je suis Esquimaude

remember my sagas with the boiler back in Glasgow? Well, it got worse and we ended up not having any hot water for a while and it got fixed the day before I left.
So I come to London and I am styaing with TT at the moment and lo and behold, the boiler at his flat breaks down over the weekend and the house is absolutely freezing! There is neither heating nor hot water. Luckily, they have an electric shower so I can shower but I actually need to leave the house to be warm! I am sitting here with a top, a fleece jumper and my coat to keep me warm.
Do boilers just hate me? What is going on?

My first weekend in London was a memorable one. I went out with a huge group of people which I haven't done since I left home. We went to this bar where the music was so loud I had to yell all night and most of you know what happens when I yell all night....The next day, I had no voice left and had to whisper all day.
Luckily, some of it came back today and work wasn't too bad although I am sure it would have been very painful for all of my students to listen to my croaky voice.
The work is going ok even though I am not earning anywhere near as enough as I need to survive in London. It's a shame you know, if I had the job in Glasgow, I would have stayed. I guess I'm just wondering what I'm doing in London. The whole reason for my coming to the UK was to be with DK, and I'm down here and he's up there. I know that he'll come down in April but I think I was a big fool for being so snobbish. As usual, I never think through and end up regretting my actions.
Peopl always go on about how great London is, but you know what? London is a very lonely place and to be honest with you, all I want right now is to be back in Glasgow. I know, I'm just a big whinger who can never be happy but I just whish I had patience. I am wishing many things right now but I know none of them can come true.
Why do I always get myself into shit like this?

My first day didn't start as well as I had hoped....I had somehow consumed three bottles of wine with my friend's flatmate and I was extremely hungover. I got to work on time but didn't have time to eat so the first two classes were a wee bit difficult. My class is a nice bunch and the classes went ok, although I'm not too thirlled about using the shitty text books again.
There isn't a seat for me in the staffroom so I have been given a spot downstaris where all the books are kept. I have a window and I'm down here all by myself. Normally, I would love having my own space but I do feel a bit isolated and that I am missing out on meeting all the teachers. I have not been introduced to all the right people so it's also a bit difficult to get my way around but this is all expected from this company. This was more or less the case when I frist started back home.
On the other hand, it is quite nice to be just teaching. I no longer have to deal with all the management crap and I just come in and teach and leave.
I'm desperate to find a place to live and settle down properly. I hate not having a place to stay and although I appreciate the hospitality from friends and their connections, I don't like being dependent on someone else and I feel as though I'm just getting in their way.
London is lonely without DK. It's funny becasue I miss him more than I ever did when we lived in two differnt continents. I know it is extremely silly as he will be coming down in April but I do miss him.
Who would have thought I'd end up in London huh?
xxoo

On my way down to London the other day, I got a call from a school in Glasgow offering me a job. What are the chances huh?

I got a job in London. It was amazingly easy and I'm very excited.
I'm moving down to London today, on my own, which is bloody scary. But the thing about London is, everyone I know knows at least one person who lives in London and hopefully, it'll all be ok.
DK will be staying in Glasgow till at least April then he will come down. This is because a)we have the lease till April and b)he has a job in G which he can't just leave at a moment's notice.
I know I haven't written for ages and I know this short blog doesn't really suffice but I haven't packed yet and I'm a bit panicky and extremely hungover......
I'm sure my new life in London will bring many stories to write in here.
I will miss Glasgow, especially having my own flat. And of course, I will miss DK but at least this time, we'll be in the same country.
Got to dash. Where are the bloody painkillers????????

I'm sick. My whole body is aching and i have no energy. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, I just stay at home for a few days and I am fine. But this week is a little different, I have a job interview in London for a teaching position with the company I was working for back home. I really want this job. I can't be sick for the interview, bloody hell. Just my fuckn luck...
sorry i have been lazy with bloggin the last few weeks, I have been hiding under a rock. Cutting and pasting eight hours a day is very hard on my poor little shoulders....
Anyway, I've welcomed 2006 with a new direction. I'm applying for jobs in London and if I get it, I'm moving down there. Unfortunately, DK will stay in Glasgow till April when our lease ends.......anyway, i better get better soon.
Oh yeah, I've ditched the depressing council gym and have joined the ubiquitous gym becoming a lemming again.
What do i need to do to feel better by Wendesday?????