HARVEY Why don’t you ask me those questions? KATE Which ones? HARVEY You know, from the airport. When I wouldn’t stop. KATE Oh, the questionnaire. (beat) Ok. Name? HARVEY Harvey Shine. KATE Place of residence? HARVEY I’m in transition.

How working for a large 50+ employees UK (as they have offices all over the world too) creative agency is different from working for a small 6 employees communications agency.

It’s one of those memes that force you to think about your year a bit. So here is my year in words. How was yours? 1. What did you do in 2009 that you had never done before?I saw whales in their natural environment. I biked the Golden Gate bridge. Both very memorable experiences. And [...]

I am not the complaining type but saying that my new year started smoothly might be overdoing it a bit. January just isn’t my month. After losing my job in November I just found out that I need to move out of my room. I am not happy to go as I really enjoyed the [...]

Simon the Snowman I do think Simon looks a bit like a gentleman with his scarf, black hat and red heart shaped buttons. And he is still standing! I finally had the time to sort out the photos I took over Christmas, New Year and here back in London.

Happy New Year Happy New Year to all of you!

Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas everyone! I am about to leave London to spend Christmas and New Year with my family in the Netherlands. If you are travelling too, travel safely, keep warm and have a good time with friends, family and whoever else you like to spent your holidays with. Love + Rock!

This is Annerie’s xmas tree – click for larger image because there is a heart in this tree. Actually!! Pedro’s tree, still standing in a considerate amount of snow. Wonderful. Grigorisgirl’s tree is here Love the Sun globe. It is fun to see what other people have in their Xmas tree. This is Zazz’s daughter [...]

I don’t really like the Christmas shopping madness, but I love the lights and Christmas trees. My room in London is too small for a tree so I would love to see your tree if you have one setup! It might be a festive sight to see the photos so if you have a tree [...]

Just a short update on the job front. I have found a temporary contracting job. It is in a huge international creative agency in London and I am doing project management work for projects for big international brands. It is very busy and there is a lot of work which is a good thing. I [...]

I am taking a break from this blog. I am sure I will return but at the moment I don’t have any energy for it. Sometimes life gets in the way and asks to be sorted out first. I still have the intention to do the non xmas card exchange but it won’t be before [...]

New York – the plan Plans are there to go and do something completely different – but this is the basic idea I have. As you can see, Sunday is still open for suggestions. I might need a quiet day there, but any suggestions on what to do there are appreciated. I might take the [...]

Here is what I have learned the last two weeks. When you are looking for a job and desperate for recruiters or job people to call you: The phone will ring just when left your room for a minute making a cup of tea. Would you however take your phone with you at all times [...]

It is not going that well with the job hunting, and I had a bit of bugger of a day today, so instead of words – here are a couple of photos I took yesterday night and today. Soutbank Christmas lights I don’t really like Christmas but the blue and white lights currently installed in [...]

(If you like the above Sondre Lerche – Good Luck song, download it free and legal in MP3 format here) Latest news from the find-a-job-rollercoaster-ride: I have not heard back from the recruiter I visited yesterday, so either the jobs were already gone or she didn’t like me. I will send her an email tomorrow [...]

Here are experiences from the last couple of days: I have spent the last couple of days fine tuning my CV. I did not think it would take me that long but it did, mostly because it is so important to put the right wording in it. And to mention exactly the experience they (future [...]

Ready for battle Hello world. I have returned to London after a nice weekend in Devon. The weekend was great in good company of my best friend, two dogs, and lovely weather. But being back in London feels as nice as a cold shower in the morning. Not good. I will have to try to [...]

It looks a bit cloudy at the moment Thanks a lot for all the encouraging comments on my previous post, it really makes me feel less alone with this. I had the talk with my boss this morning. He basically confirmed it all, I will get paid until the end of January after that I [...]

This definitely wasn’t the post I was planning on writing today. There is nothing quite like a phone call from your boss just when you are about to enter the theatre to see a play you have looked forward to. The fact that he called to tell me that I was fired kind of took [...]

Life is indeed a beach sometimes As promised here are some photos I took when we were in Southwold last weekend. It was a lovely day, with a lighthouse, and a pier where they served perfect cream tea. Southwold has a nice atmosphere, at this time of the year it is not crowded by tourists, [...]