Hello LJ world.

I have neglected you. I've really failed at blogging thus far - lots of things to say, not enough time nor inclination to put it down and say it. And I lurk a little but have been pretty out of touch. FB has been the easier (lazier) way to keep in touch with people.

why_am_i, ockyflam, aunty_del, pezzae, jasmine thank you so much for your responses to my last post. I ( Read more... )

The older I get, the faster time seems to fly. That never ceases to be true, and yet it never ceases to amaze me.

Goals for 2010? 
I got a lovely Christmas card from stella8h8chang (thanks Lil!) who said many lovely things, one being that I need to blog more. Do you think you need to hear from me more? I can probably manage that.
I do have a few other goals/ ( Read more... )

I had intended on blogging about my experience running around London trying to play all of the 29 pianos placed at random street locations for all to play. I didn't quite get around to it, but a picture paints a thousand words right?

Well, this facebook album has 70 pictures, and plenty of captions, so I think you get the idea. :)

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Most amusing comment made to me today (in fact, for a while)

“Don’t get raped! You’re very rape-able!”
Made by a woman from dancing, who realised she could catch a bus home but felt guilty for leaving me alone on the tube. Sure it’s extremely un-PC, and flippant about a very serious topic, but in the context of not taking it too seriously, I found it ( Read more... )

Tuesday 30 June - Piano #1
While wandering through Leicester Square gardens with Daryl (a former work colleague newly arrived to London), we stumbled across my first London street piano. I knew the street pianos were coming to London but I hadn’t paid attention to timing, and thus have missed the first 2 weeks of it - boo!

Never mind, I’ve discovered ( Read more... )

Thursday 14 May:
Yes. I am this far behind in my blogging.

I lined up my first viewing, which was in Clapham. It was my favourite place based purely on gumtree advertising, (and the place that I ended up settling into!)
On the same night I also checked out a place in Brixton, and Elephant & Castle. The walk to Elephant & Castle sure was scary, (it ( Read more... )

Bank Holiday Monday

A quick aside:
- Pet peeve 1: Microsoft word crashing on me, when I am drafting blogs in word prior to posting on LJ specifically to reduce the chance of something crashing and me losing work! *sigh*. * Command + s *
- Pet peeve 2: My internet crashing, making my browser crash, just after I’ve formatted an LJ copy & paste to my ( Read more... )

I've spent the last week hunting for a good short term let in London. I made lists of my wants/needs, viewed a bunch of places, and decided it came down to 4 options. I ranked them against each other based on my criteria, I discussed it with various parties to canvass ideas ( Read more... )

I've now officially been in London for three weeks, so it was about time for another update on how I am finding it all.

As an aside: I'm frequently struck by the desire to blog. Whether it's to document a specific event or experience, or to express and explore some thoughts or observations that have struck me. Sometimes I want to blog to share the ( Read more... )

( Days 3 to 7, should you desire to read it... )