Comments on: à bientôt

By: denke

denke — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 00:10:33 +0000

Hope it works out for Colin. He definitely has my sympathy. Talking from experience, it takes resilience to bounce back. Very gratifying if it does turn out for the best but pretty disorientating and anxiety-filled time until it does.
Always feel a bit of a moaning minny when saying this, seems to me that UK (work-)culture regards redundancy rather lightly. Maybe it is a residue of growing up on the Continent where only alcolholism, fraud or near bankrupcy of the firm are valid reasons for redundancy.

Congratulations on the book-deal btw.

By: andrew

andrew — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 23:15:31 +0000

Poor Colin. Not so sexy being a middle-aged jobless male journo in the newspaper business right now.

At the time I was amazed at the way the LaPA story took off and from your account his was largely the brain behind it, so….into promotion Colin must go!

Unless he wants to write a few books before senile dementia finally sets in.

By: HJ

HJ — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:43:45 +0000

I have been “blog-watching” from the Coast of Maine (USA) for a long time now, perhaps without the ability to say hello or to encourage you to hang in there; that things always seem to get better if you wait long enough. Today’s events, including the story by Colin Randall, gives all of your “watchers” the sense that you have indeed landed on your feet. It is amazing to me the depth of your following, and how your story seems to have touched so many of us out there in the ethernet. I look forward to reading the new book which I am sure you are busy working on. Please keep telling us about your life and loves?, it is truly fascinating. With best wishes, HJ

By: magillicuddy

magillicuddy — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:07:22 +0000

Poor Colin, I think I am going to stop reading your blog at work… I have a sinking feeling (is that what we say? I’m losing my English). I can just imagine someone in my funky company telling me, you’re not allowed to read blogs, even though everyone else does, it’s just because you’re the ONLY American here so… Happy for your book deals though ! Who will play you in the movie? I vote for Scarlett J. Or Reese W.

By: Clemence

Clemence — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:30:53 +0000

Hi, petite anglaise. I heard a lot from you ( http://www.amichesorelle@blogspot.com), and start to read you several weeks ago only. I am glad to hear good news like this one.

By: Banana

Banana — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 16:41:36 +0000

I know exactly how The Telegraph operates. I was one of their victims 2 years ago.

By: suziboo

suziboo — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:54:41 +0000

Definitely up for a pint…maybe champers is more appropriate!Might be working in your corner of Paris soon too… we should do lunch if I get the job (if you don’t have too many interviews etc that is)!

By: Olga

Olga — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:49:15 +0000

Oohhhh boy! Since I started reading this blog I knew that, one day, this would happen and that you would publish a book, but how exciting to read, today, this news!! WoW!! Great!! How this make you feel?? I can’t wait to hold your book in my hands…and actually turning the pages…

By: Sophmom

Sophmom — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:39:09 +0000

Hearty congratulations, petite! I am not one bit surprised.

I, OTOH, keep referring to my employer, a well-regarded rapidly-growing but grumpily managed demolition company as the “KnockingShitDownCompany” a/k/a “KSDCo” and religiously blog from work, but, nooooo, they refuse to fire me no matter how hard I try. Some of us can’t catch a break. *sigh* ;)

By: Pierre L

Pierre L — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:38:36 +0000

Re: the number of journalists at the Telegraph. They would probably claim to be hiring new ones, but experience and continuity is useful too…
Obviously, I need to start reading Private Eye.
Pierre