Daily-Column

Ok quick update of what I’ve been up to the last week: Working (naturally) London Motor Expo (more later probably, with photos) Wandering the West End (I was looking for a gallery - found it, couldn’t find the entry =S) House-hunt researching Drinking (only occasionally but more than Sydney) (pints are tough to get through) Setting myself up here (phone, bank, etc) Finding my way around (Until last week I’d get north & south wrong because of being in the wrong hemisphere) Trying everything on the menu, day by day, at Wrap It Up (because it’s the closest I get to a cheap decent lunch) The upcoming week: ...

So, total lack of posting, despite landing up in one of the biggest cities in the world. Hmmmmm. But then, the compulsion to blog has disappeared a little while I discover the place for myself. Also, the hour that I previously had in the morning to get to work is gone, removing a significant source of contemplation time which was the source of so much laboured inspiration. On the other hand, sleeping in till 7:30 and still turning up at work at 8:30 isn’t too bad a deal :D (my internal clock no longer wakes me at 4:30 in the morning! yay!) ...

And the sky is…. (drumroll please)… grey as can be expected. yay. There’s people wandering around on t-shirt and shorts. It’s about 16 degrees in the morning, with midday getting up to low twenties. Summer? bah, I’ll believe it when I see blue skies and truly warm weather. This is like what it was about 3 weeks ago in Sydney, and that was late autumn. I’m in a studio, well kitted and about 10 min walk from work, which ain’t too bad. I just wish the sound insulation was better. ...

I’m going to miss… juice bars. Seriously. There’s nothing like Boost there. Indeed, the places to eat for lunch all suck over there. Australia is surprisingly awesome about those things. I’d say I’m going to miss y’all too but that would just be weak. So. I’m not. We’ll keep in touch.

So. Some may have heard I’m off to London. Some may also be wondering why I haven’t packed and left yet, mainly to shut my yapping about it. (It seems every second conversation I have these days is about the place/my imminent visit). Indeed, I’ve already got my flight booked (June 9th) and a farewell of sorts organised (Drinks at the Argyle, Thu 7th), but the truth is… I’m still not sure when exactly I’m off. I’m waiting for my official visa (which consists of a residency permit and a work permit) to come back stamped from the embassy in Canberra, and that could arrive… on the 8th of June. ...