10 years
10 years with the same livejournal account! Ok, so I haven't said anything in it for a loooong time, so what?
I just thought it would be nice to come back and have a look-see.
Except for my brief foray back in February or so, I haven't updated since I moved to London, so here's a brief overview if anyone cares.
I first moved into a flat directly across from school, but after a couple weeks I had made friends with a few people in class who asked me to move in with them, so from November I lived in St. John's Wood, an uppity area home to Madonna, Jonathan Rhys Myers, and Paul McCartney among others. Oooh.
By December one roommate was completely ignoring me and treating me like crap, but luckily for me I had just met Anthony at the end of November (online dating? sure, why not!). By February everything came to a head and BOTH my roommates ended up asking me to leave, and then when I DID find a new flat they told me I didn't deserve my deposit back because I didn't give them enough notice (wtf??)
Anyways, I don't want to dwell on that, so back to Ant. He's probably the best thing that has happened to me here in London. Well, aside from my averaging A's in school :) We've been to Venice, Edinburgh, and Paris together. I also went to Tuscany with his whole family for a week. Oh, and we live together now. That flat I got when I moved out of St. John's Wood only lasted about 6 weeks before I moved in here.
Here is Orpington, a town sort of in London, sort of in Kent, but easily commuter-friendly. I've joined the gym here, and Ant and I try to get there 3-4 times per week, and sometimes I even go more. Unfortunately I haven't lost any weight, but I do feel more healthy when I go. Sometimes I swim laps, sometimes I do aerobics, but I think for the first time I'm getting into a regular routine of working out, and a big help is that he goes too, and I don't always do the same thing.
Courses finished at the end of June, and I've been working on my thesis since then. Sort of. I've been slacking hardcore, actually. I know I'll pull it off, but I've only got 4 more weeks! It's due on September 15th.
once my thesis is handed in I've got 2 weeks in London to apply for jobs before I go to New York for my cousin's wedding and then Toronto to get my work visa before flying back to London October 12th. Ant is coming with me, which is pretty big. I know I've met pretty much his entire family (even Aunts and Uncles!), but since I've never introduced a boyfriend to my family before.. well, I think it's more stressful for me than for him!
Well, I guess that's it. I could have gone int more detail, but then it would have been over-long. Suffice to say I'm healthy and happy and in love. And London is amazing. So much so that I am contemplating never leaving. DESPITE the riots!
xoxo
I just thought it would be nice to come back and have a look-see.
Except for my brief foray back in February or so, I haven't updated since I moved to London, so here's a brief overview if anyone cares.
I first moved into a flat directly across from school, but after a couple weeks I had made friends with a few people in class who asked me to move in with them, so from November I lived in St. John's Wood, an uppity area home to Madonna, Jonathan Rhys Myers, and Paul McCartney among others. Oooh.
By December one roommate was completely ignoring me and treating me like crap, but luckily for me I had just met Anthony at the end of November (online dating? sure, why not!). By February everything came to a head and BOTH my roommates ended up asking me to leave, and then when I DID find a new flat they told me I didn't deserve my deposit back because I didn't give them enough notice (wtf??)
Anyways, I don't want to dwell on that, so back to Ant. He's probably the best thing that has happened to me here in London. Well, aside from my averaging A's in school :) We've been to Venice, Edinburgh, and Paris together. I also went to Tuscany with his whole family for a week. Oh, and we live together now. That flat I got when I moved out of St. John's Wood only lasted about 6 weeks before I moved in here.
Here is Orpington, a town sort of in London, sort of in Kent, but easily commuter-friendly. I've joined the gym here, and Ant and I try to get there 3-4 times per week, and sometimes I even go more. Unfortunately I haven't lost any weight, but I do feel more healthy when I go. Sometimes I swim laps, sometimes I do aerobics, but I think for the first time I'm getting into a regular routine of working out, and a big help is that he goes too, and I don't always do the same thing.
Courses finished at the end of June, and I've been working on my thesis since then. Sort of. I've been slacking hardcore, actually. I know I'll pull it off, but I've only got 4 more weeks! It's due on September 15th.
once my thesis is handed in I've got 2 weeks in London to apply for jobs before I go to New York for my cousin's wedding and then Toronto to get my work visa before flying back to London October 12th. Ant is coming with me, which is pretty big. I know I've met pretty much his entire family (even Aunts and Uncles!), but since I've never introduced a boyfriend to my family before.. well, I think it's more stressful for me than for him!
Well, I guess that's it. I could have gone int more detail, but then it would have been over-long. Suffice to say I'm healthy and happy and in love. And London is amazing. So much so that I am contemplating never leaving. DESPITE the riots!
xoxo