Spiro giro

I went here today. Well not actually "here" as in the place in the picture, but "here" as in the Job Centre Plus (plus what?).

As should have been predicted, I needed a lot more paperwork than I was told I would. So I have to go back tomorrow morning. Fantastic. I think I've scraped it all together though. Apart from bank statements. Since going all green, like, I no longer get paper bank statements. So I would have to go and print them off in an internet café. Um... no.

So after all that fun, it was on to the job hunting bit. I got some details of some jobs that looked as if they'd help me make a move into the world of online advertising. But, as Marie pointed out, they're probably telesales jobs. They are. Um... no.

So then I went skateboarding.

(this isn't me)

With time on my hands...

Well, this is it. My first blog post to mark a great occasion – I'm unemployed. Yep, today is my first day of freedom having been booted out of Marketing Week, along with about half the editorial staff, after just over two years.

So, what to do with my new-found free time? Actually, that's what this blog is all about. Stay posted for stories, rambling and general mindfarts.

Pic by David Chilvers from pbase.com