Another way of life
I'm on the train (yes, I am, as I type this - I have a new laptop and a 3G card). I'm about to start my third day in gainful employment. And for the first time in just under 10 years, I am a commuter again - although this time it's for the first time 'proper' - for I have a job in London.
The good news is that it is both well-paid, and short-term. A 3 month contract that I can see spilling out to 4 months maybe, but no more. If they want to renew me after that, I will take at least 3 weeks off first.
It's strange to be working in London again. I did work here back in the 90s, before Darling One was born, but I was working on the King's Road, and staying in a hotel in Knightsbridge, so it wasn't real commuting. Not like this morning, up and on a train before 7. Still, I've had it so easy for so long, I can't really complain.
And I will be staying 2 nights a week in London as well - so only on a Monday will I do the "there and back" commute, which I think must be a soul- and body- destroying thing to do on a daily basis.
And London Bridge is beautiful to cross at night.
Everyone in London smokes though - the effect of the ban is that all the smokers are outside, blowing it all in your face.
And yes, I've still stopped smoking - nearly 5 weeks now. Atkins has gone by the board, so there's still all that weight to be lost, as Paul Simon said.
I'm not too unhappy to be working. The people there are OK and I feel I can do my job OK, at least I hope so. It's not too taxing.
And it's what a Dad does, isn't it, work to keep his kids in shoes - and I still love being a Dad more than ever.
In fact, I want more children.
Well, there's a confession for you.
But we'll see.
The good news is that it is both well-paid, and short-term. A 3 month contract that I can see spilling out to 4 months maybe, but no more. If they want to renew me after that, I will take at least 3 weeks off first.
It's strange to be working in London again. I did work here back in the 90s, before Darling One was born, but I was working on the King's Road, and staying in a hotel in Knightsbridge, so it wasn't real commuting. Not like this morning, up and on a train before 7. Still, I've had it so easy for so long, I can't really complain.
And I will be staying 2 nights a week in London as well - so only on a Monday will I do the "there and back" commute, which I think must be a soul- and body- destroying thing to do on a daily basis.
And London Bridge is beautiful to cross at night.
Everyone in London smokes though - the effect of the ban is that all the smokers are outside, blowing it all in your face.
And yes, I've still stopped smoking - nearly 5 weeks now. Atkins has gone by the board, so there's still all that weight to be lost, as Paul Simon said.
I'm not too unhappy to be working. The people there are OK and I feel I can do my job OK, at least I hope so. It's not too taxing.
And it's what a Dad does, isn't it, work to keep his kids in shoes - and I still love being a Dad more than ever.
In fact, I want more children.
Well, there's a confession for you.
But we'll see.
posted by x_trapnel at 7:45 AM
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