(Post) MBA Blog

My new friend has become my new enemy.

I downloaded the new winamp today and discovered it has an internet TV function: about 100 channels of free rubbish, with a couple of gems, and it was those gems that kept me occupied for most of the day, even as I was emailing my dissertation supervisor promising to get a first draft in by Monday (not going to happen).

This new toy is very, very dangerous. Do not go anywhere near it. You have been warned!


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I am happy to report that full and liberal use is being made of the well-stocked Magdalene DVD library in my dying Cambridge days.

Recently for example I got hold of Donnie Darko, which I've been wanting to watch for a while but have never in a weird enough mood to rent it from BlockBusters.

Well, the beauty of a free DVD library is that 'free' kind of puts you in the mood, no matter what kind of film it is.

I highly recommend Donnie Darko. Then I highly recommend splashing your face with cold water and jumping straight onto the internet to find out what the hell the film is about!

I figured a good place to start was the donnie darko website. It wasn't but it is a fantastic site and worth visiting nonetheless. While there, I noticed who produced the site: its hi-res, who are based in London and who themselves have a superb website. I recommend a visit there the same way I recommend a visit to a show - it is pure art and it makes me go gooey.

I did also notice the job vacancy for a producer/project manager...are you thinking what I'm thinking...?


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I've had an interesting time with Career Leader, the psychometric test from some folks at Harvard. It turns out (after hours of questioning), that my core interests are:

+Creative Production and
+Theory Development and Conceptual Thinking

my core values are:
+Positioning
+Affiliation
+Autonomy
+Lifestyle

my core attributes are:
+creativity
+critical thinking
+quick thinking
+teamwork

and the kinds of job I am cut out for are:
+Advertising Account Management
+Entrepreneurship
+Marketing and Marketing Management
+Public Relations and Communications
+Research and Development Management and New Product Development


Now, am I entirely convinced? Not really, but it did throw up a couple of interesting ones, such account manager and pr manager: I hadn't thought of those before. Let's see how handy it really is...

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