Pretty much nothing will actually calm my nerves in such a situation, not even the knowledge that it doesn't really matter at all, I already have a decent job and I don't need this one. I'm just a nervous person, but as somebody reminded me, those nerves exist for a reason - and whereas they feel like crap, they also drive me to perform better.

So at the time I felt it went fairly averagely - I'd tried to prepare for the usual stock questions, of which there were a couple. It was mostly a discussion of my current and previous projects and the technical details thereof. Some of which are not entirely fresh in my mind. And chatting about their products. Other than the complete lack of Java, the interviewer mentioned that I looked like a pretty good technical match for the job. Though felt like I was probably babbling / bullshitting at times.

There was also the question of which design patterns do I use on a regular basis, and can I give examples of when I've used them? The only design pattern I can remember, and consciously use, is Singleton. I used it a couple of months ago for a config structure. Must be more of a Java thing I suppose.

Recruitment lady (she of "You have the EXACT same phone number as my boss" fame) called next day and said they really liked me, so I have face-to-face interviewage on Wednesday, with multiple persons (in succession, not all at once). Must buy new shirt, the old one's a bit crumpled. ;-)

It is bloody impossible to have a private phone conversation around here. The office is open plan, the toilets are cubicles (true, nobody else in my dept. uses the ladies, but plopping / flushing sounds in the background don't give off the best impression :) And there are always people walking through the corridors. Outside is filled with the roar of engines, and potentially the boss lurking around the corner with a cigarette. Have to cross a busy street and head for the quiet(er) alleyways around Cloth Fair. Usually returning with a coffee or other item of refreshment to avoid suspicion. Though rushing out of the room while answering my phone is not exactly subtle.

My train was cancelled this morning. Instead I had to get the slow train to Woking and change there for a fast one. On the first train I was stuck next to a snogging couple who kept making horrible lip-smacking noises. Then on the second there was a fat bird with a squeaky voice who wouldn't stop talking. Not an unusually bad journey, but the prospect of being able to cycle to work is quite exciting to me right now.

Currently reading The Wind In My Wheels by Josie Dew. Awesome book, I love it.