Tired and Wired

It's Sunday and I'm online, but not at work! After much struggle and many trips to PC World, Brian finally got the flat wireless network going. And to him we are eternally grateful.

So now I can be on instant messenger if any of you ever want to talk for free, drop me a message. I have a webcam too, so if you want I can give you a virtual tour of the flat. Yay for laptops and wireless internet!

There's nothing really exciting to tell. I was generally lazy and slept in a lot this weekend for the first time in a long time. Unfortunately there are no new pictures either. Better luck next week.

We did have a bit of excitement this week though. But not the good kind. We had a mysterious visitor(s) in our flat who left through the window with Mary Ann's laptop and digital camera, so we've been a bit on edge about going to work and leaving our expensive gadgets behind. Security here is very good, and they were very responsive and took the situation seriously. They dusted for fingerprints and are taking a look through the CCTV tapes to see if they can catch the jerks. No word yet. Since then I've realized the importance of backing up the contents of your computer and making sure that it is password protected and security cable locked. Even though they can break through the locks, at least it might make it a little less attractive as a target.

My job suddenly got a lot more interesting (or maybe 'busy' would be a better word). I had a chat with my manager about my tedious and menial tasks, and she decided that it would be good for me to get to present the research I'm doing to the clients so I can get a better feel for how NORIBIC actually interacts with their customers. So on Tuesday I'll be in Belfast presenting my competition analysis to Golden Popcorn Ltd. And after I finish the few briefs I'm working on, I'll get to start doing some country analysis on the new EU accession and their opportunities for growth in information technology. That probably sounds really boring to most of you. Oh well, that's what I do, and I like it. :-)

I'm really happy that I will finally get to do something beside copying and pasting addresses into Excel. That was really getting old.....

Well, I'd better run for now. Some friends and I are heading up to Buncrana, Donegal tonite for a festival and fireworks.

P.S. Happy Birthday Samiyah!!