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‘But were too sensible to ask’ Being on the other side of the world hasn’t stopped me getting into a familiar routine, albeit starting four hours earlier. My new job at gameplay has been going for nine days now, and I can feel myself becoming ingrained into the structure of the place. My job is […] Greetings my good droogs, Today I thought I’d start off with some London slang so that you will know what I’m talking about if it ever creeps into my vocabulary. The main exclamation used when something is good: ‘‘Wicked’. For example’‘that’s a wicked shirt, Dave’. If someone is good-looking, they are’‘fit’. As in, ‘‘you’re really […] Hey there happy campers, I’m in a decent mood at the moment as I’ve just enjoyed a very nice bottle of Wolf Blass Shiraz Grenache with Adam. The British wine market has been completely dominated by Aussie wines, which is probably a good thing. Apparently Australian wines are among the best available and are certainly […] ‘Yay! Another share house’ (deadpan enthusiasm) I found a place to live the day after my cold struck, which is just as well, because looking for houses and colds don’t mix. I’ve ended up in Kilburn. It’s south-east of Cricklewood, north of Chelsea, and northwest of the city. My future housemates seem like a harmless […] Tempers fray; constitutions weaken; ‘I just want a room you bastards’ I’ve been nailed by my first cold. I went to bed feeling a little bit lurgy but got knocked down by the news that I didn’t get any houses I wanted and will have to raise myself from the infirmary/nursery to once again walk […] ‘Some of the buildings are a bit old though.’ The week began with my ass wanting a divorce and now my feet are threatening to walk out on me. I’ve hit the pavement in search of a house. I’ve walked so far that little bald patches have appeared high up on my upper inner thigh. […] Pretty similar to Melbourne weather really The second half of my flight started badly. I’d had about two hours of partial sleep on the way in, and was feeling a little tired, it being about 4 am Australian time. As the flight was reboarding my spare seat was cruelly taken from me. I don’t know […] ‘If man go through gate sideways, he going to Bangkok’ (Disclaimer – If any of the following should cause offence, or any plagiarism issues arise, please contact my legal counsel. Any obscure references are the result of this being a mass mail out. My apologies to the confused.) This week began for me with the […] |
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