Saturday, November 04, 2006
With a Little Help from my Friends
If there's an upside to being jobless in Hong Kong, it's realizing how many good friends I've made since arriving here full of promise, hope, charity and optimism two years ago, mirthful warbling bluebirds and frisky chimpmunks on my shoulders under a minature rainbow.
Now nearly broke, under a noxious cloud with weasels ripping my flesh (nod to Mr Zappa) I have found some unexpected support from a lot of kind souls. One has offered financial assistance should it come to that. Another has offered me his home office while he's at work, complete with fax, Internet, two dogs and nearly every cinematic and musical offering of the 20th and early 21st century should I get too bored between crafting cover letters to the likes of East Asia Cylinder Boring Weekly. Others have forwarded freelance possibilities. And some have picked up the bar tab and just listened as I wept and moaned.
It's all good. Thank you.
If there's an upside to being jobless in Hong Kong, it's realizing how many good friends I've made since arriving here full of promise, hope, charity and optimism two years ago, mirthful warbling bluebirds and frisky chimpmunks on my shoulders under a minature rainbow.
Now nearly broke, under a noxious cloud with weasels ripping my flesh (nod to Mr Zappa) I have found some unexpected support from a lot of kind souls. One has offered financial assistance should it come to that. Another has offered me his home office while he's at work, complete with fax, Internet, two dogs and nearly every cinematic and musical offering of the 20th and early 21st century should I get too bored between crafting cover letters to the likes of East Asia Cylinder Boring Weekly. Others have forwarded freelance possibilities. And some have picked up the bar tab and just listened as I wept and moaned.
It's all good. Thank you.
# posted by Justin @ 5:19 PM 
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Hi Justin,
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I'm conducting an online survey to explore the privacy attitudes and expectations of bloggers.
Please click to take part in the survey: http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/privacysurvey/
If you participate you will be asked to answer questions anonymously about your blogging practices and your expectations of privacy when publishing online. All answers will be stored and analysed on a confidential basis.
The responses will be used to inform academic and policy discussions on blogging practices and attitudes towards privacy.
Finally, could you please encourage other bloggers to participate in the study.
It takes less than 5 minutes to complete the survey!
For further information on my research please visit
http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/staff/km.htm or, email:
Karen.mccullagh@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
I am a PhD researcher at CCSR, University of Manchester, England. I am sponsored by the ESRC and Office of the Information Commissioner, UK.
Many thanks,
Karen
p.s. Good luck with Job hunting!
# posted by 
: 3:38 AM
: 3:38 AM
Dearest Justin Mitchell,
While I'm sorry to hear that the worst has finally happened and the hatchet came down, it's very good to hear that you're being well taken care of. "A man without friends can never truly be rich." Or something like that. I'd lob another invite to come crash at my pad at you, but we're experiencing something of a flea problem lately....
You know, I've heard that Qinghai is beautiful this time of year. And they finally finished the rail line to Tibet... I'm *sure* there's all kinds of freelance, unregulated journalistic possibilities up there.
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While I'm sorry to hear that the worst has finally happened and the hatchet came down, it's very good to hear that you're being well taken care of. "A man without friends can never truly be rich." Or something like that. I'd lob another invite to come crash at my pad at you, but we're experiencing something of a flea problem lately....
You know, I've heard that Qinghai is beautiful this time of year. And they finally finished the rail line to Tibet... I'm *sure* there's all kinds of freelance, unregulated journalistic possibilities up there.
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