitment today. It wasn't fruitful. Although it was the best experience of my life, I think JET is hindering me in my search for work. I must return to university. I need to make a choice between a teaching (fees paid, good salary, guarantee of a job, not really what I want to do) and another vocation (pay own fees, no guarantee of work, but chance of finding something I feel good about). Bear in mind that I want to leave Scotland. With a teaching degree, I could pretty much do that straight away. With another vocation, I'd have to probably get a couple years work experience under my belt first. The comments link is below, use it folks! I want to know what you think, if you happen to be reading.

Right now I'm listening to the new Faithless album on MySpace. I find Maxi's voice ever so comforting. It's a great album, I reckon you should go and buy it.

I am reading the famous (in the UK at least) Scotland Street novels by Alexander McColl Smith. They are pretty good, not too challenging yet.

After I am done with Faithless, I shall go downstairs and hang with my parents, and eat some oat, raspberry and white chocolate cookies.