Neil Hopcroft

(Following a tagging by cally_tmk)
List seven songs you are into right now. It doesn’t matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your journal along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they’re listening to.

• A Perfect Circle – Magdalena
• Manuskript – Protect and Survive
• Foetus – Someone who cares
• Fatima Mansions – Popemobile to Paraguay
• Leonard Cohen – The Future
• Rosetta Stone – anything from Chemical Emissions, I can’t narrow it down
• Covenant – Wind of the North

…Which is, I’m sure, a list you will all recognise as things I’ve been listening to for absolutely ages. There are a whole bunch of other things I love, but they’re hiding from my conscious mind right now.

Oh, and I’m not going to tag anyone to do this…go ahead if you want to.

glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife – good news for those praying for the end of time

Paper boat

Overreaction – good job the Nephilim aren’t touring in quite the way they were

Goth Barbie

Felt typewriter

Oooo, the anticipation. I’ve just boarded a flight to Stockholm. We’re due to take off in 10 minutes, so i’ve got a little time before i have to turn the phone off. Its always a bit crazy starting a new job, doubly so when its in a new country. More later.

ETA: arrived Stockholm, awaiting bags.

Is it the lush interior? The sophisticated onboard computers? (280ZX)

Fake sunroof

DeLorean time travel after sale of flux capacitor on parts site

Headless bus – take a break

Lego pinball

Sterling engine

Stormtroopers

“My laptop bag has scared TSA security personnel at several airports recently”

Trayless mug carriage system

Jubilee line now serving

I’m now available on SkypeIn at +44 20 8133 2634, which will be valid for the duration of my time in Stockholm.

I started last week with a couple of interviews lined up and finished it with two job offers, and a third arrived today. They were all software engineering roles:

Raymarine in Portsmouth
Qualcomm in Cambridge and
Sony Ericsson in Stockholm

These are all strong companies with fascinating technology within their particular niche of the market, so I’m sad that I have had to turn down two of them – there is only one me and I can’t do all of those jobs at the same time.

I’ve taken the job in Sweden – so I shall be leaving these shores again in a couple of weeks time. More details over the next few days.

Anyone got any idea what the ‘crossing point of light’ is?

Its been something of a turbulent time lately – and looks like it will continue that way for a little while longer. I’m looking forward to having some kind of certainty in my life.

I’ve been doing a few phone interviews for jobs in various places, the most promising currently is near Farnborough with others as far flung as Oslo, Portsmouth and Staines. Some of these are progressing well, others not so well. I’ve got some face to face interviews lined up – I’m in Portsmouth tomorrow and will probably finish there around lunchtime, anyone in the area like to meet for lunch?

Yesterday I received a call from my landlord, who is trying to sell my flat, asking me to move out – I’m hoping I’ve got some idea of where to move to by the time he wants the place empty.

Now I’m trying to tidy up and sort things out ready for moving.

Broken primaries

“Its not the size of your pen that matters”

“Intelligent people know that it isn’t a good idea to smash a can of WD-40…Thanks, idiots”

Barn finds (automotive edition)

Wacky Racers IRL