Happy Halloween, all!

You would think it wasn't a holiday at all cause there's nothing festive in London. I wanted some crappy orange stop and shop cupcakes but was too tired to go to the store for some.

No trick or treaters are coming buy but then again they are mostly muslim around here. Enjoy!

Last night we went to the greyhound racing track at Wimbledon and it was super fun. I bet about £5 all night and din't win anything. James however won twice which yielded about 3 pounds in profit in all. It was weird to see the amount of families there and the little kids that new how to bet and gamble better than most adults.

Tonight we are going to a Halloween party, but I have no costume.

I bought a cute Laura Ashley tea cup and saucer set yesterday. How posh. I now have my eyes peeled for a nice tea pot from here. I think tomorrow I am going to the Wimbledon dog racing track! Woo! Maybe I'll win it big! (foreigners are always the ones that win anyway)

Hey all. Not much to report on here. I am paranoid everytime I leave the house. I now hide my laptop under my pillow seeing as the robbers left my unmade bed alone. Hoping it will get lost in the shuffle. Still working hard at the moment, but also looking into other jobs on my own.

I am doing a lot of planning like for my housewarming party. Uggg.

Thanks for the pics of the boys, April. I will hang them up in my room. Tonight I am finally going to see the Wallace and Gromit movie. Woooo!

On the bright side I got a new haircut finally to celebrate an extended income and the return of my stuff. I went to a really high end place and got a free goodie bag! No people trying to sell me add ons!

This is the front window of our flat. One guy must have crawled through the skinny top window! How he fit through and left the blinds untouched is beyond me.

Here is the creepy part. The forensics woman came and dusted for prints and found these glove smudges on our front window. Creepy! They are still there!

my poor bag.

Yay all my stuff is back! It is still unreal because it was all resolved so soon. Here's some shots of my laptop all wrapped up in evidence bags.

Hey all,
Glad to report that the snacks remained unscathed although we could have caught them "orange handed" if they dug into the cheetos. I imagine they took one look at the peanut butter and wretched.

The landlord's mum said she'd work out changing the locks and fixing the door inside that was broken into. Still haven't gotten our stuff returned. I may not have internet this weekend, but I am planning to finally see the wallace and gromit movie this weekend. Tonight we go to a pub and thai food before.

Thanks for that link Jan. I'll look into it.

Hey all,
I am stealing away time to blog while at work. So they caught one of the two guys who broke in through our front window and we still don't have our stuff back because it may have to be used in a trial if he pleads not guilty.

I am still relieved that he has it anyway. I got my first paycheck and it feels good. But at this rate I have a whole £4 left over after rent and transport. Geez.

I guess that's all the news I have for now. We are changing the locks and buying a fake alarm box for the outside of our house.

Hey all,
My place got robbed yesterday when everyone was out of the house. They ransacked the house and took my laptop and digital camera!! On the bright side they caught the guy and we had to ID our stuff last night. Will give more details later.

WoO! More goodies! Thanks, mom for the candles, cookies, and chocolate! Good thinking on the Clorox antibacterial cleaning wipes. Surprisingly, I actually wanted something like that seeing as the dresser drawers are quite skell. SO much for leading a healthy life here. I eat more junk here than at home!

Hey all. Got another box in the mail today!

This weekend James and I did some touristy stuff because I was starting to feel like I wasn't really in London. We went to look at Big Ben, the house of Parlaiment, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham palace. We also popped into St. Martin in the fields and I bought a british cookbook. Then we met some friends on Brick Lane for indian food! Pics will come later.

This morning I went grocery shopping and had to trek a 12 pack of TP through town back to my place. I bought some sausages and potatoes and perhaps I will make "bangers and mash," the traditional british supper.

The tv here is strange. They seem to be crazy about Diagnosis Murder so I feel like I'm watching PAX tv all day. Spiderman is the feature movie tonight. woo.

Also, I haven't seen the wallace and gromit movie yet and I really really want to this week. Arg!

Haven't heard from the other job and won't hold my breath. On the bright side I enjoy my current job and the people. In case you're interested go to the website below to see where I live.
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=538450&y=186494&z=0&sv=e10+5rq&st=2&pc=e10+5rq&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

Had my first day of work today and although I was happy for work, I didn't enjoy the tube packed like a sardine tin not to mention the peak time travel ticket worth an equivalent $12!!! And I thought NYC was bad! I do a lot of computer stuff with documents so it is pretty easy for me and they were impressed with my speed.

Also, when I got home I got a call from a company asking if I still needed a job. Turns out my CV got to a guy looking for a marketing junior for a law firm in the city. Wooo! I would love to do this! I hope to God I get this new position and I can ditch temping. When it rains it pours and I find myself eating way too many bags of mini cheetos and reese's cups for my own good...

YAY! Thanks April, John and the boys! Nobody does snacks like the US! I am set for a while. Honey peanut butter... yumm! James was able to witness this miraculate box of neverending goodies and we tore open the cheetos and reese's cups straight away!

To my surprise I get a parcel in the mail today. What could it be? hmmmm....

This was taken on the way back from a pub in Canterbury. I look like a street thug out of the "Bad" video.

Here is a pic someone took of James on the day that the Morning Star (his newspaper) played a game of football against the National Union of Journalists.

These are my keys to my place, no lie. The old ass one looks good next to my USB drive.

So the so called marketing job consisted of rolling around a huge black suitcase full of cheap goods all around London selling to anyone who would buy. Yeah right! My host was an ex-Trinidad hustler and I had to watch as he tried to sell to anyone who would listen. It was awful.

Then at the end of the day, he came back to me after a huddle with his colleagues in the office and asked me to specify exactly why I should be allowed into the third round of interviews. I started explaining about my marketing work experience and my degree in advertising. This is when he looked at me and said, "We consider ourselves a full training company, so all that really doesn't count." EXCUSE ME!!??? I thought to myself. Seeing that this was the kind of SHAM company that doesn't value actual office experience and a freakin' relevent college degree, then I don't want any part of it! That is when I just looked at him and said I was taking myself out of the running and I just left. FREAK that.

On the bright side, while I was out shadowing this fool all over London, I got a call from a temp agency giving me a position with the West London Cancer Network. They needed a good PC person and I am the woman for them. I think this office sounds cool and I can learn a thing or two from them. Also, it pays well- better than most office temping gigs.

So, alas, today was pure hell but I got a job finally! Yay! I think I need to buy a celebratory bag tomorrow. :)

I got called back for a second round of interviews for a marketing company for a full day interview thing tomorrow. Sounds grueling but I hope it goes well. Then after going out for Morrocan food! I deserve a night of good food and fun after these past weeks of crap.

Callec a US based marketing company today in London and secured an interview for tomorrow. It was good to hear people speaking my language for a change :)

Hope it works out.

Hey all,
Am applying to many temp agencies this week. Glad you like the pics of my flat. The landlord is a landscaper so he is the one that does the garden. Also, those weren't fake oranges. I think they are quints growing off the gazebo.
I'm starting to feel better, but I sniffed through my interview today. ick.
Also, seems I have made a good contact with the Democratic Party's international press secretary who is giving me good advice on jobs and the whole country. Well, time to continue the search.

Also, here is a pic of my fireplace.

Hey dudes,
So I am all moved into my own flat and it feels good to have a place to call my own. I think I dreamed of canolis the other night which was very odd. There is no internet at my place for now so I occasionally go to James' to place to pirate wi-fi on my laptop.
here's a pic of james and his 3 other brothers. This was taken when we went to Canterbury. Hope I get better for tomorrow's freaking interview.

Here's the really cool garden in the back. There;s a gazebo and a pond thingy. Click on my picture link to see the whole lot of pics.

tv in my room = never socialising with my flat mates. No letterman here :(

Here is the kitchen. Very nice and modern

Here's the outside of my flat. My room is on the top floor. Gets lots of sun and lots of noise. Let's go inside!

I just had to show you these awsome japanese socks i bought. They are flip flop friendly!