Even though the movie reviews were to remind me of all the movies I have seen I have fallen dreadfully behind.

May I just say, I saw Pan's Labyrinth at the weekend and it is FABULOUS.  It gets a 5/5 in my book (which counts for a lot).  It was a great story, awesome costumes and makeup and looked brilliant.  I don't have time to do a full review, just watch it!

Also, while I was ill we went to the video store and got 6 movies for $5.  Thus I watched the diabolical (0/5) Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo followed by the wonderful (5/5) The Constant Gardener.

I will try to do the reviews the day after watching the films.  I am not as busy as I was, though somehow I also manage to find my evenings filled with boring jobs.  Oh to be 5 again, not 25.

 

Some people are such "super high security clearance" in the armed forces that they don't even have access to their own pay details.

 

If a form does not have PTO at the bottom that probably means that there is nothing on the back you need to fill out.

 

The Easter holidays yields a high percentage of lost wallets requiring emergency food money from us.  (Something to do with a holiday of feasting upon chocolate coming up?)

 

Some people think that they can hand a form in without filling in a single box and we will know what is going on.

 

It is my fault that people don't read their letters properly.

 

It is also my fault that there is no public transport in rural areas and it is jolly rude of me to make people make appointments at set times.  How dare I not let them just see someone right there and then?!

 

Some days......

 

Today we had a talk on Code of Conduct issues.  Did you know I am not even allowed to tell someone where I know a client from if they say hello to me on the street.  For example: Mr Pigalina and I are strolling down the street and someone says "Hi!".  Mr Pigalina asks "How do you know him/her?"  I would have to reply "Oh just from around" or "I met them the other day".  This is to protect client confidentiality because they might not want Mr Pigalina to know that they visit the Social Welfare office.  Good job there aren't really any "cute boys" that come to work else Mr Pigalina may think I am up to something with such vague answers.