Workin' 9 to half-5, what a way to make a livin'

I got a job. I'm a database analyst for one of the nation's leading magazine publishers, and currently based in the Peterborough area. I'll be back in London in a month. The people in the office are friendly and cheerful, and my boss is a man who recently did a skydive in a mankini. For charity, it should be noted. If I don't say that it was for charity, people have generally been concerned for my welfare. I've just finished my third day, and I'm beginning to feel useful and to understand what the company does, and what it expects of me.

In other news, my band (or rather, Esther's band, of which I am a member) played a gig at the Bull and Gate on Monday night, to a rapturous reception from an audience largely comprised of close friends. But you can tell when people are saying "No, you were really good" just to be nice, so I'm pretty sure we did ok. There will be video footage at some stage, and some good-quality photography seemed to be going on during the show too, so I look forward to seeing and sharing both.

In the meantime, here are a handful of lo-res band shots to give you a flavour of what we're doing.