Real life updates

[anyanka_eg]

It's all been a bit hectic really, as you probably gathered from the lack of interaction here. I went to Sweden for a meeting, what seems like months ago now but was just before Pegasus 4. Then there was Peg 4, which was fab and I fully intend post my pics from at some point. Christopher Heyerdahl is a sweetheart and meeting up with lots of folks was great. I also now have a signed copy of Recipes from Pegasus that's going in a charity auction at some point.

After Peg 4 I went back to Sweden for a meeting to discuss moving over there. The meeting was good, as was the tour around the region, and I met up with some friends for the weekend. I finally got a formal (if not written) offer to go over there. I know the role, the wages (pretty damn good, frankly) and other bits and bobs. 32 days vacation per year, on top of public holidays! I am so chuffed.

When I was over there one of the guys had a cold and I caught it. Felt shocking all week. Oh, and I had a flat tyre when I got back to the airport after Sweden. I had to wait for the RAC in the snow. Nightmare.

On Thursday I found out about some other news about the job (confirmed on Friday) and I'll be moving over to work on Android rather than Symbian. This will mean something if you know something about mobile phone development. This of course means that not only do I have to move countries (and house and car etc) I have to hand my job and six years of knowledge to someone else. Probably someone who doesn't speak that good English. Oh, and I think there may be a trip to Japan in my furure. It's going to be busy!

Oh, and I'm working over at Crossroads now too. Why do I do this to myself?

On the plus side I just had some fantastic duck for dinner :-)

Comments

[anjak-j.livejournal.com]

Oooh, glad everything with the move is progressing well. Sounds like a good package there.

Ouch on the flat upon picking your car up though. That sucks - esp. in the snow.

[anyanka-eg.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was a bit of a bugger. I had to get a new tyre on Monday. £51 which is actually okay for a new tyre.

The moves still not organized in the sense that I've no idea of the date, when I'll get my stuff moved over, who I can get to pack it etc etc. Trying not to think about it too much.

[sulien77.livejournal.com]

Oh man, Chris Heyerdahl! I love his voice so much I could happily just sit and listen to him read the phone book! I'm going to have to get over there for one of the Pegasus conventions one of these years. I'd have tried for this one, if I wasn't so dead set on seeing the sets in Vancouver before they close them down (and you know what a geekgasm I have over sets).

The process of handing over your part of the Symbian project sounds like loads of fun. Not. The rest of the move sounds fantabulous, though! And Japan! Wicked cool. *g*

Sorry to hear you wound up having to wait in the snow for the auto service to come change your tire for you. Definitely not what you needed with a cold coming on. :-p

[anyanka-eg.livejournal.com]

Chris was lovely. He had a bad back so I gave him my tube of Volterol, the same stuff I rubbed on your neck. He was baffled.

It's going to be frustrating I think but Android will be fun. My boss called me first to ask me to 'come and play' in his new team :-)

[sulien77.livejournal.com]

It's going to be frustrating I think but Android will be fun. My boss called me first to ask me to 'come and play' in his new team :-)

Sounding like a 13yo here, but that is incredibly cool! I'm glad the boss you enjoy working for invited you to come and work on his project and I hope the project is as much fun as it sounds.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, very busy.

[anyanka-eg.livejournal.com]

Very.