primitivepeople

I'm amazed at the lack of technology employed by T-Mobile in their shops. I went to the one in Oxford Street last night, attempting to get the upgrade I'm now due, but the phone I want seems to be rarer than the proverbial hen's teeth, and they didn't have any in stock. But...they can't check availability on their computer system. They have to phone each store individually to find out if they've got any! Crazy. Only one branch had one, and I didn't have time to get there before it closed - it's in Victoria, so I'll go later.

Anyway, on the way home I dropped into the T-Mobile store in Westfield (biggest urban shopping centre in Europe, apparently) on the off-chance that they might have had one. Turns out they didn't, but hey. Westfield was interesting, but profoundly depressing, to see - it's the size of a small town, crammed absolutely full of clone stores. Evils of capitalism writ large - I felt dirty for having gone there, and I won't be making that mistake again.

Work has been moderately good this week so no complaints there - plus it's almost the weekend. Hurrah!

Final piece of news for now is my discovery of Florence And The Machine. Ohh, my! Go buy the album right bally now! It's extraordinarily gorgeous, as Florence has a wonderful voice, the songs are gloriously eccentric and unusual, and it's just...perfect...really, really good. They could be one of the first new bands I've actually got into in years, given the extremely retro nature of most of my music collection. I'm very keen to see them live, but their upcoming tour appears to be entirely sold out everywhere. :(

Presentation coming up shortly. Should be OK. Might not be. But I don't really care. :)