More Doodles, and the end of Full Time Unemployment

Well, it's not been the best start to a new blog, has it? I fell into something of an unemployment slump over the last few weeks and couldn't find the motivation to do anything much. But I'm back on board now complete with new banner and profile picture.

Thanks to O for spending yonks trying to make the banner work (I knew there'd be an upside to dating a computer scientist), and thanks to Dave for providing the photoshoped image that is now my profile picture - I must admit, I didn't know what to expect when that e-mail entitled "I would like to show you my doodle" turned up in my inbox!

And, speaking of doodles, thanks to all that have contributed to "Students with Doodles". I have set up a Flickr page that has an album of the doodles that people have sent me. You can even view it as a slideshow! Keep them coming folks...

And also...tonight is my last night of full time unemployment. Tomorrow I start some casual work in the library at Vision Australia. What a relief it will be to have something to do and some money coming in. I'm excited at the prospect of starting a new job (and also a bit anxious).

I hope to be a more regular blogger in the future (wow, this sounds like the promises I always make in my diary at the start of a new year and break almost immediately). I think the work that O puts into his blog freaks me out a little. I guess I just wanted a platform to babble on, and a way of keeping in touch with those I don't see as much as I would like. Hopefully, with some more regular postings, this blog will serve its purpose - although I do find the idea of a blog without a purpose rather appealing...