If only all Mondays were like this...

[Cyberus]

The sun was shining when I got up, a CD32 game had arrived in the post, I had an interview for an English teaching job, and got the job, and my shares in o2 (British mobile operator) have rocketed because of takeover speculation.

So please, let me buy this one, cheers!
:pint:

[Cyberus]

's okay, I placed a stop order with the broker, so if the price falls rapidly they'll all be sold automatically.

Too many times in the past have I missed the chance to take profits and the price has ended up back where it was :-(

[Cyberus]

The CD32 is cool, I recommend you get one if the price is right - it will depend on how much you like the Amiga games of the time (personally Chaos Engine, Superfrog, Cannon Fodder etc are all time faves of mine). There is a surprising amount of games available considering it essentially flopped, I suppose companies had the the whole A1200 back catalogue to draw on.

As for buying a GP32, they do look cool, but I'm trying to pay off all my debt at the moment (first rule of investing is don't invest if you're in debt, doh!). How much do they sell for out of interest?

edit: I forgot to add - one of the things that I do find with the CD32 is that if you take it round to a mate's house or whatever, non-Amigans (you know the ones who might take the pish normally) are quite surprised that such a good system even existed, even more suprised when you say that it was made ten years ago. Just reminds you of what could have been in Commodore weren't so inept

[Cyberus]

Cheers lads.

Oh, by the way, are you still thinking of moving into (auld) enemy territory to get a job Kenny ;-) I remember you mentioning last year that you were considering it....

[Cyberus]

12k! And you have a degree? WTF?
Surely there are jobs that will pay better than that?

Have you considered doing a masters/phd? When I did my Masters in London, I was paid 11.5k by the EPSRC for a year, beats working (its surprisingly easy to spend money hand over fist in London, but I lived comfortably on that, and invested the excess before I could spend it on beer). Plus I got my own computer with superfast internet, my own desk and shared an office with some really cool people...

[Cyberus]

Cool mikeymike, glad to hear it. Do you get these jobs through word of mouth, or advertising in the local paper or whatever?

Also, from what I gather, you seem pretty good with Windows. Considering I am no expert, but nevertheless know more than 95% of computer users, do you reckon I could do that? I know plenty of people who ask me for help, but I wouldn't ever consider charging them....until now :-D