So no teaching work this week. I have written an essay today though. entitled "Is September 11 and its aftermath proof of a clash of civilisations?", to which the answer is, effectively, "no it isn't". 


I appear to have seen off my cold and am feeling much better. Tomorrow I think I need to bite the bullet and register with a general temping agency. I really don't think I can face data entry or call centre work - I last did data entry in 1999, when I had to catalogue the model and serial numbers of every piece of electrical equipment owned by American Express in its Asia-Pacific HQ in Sydney. I can't bear to go back to doing that sort of thing again and I'm a bit reluctant to take work that might clash with casual teaching (the latter pays about double what I would get for anything else), but as there's no sign of any at the moment I need to do something. Bar work is tricky as I'd need to go on a course in order to acquire a Responsible Service of Alcohol licence - although being evening work it wouldn't clash with any teaching work I was offered. I suppose there's always male escorting....