Good lord I haven't written in a while! The excuse? I've been finishing my degree thank you very much - it was hell. But now that's all over, I must wait anxiously for the results. I don't want to know.
So, what's new? Well, my life was put completely on hold while that degree shizzle was taken care of. I just about managed to hop it to Sainsbury's occasionally- this would be my revision break treat. How sad your life becomes when it's that regimented; a trip to Sainsbury's means you're oohing over the asparagus. I just kept myself going in the vain hope of that brief interlude of fanciful frolics that would no doubt follow the exam slog. Oh dear how wrong I was. I have three words: 'Wandsworth Town' and 'Dump'. After having detonated a bomb in my room yesterday whilst clearing out, I drove down to the Dump today with my million and one bags of various growing up detritus and a smug expression which conveyed how proud I was to be letting go of so much crap. I arrived and quickly understood that the men who work at the dump have nothing better to do but send hapless drivers off to the wrong receptacle and giggle quietly whilst observing the puzzled expressions of a person trying to put cardboard in a container that clearly says 'garden cuttings'. I reversed back to where the man had directed me and he informed me "nah mate, you wanna go here" pointing to the container next to him and not the one at the far end which he had clearly pointed out before. After this irritating encounter I left only to find myself quietly whimpering in the one way system of Wandsworth Town - a horrible area at the best of times, even the brewery moved out. Anyway, whilst driving home I got hooted at by a 'white van man' for attempting to change lane even though I did indicate like a good driver should and edged carefully into the lane so as to leave no ambiguity as to my actions. TIT.
So there, that's me back in London. It's hot and sunny - which will be lovely until I have to go to work next week on the Tube.
Does it seem like I'm moaning a lot in this post? Well if you think so I suggest you attempt some car manoeuvres on that roundabout with that enormous, useless boomerang in the middle of it which serves as the centre piece for Wandsworth architecture - then you'll understand!
I must go now. I am meeting Jordan Colyer for dinner at a local Clapham restaurant, the Pepper Tree. It's brilliant there - delicious Pad Thai for a fiver and you get nice Tiger beer. All these good and cheap restaurants are what I have been most excited about coming to London!
I will keep the posts coming from now on. I start work at the Nuclear Industry Association next week and I am sure there will be lots of anecdotes to relate...
Watch this space.
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