The wife demands a rebuttal - the shirt did not turn the color of salmon, but rather a very pleasant pastel pink. I should still be a big hit in a gay neighborhood…
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These newcomers to London started with an act of sabotage! I did three rounds of laundry without a problem while I was by myself. As soon as my lovely wife got to it, one of my best dress shirts turned from white to salmon pink!!!…
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Well, the car is parked in driveway, the wife and the kids are sleeping in their new beds - the new chapter in our life has officially commenced. And life is pretty damn good, at the moment (no little thanks to a bottle of nice Cotes-du-Rhone)…
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I watched an unfamiliar billiards game on TV today - hold you jokes, I only have five channels to select from (one of those keeps running some documentaries about deer - !?!?), there is very little to choose from…
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I’m back from my old life into the new one.
Jet lag is not so bad when traveling eastward, plus I uncharacteristically managed a couple of hours of shut-eye on the plane. But going to bed early today is definitely the sensible thing to do, so I’ll be brief.
Sometimes, things come up that you have not really considered when you thought through various pros and cons of a potential life-altering decision (such as starting a new life abroad).
Everyone knows why we are doing it, right? I mean the London move. It’s because we want to be able to travel around Europe with more ease than is possible while living Stateside. Should I be at all concerned then that it has been two weeks and I went into the city for the first time today? Hmm…
Saturday was again spent on the run, and it was certainly a day of several firsts.
After a long post last weekend, almost a week-long silence. To my regular audience - and I know who both of you are - my sincerest apologies. I had planned on writing the blog at the end of each workday, but there is too much stuff to deal with during the day and it is too hard to force myself to stay in the office for a bit of creative writing…
But, hey, I now have my home computer and a broadband connection, so, hopefully, I’ll get to be more diligent about writing.
Anyway, what happened to me during this week?
Driving on the left side of the road is not hard after all. After a couple of hours, I was still struggling with the turn signal and wiper handles being on the wrong side (they are positioned correctly - from my US-centric perspective - in newer cars), and had to catch myself a couple of times at turns, but other than that I did quite ok.
The weekend was spent mainly on going to various auto dealerships and figuring out which car to get.
Nothing to speak of as far as adventures are concerned, so here is a quick update on how commuting works out.
First commute took 55 minutes on the way in - but I came to the station good 10 minutes earlier than the next scheduled train. Once I start properly timing it, it should be closer to 45. All the way standing, though, - not a single vacant seat on either commuter train or subway. Let’s see what going home at a fairly late hour means, and tomorrow I’ll try a different route.
Once in office, I had to deal with several set up issues, but by the end of the day felt fairly immersed into my new position. There is tons of stuff to do. There is also a notable absence of adventures during a routine working day…
So, instead, let’s spend some time on describing living accommodations.
Well, we are now officially the proud renters of a nice house in Southeast London.
The first full day as an England resident started with several mishaps.
© 2008 Burlaki on the Thames
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