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\o/ Woot! \o/ I managed to fail the Khallenge in the best way possible. I just landed my first real full time pro job since I left Uni in the Summer (as mentioned in a couple of long threads at the time). ICT Technicial at Cherwell school in Oxford. After 4 long months I can move out of my parents spare room and find a place of my own again (you know when you actually write it down it sounds even worse). If only I wasn't going to have to move to or around Oxford I'd be laughing. But all silver lining have a cloud and unfortunately it looks like I'll be spending all the money I don't give directly to the tax man on rent. Time to stock up on the supernoodles and give up real food for a while. Guess this post has very little real point (/awaits the hand of God and delete button) but except to say Woot to me and despite now having a regular income I'll be even poorer on Saturday that I thought I was (stupid fricking 1 month deposts, where and I meant to find that kind of money). |
Failing Khanivor's Kristmas Khallenge
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Shivoa 6,314 posts
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Derblington 35,161 posts
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Registered 17 years agoCongrats. -
Foregone-Reality 2,216 posts
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Registered 18 years agoWell done Shivoa. -
The-Old-Bill 5,101 posts
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Registered 17 years agoDerblington wrote:
Congrats.
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Derblington wrote:
Congrats.Foregone Reality wrote:
Well done Shivoa.The Old Bill wrote:
Ditto.
Derblington wrote:
Congrats.
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Machiavel 5,964 posts
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Registered 19 years agoYay! Good for you! -
Khanivor 44,800 posts
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Registered 20 years agoTop Dawg!1!
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/tips hat
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Whizzo 44,810 posts
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Registered 20 years agoCongratulations Shiv! -
RubyRed 4,303 posts
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Registered 18 years agoYay! Good on yer. -
AnotherMartin 6,229 posts
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Registered 20 years agoGood work fella.
/awaits update to Shivoa's recommended specs to include a PC on an educational IT depts budget!.gif)
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Freylis 995 posts
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Nice work my friend. Perchance you might be able to go out and buy a better phone now! ;p -
terminalterror 18,932 posts
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Registered 20 years agoCongrats!
Maybe we should have an oxford geekmeet sometime? -
Nemesis 20,312 posts
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Registered 20 years agoWoo !
I will allow that man to buy drinks tomorrow to celebrate! -
jiroczech 2,669 posts
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Registered 20 years agoWell in there, Shiv.
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Shivoa 6,314 posts
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Registered 20 years ago>I will allow that man to buy drinks tomorrow to celebrate!
Looks like it could end up being £500/month rent on a £700/month salary (after tax). I have this horrible feeling I'm going to have to get a weekend job just to make ends meet.
/starts saving
/stops drinking to classical Oxford extent.
>Nice work my friend. Perchance you might be able to go out and buy a better phone now! ;p
Bah, just look at all the people that are now having to bow down before the nGage. All these tech journos who savaged it are having to say in new articles how well it has actually turned out. Good second wave of games my ass, they're just bowing to public pressure.
/puts taco up to head in proud motion
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Whizzo 44,810 posts
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Registered 20 years agoShiv, I really think you need to share a place to reduce your outgoings, you'll just get pissed off if you end up working all the time and still not have much money left over. -
Shivoa wrote:
>I will allow that man to buy drinks tomorrow to celebrate!
Looks like it could end up being £500/month rent on a £700/month salary (after tax). I have this horrible feeling I'm going to have to get a weekend job just to make ends meet.
/starts saving
/stops drinking to classical Oxford extent.
>Nice work my friend. Perchance you might be able to go out and buy a better phone now! ;p
Bah, just look at all the people that are now having to bow down before the nGage. All these tech journos who savaged it are having to say in new articles how well it has actually turned out. Good second wave of games my ass, they're just bowing to public pressure.
/puts taco up to head in proud motion
What is that £500 getting you? Surely you could flat share for far less? Thats a pretty lousy salary by the way.... -
Shivoa 6,314 posts
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Registered 20 years agoLooks like that might be what I end up doing. Got to go round some local housing agents as so far it has all been done via the net and national search engines.
Although Oxford owns all their student accomodation there must be the kids from Brookes who have to find their own place to live so Headington might have something to offer. Also I've now seen some 'may contain structural flaws' accomodation for as low as £350 which soulds a lot better for a start before I get to know the area better and scout out some good places).
>Thats a pretty lousy salary by the way....
£15k/year pro rata but it is a term time only job (6 week holiday in the Summer \o/) and as an entry level job it isn't unreasonable (Oxford county council has never been overflowing with cash to play employees)
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Angel_Treats 11,070 posts
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Registered 18 years agoI've just noticed this thread now... congratulations Shiv, I'm dead chuffed for you .gif)
I've no idea about Oxford, but £500 a month for a flatshare isn't unreasonable in London, but you can get a room in a flatshare for a lot cheaper than that depending on what part of the city it is.
Also - you have 6 weeks off in the summer? you lucky, lucky bugger! I thought I was good getting 25 days holidays.
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Excellent one Shivster. Yet another EGard ends up supporting the IT-clueless of Oxford. It's a wonderful city to live in and I'd happily move back there given the opportunity.
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