What Class are You?

My job today was researching into why the middle class should form a rebellion and I think I came out the other end of my study time as a low-level socialist. Got to do a fun BBC 'Class Calculator' too, kind of thing my Mum would go nuts over so I'll pop it below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22000973

Finally discovered where the 'reduced' shelf for bakery good is in our Asda - turns out they have some legit amazing stuff in there. Saw a large R2-D2 cake down from £13 to £2, I spent the rest if the evening regretting not buying it.

My Social Media Presentation

Delivered a stirling presentation about how different social media platforms can be used for advertising to my colleges today. There's a whole bunch of exciting and developing ways we can start to use Facebook and YouTube more basically. I basically just compiled all my research into a fancy KeyNote and had a nice chat with everyone else about it - they seemed pretty  pleased with it too!

2000th Blog Post!

Celebrated Rebecca's 22nd today in style. First we hit up Boston Tea Party for a big brunch and then we had a general mooch around a part of Bristol we had never been to before. Ended up going over the suspension bridge, and walked home via the other side of the river, turned into a really nice trek around the outskirts. Came back home just as it started to rain and watched Howl's Moving Castle. We just said goodbye to Mark, Lucy, Louis and Rachel after catching up with them over a nice meal out. I think Rebecca's had a really lovely, low-key Birthday, and I think my presents were a success too.

Also, this is my 2000th blog post! That's pretty crazy when you think about it from a near one-a-day perspective. Once again, thank you to anyone and anyone who has ever tuned into this space, it s the readership that keeps me going and keeps me smiling; hopefully its brought a smile into your day at least once too.

London Lash

Went out for a very gentle night out on the town for Rebecca's Birthday weekend. We met up with some of her old housemates and a smattering of my old coursemate and went out for a Wagamama and cocktails. This morning we all felt a little bit delicate, so we had an easy going day at Rebecca's house. We briefly went out for lunch before traveling back to Bristol.

I've booked the day off work tomorrow so I can spend the day with Rebecca, she's got a job interview first thing, but after that we are going to go out for brunch and just wing it for the rest of the day.

Contract Good and Bad News

Got the word at work today that they wouldn't be renewing my contract. While they really like me and a lot of the stuff I was doing, unfortunately I didn't quite get to where they wanted me to be in order to help them out fully. That said, they are all really eager to set me up in a different job somewhere else in Bristol - my boss knows several people in similar businesses and he is willing to help me find somewhere he thinks I would be suited.

Obviously this news is a little bit of a bummer, but its actually a very promising way to get a new start. Its extremely generous of them to help me get a new job and I am very grateful that they took a chance and hired me in the first place.

Facebook Canvas

Got tasked with researching the newer means of spreading content on Facebook and YouTube today. Facebook Canvas is a  whole new world to me, but while it seems like a nifty thing for brands to use, Facebook hasn't revealed any of the official statistics to really support the feature. Only time will tell it seems.

Rebecca's got a job interview for a social media job tomorrow morning, so I helped her build her PowerPoint and spruce it up a bit. I reckon she'll do alright too, got my fingers crossed for her.

Trainspotting 2

Got back really late last night after watching Trainspotting 2, which was disarmingly good. If you go in expecting more of the same from the first one, you will probably be disappointed at first, but what you get instead is a completely honest look into nostalgia and all that it entails. It's an incredibly meta experience, served with a smattering of excellent and memorable scenes, all done in that classic Danny Boyle style. Its a film for anyone who loves the original film, and it reminds us that we can never go back to 20 years ago.