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i've been worrying for a few weeks cause i know one of the teams i may have joined was responsible for MI and reporting for the leadership team/directors and i def don't fancy that one little bit.

*** Good news: the operations MI/reporting team decided they don't need any more full-time staff.

*** Good news: I'm joining the IT Access Governance team on Monday. One of the teams i did fancy joining - but if i had a choice i'd stay with problem management

*** Bad news : MI/reporting decided they need someone 5 days a month and specifically requested me, so I'm joining them too.

*** Bad news : I have to train for two jobs. It's a funny old game.


but on a plus side i seem to have gained a few more WATCHers, which is mega-ace and good for my mental health - thanks to everyone who's supported/FAVed/WATCHed me recently.

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the exam passed without too much mental torture, against all preconception. amazingly i revised the right areas and was able to answer appropriately. now i have no studies until february when i will undertake The Art of English - my final course.

managed to get out with the new batteries, CF card and new skills. between clouds i think i've got some improving deviations - i hope i have. couple of schoolboy errors but i learn through pain ...

i also discovered the date when i leave the job i love, 30 october (whic coincides with the Norwich beer festival). still don't know what i'm doing next though there is another job for me. i thought knowing the date would give me some closure but i feel worse about it ... hey ho

however, though i need less cheering up i thought i'd feature a few more wonderful deviations that have brought a little sunshine during this dreary week ...













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my batteries died at the weekend (both at the same time), and I have no deviations until their replacements arrive. hence i decided to do a feature of some of the deviants that have made me smile over the past couple of weeks. hope you like them














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I've just found out that my whole department is closing in 2010, and upping sticks to York. I'm so gutted cause I love love love working as a Problem Analyst - it's like solving puzzles and getting paid for it.

I've been offered a Talent Move cause I've been so good, but it's a stat-monkey role so I'm a little worried I might go all "Falling Down" later.

I've got an exam in two weeks too, concentration is tough enough. But on a plus-side there are plenty of folk worse off than chillipope right now so I'll pull my boots up and get on getting on.

Expect loads of dark-side deviations for a few weeks.

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I'm very chuffed today, has included one of my squares (common blue in the dunes) in the News today;
[link] and I do so love to be featured alongside talented deviators.

It's funny that happened because yesterday I was thinking about what I love to photograph most, and what deviants FAV the most for me. I'm sure I photograph cause I love it so much, but I add eviations fro everything I think others would enjoy.

Here is my top few FAVed deviations - and my personal FAVs are #1, #3 and #8 so there is parity;

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