Jobs

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2021

• Last Month

  07:35 · 5th Feb 2021

  In which I intend to write Week notes again by summarising the month that’s been.

2016

• That Thing That I Do That People Pay Me to Do

  17:00 · 7th May 2016

  In which I finally figure out a way of explaining my job to people who do not work with computers every day.

• Dante’s Tenth Circle: Commuting

  20:00 · 22nd Apr 2016

  In which I learn the dark art of commuting and why many people seem to hate it so much.

• The Pursuit of Employment

  20:00 · 14th Apr 2016

  In which I talk about the experience of suddenly finding myself hunting for another job and all of its vices.

• Maddening March, Issue 03/16

  15:00 · 10th Apr 2016

  In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: I get sick, more tattoos, another job, we celebrate Easter and I move on from this month’s challenge to the next.

• Fucking February, Issue 02/16

  21:00 · 8th Mar 2016

  In this month’s late and short issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: We have a really shitty month.

2015

• Fabulous February, Issue 02/15

  19:00 · 1st Mar 2015

  In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: We don’t celebrate our 4th wedding anniversary, lose another pub quiz, continue my tattoo, take on the role of a sentient lizard, attend a conference in London, get Lucien declared healthy and finally, end our Wartime Life.

2014

• Oh, Right. I Forgot

  17:30 · 18th Sep 2014

  In which I remember about the short interview, in which the question “Who the hell is Carlos Eriksson?” finally gets an answer.

• A Letter From the Promised Land

  16:00 · 7th Sep 2014

  In which I pretend to be a turn of the 20th century immigrant who is writing home to the family and friends he has left behind for a brighter future in the new world.

• Cupcakes, Wizards, Squids and Tattoos

  22:00 · 3rd Aug 2014

  In which I mangle and molest two company names for the sole purpose of getting a not-particularly-funny title out of it.

• Notice of Termination

  23:00 · 11th Jul 2014

  Sometimes, a lot can happen in a short span of time. The best way to deal with this, is to press it down into that deep dark crevice where it can fester until it kills you. No? Oh, right. No, it’s the other thing you’re supposed to do.

2012

• Living in Alan, with Alan

  19:54 · 26th Aug 2012

  In which I finally reveal what our new home looks like, in all its semi-furnished glory.

• The Sittingbourne Sessions, Part II

  15:09 · 27th May 2012

  In which I record a a few more songs just before we move from our self-catering accommodation in Sittinbourne.

• The Sittingbourne Sessions

  15:24 · 21st May 2012

  In which I record a few cover songs, including the one I auditioned with for Idols months ago.

• Double Whammy

  16:49 · 18th May 2012

  In which I attend a job interview in the UK and feel like it’s promising.

• Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

  23:35 · 4th May 2012

  In which we decide to move the UK, without accommodation or employment.

• Sssh, They Might See Me

  21:12 · 15th Mar 2012

  In which I write a journal entry retelling the epic adventure of flying to the UK.

• Up, Up And Away

  09:10 · 11th Mar 2012

  In which I get excited about flying over to the UK for job interviews.

• Job Hunting and Me

  14:06 · 6th Jan 2012

  In which I’ve started hunting for a job in the UK.