I don't have seven LiveJournal friends, and it's been nearly 6 months since I last posted here, but how can I resist the sultry charms of pearbeanSo, seven quirks about myself. Time for some embarrassment ( Read more... )

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Did the UK in general do something to piss whoever controls the meteorological patterns off? It's like they're toying with us. I passed the poor hopefuls queueing up to audition We Will Rock You on my way into work this morning; none of them had umbrellas or anything, and it looked like a looooong wait... the world doesn't seem to hate me, ( Read more... )

I've had Rufus Wainwright's "Do I Disappoint You" on loop for the past twenty four hours and it's making me think I've been sucked into some strange Nirvana with chanting children and sitars. What better way to ground myself than with a blog entry ( Read more... )

For some reason, despite not usually paying attention to anything beyond what's for dinner, I have been strangely enthralled by the French presidential elections. Perhaps it's because France has problems in a way that England doesn't seem to have to my mind; France's employment crisis has been going on for quite a long time and, as someone who ( Read more... )

Et voila, my home in pictures!

One side of the kitchen area. Featuring washing up I can't be bothered to put away yet. The strange bowl-like object is a popcorn maker that, although it doesn't make a huge amount like my old one, doesn't leave hordes of unpopped kernels strewn all over the floor ( Read more... )

So, nearly a month has gone by, and now I must have things to talk about!

( New flat! )

It's buzzingSo, yeah, not the most exciting job in the world, but I get a LOT of internet surfing time and there doesn't seem to be a usage policy (well, the other people on reception tend to watch YouTube videos all day so I think a bit of blogging won't hurt anyone). I've spoken to some "famous" people on the phone, though, and at least since it ( Read more... )

Tomorrow I depart for Surrey for a week ( Read more... )

So, I will be paid £9 an hour today for ( Read more... )