Well I’m still living in a hostel. Its a love hate relationship.
I love it because its social and there are people to come home to, and as it seems at this hostel there are a lot of people who are looking for work or a place to live in London, so its not too much of a party atmosphere.
I hate it because its a hostel. Shit, who wouldn’t hate living in a hostel while they’re working. Its so freaking tiring. Especially when you frequently have to move rooms. So far I’ve had to move rooms (and sometimes hostels) on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, today, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and from there I’m homeless, which is something I probably should sort out soon. I’ve got a chance (at least yesterday I did) to stay in the linen room here on Saturday night. I have no idea how much it costs, but to be honest I might take it just so I can say I stayed in the linen room hehe. That and I really can’t be arsed carrying my pack through the tube and across town just for the sake of a night and then back again the day after. Oh well what can you do.
Anyway, I’m working, yay! I don’t get paid for a while, boo. I was a bit apprehensive about work given I haven’t worked in Max for 7 months and even then it was 10+ months since I did any quality jobs. But I’m surprised. I have picked it up pretty quickly. I guess its like riding a bike as they say, you never forget. Just takes a little while to stop acting like a gumby and get on with the job.
I’ve only worked there for 3 days now, so its hard to really give any judgement on the job, but so far I enjoy it and the people and it looks like I’ll get to work on some fun work.
I had several job offers while I was in the process of looking for work, which is great but bad at the same time. Its really hard to get offers from two companies you’d like to work with. I had to turn down an offer with a company I’ve wanted to work with for the past 5 or 6 years. I had them pegged as the company I’d always work for, and when it came to crunch time, I turned it down, but at least for the moment I believe I’ve made the right decision.
So here I am, back at my hostel, writing, chilling with a beer. This weekend has been good. I’m exhausted from lugging my bag around but in a good mood. Yesterday I went out to the markets at Portobello which were awesome. So much fun and I plan to go back. Heaps of cool stuff to buy, mind you most people were charging tourist prices (280 pounds for a Polaroid SX-70 – are you kidding me???).
Right thats it from me, stay tuned for more news in the near future.
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