So, within 10 days in London, Renee and I both have jobs and we have sorted out a place to live, not to mention bank accounts, tax numbers and cellphones. It has been hectic!
I managed to haul down a job in a central city architecture studio. It is around 20 people large and they specialize in a lot of large residential works and so forth. They all seem pretty friendly. My pay is still shit - I am getting over this whole architecture deal very fast, but I should be able to start saving in a wee bit. The other stink thing about the office is that they use computer programs that I have no idea about. I am trying to learn them now and semi struggling. They use macs also which is a bit different. Its all about hot keys.
I am just recovering from an untimely cold which I was not too stoked on getting. I had to start work and try to listen to what people where saying with a swimming head and a dripping nose.
It takes me around an hour to get to work each day. I hear this is the norm. Seeing I travel in the peak times it means I get up close and very personal with complete strangers on the underground.
We just locked down a flat in a suburb called Southfields (which, funnily enough, is also the area of the bar I am staying in temporarily for the moment). It is a nice place located right next to Wimbledon which should be fun come the summer. The flat is actually a house with 6 people living in 4 bedrooms. It was one of the nicest (and reasonably priced) places we could find. I tell ya, the majority of places out there are shitholes. I would know - I've visited nearly 20 of them in the last few days. So, this place has a backyard and a seperate living room to kitchen. It comes fully furnished so no need to buy beds etc (thats the norm).
We are right next to the entrance to the tube station which would make it way better when it starts snowing and crap in winter. It is absolutely freezing here at the moment and its meant to be coming into summer. When Mum used to visit us in Wellington and say "Oh, its so cold", and I would be like "What!! This is actually alright weather!!", it is way different here. I rug up to the point of looking more like a large beach ball than a human form and I still shiver. I think Mum would freeze like the T1000 did when he had liquid nitrogen sprayed on him.
Anyway, thats about it. Went to Soho last Saturday night and had cocktails all day. They were 2 for 1 which made them about £2.5 each. Not bad at all (thats Lond Island Ice Teas included). It was kinda for my birthday so that was cool.
Oh yeah - Renee got a part time nanny job. Its only Monday and Friday work but at least it will bring in around £100 a week for her until she finds something more full time.
Ok, thats about it
