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June 29, 2007
trial by fire (and water)
First endless rain and flooding, now a [defused] bomb...what's next? I think it was the Telegraph that said: why does it seem like the end of the Blair era is coinciding with the end of the world?
Actually, none of these happenings have affected me very much, except perhaps in the expected rise in food prices as a result of flood-damaged crops. And I won't be able to use the Piccadilly Circus stop for some time.
I probably shouldn't complain that my seasons this year have been all topsy-turvy (a warm December, a snowless winter, a cold and rainy spring and summer). At least my home hasn't been destroyed by water. But I am missing the hot weather they're having back in the states. Summer, where have you gone? And how are they supposed to have Wimbledon without you?
My real trial-by-fire has been working in a British office. I've got to learn how to say "cheers" when getting off the phone. At least I don't have David Brent for a boss.
P.S. I want to put a plug in for the way the Irish express themselves. They are blunt without being mean-spirited. They will tell you the truth but somehow you know they aren't conspiring against you. I want to master that art. I have been trying to master it my whole life. Perhaps I should have stayed in Ireland and learned it from them.
| By heiders | 03:06 PM
Comments
I'm certainly not enjoying the hot weather. You're forgetting, I think, that there's no A/C here.
Posted by: Evan Donovan at June 29, 2007 11:35 PM
But...you could have a fling with Arthur Dent! (Forget the actor's real name...he will always be Arthur Dent to me.)
Posted by: funke at June 30, 2007 09:54 AM
Well Evan, I'm certainly not enjoying the July 1st rain, wind, and cold temperatures.:) There's no A/C here either, but now I know why.
Funke, who is Arthur Dent?
Posted by: heidi at July 1, 2007 09:00 AM
Arthur Dent is the main character in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, played by Martin Freeman, who also happens to play Tim in the UK Office.
PS If you haven't watched Hitchhiker's Guide, I recommend it, not the least because of Martin Freeman, but also because of Mos Def.
Posted by: funke at July 1, 2007 09:32 AM
