Sorry, I have taken forever and then some to update this again. It is now May, I've last updated .. probably about a couple months ago.
In that time there have been some highlights. Lori came to visit us a month back or so. It was nice to see her again and to catch up on everything. We went to Camden together, the metal bar... that was unfortunately about it. Matt and I worked all day while Lori wen't exploring, then by the time we came home, cooked dinner, tidied house and dishes... the day was coming to a close. I am glad though that she got to see London and had somewhere to stay.
What else has happened since then... Lots of working for sure. I asked the company to give me as much teaching work as possible (rather than teaching assistant work) and they have been trying. Some days (like today) there is no work, but most other days, I am all over London. We live in Northwest and end up everywhere else. This week I may end up just outside of London on the South East some days. The travel is a bit of a pain (with some schools an hour and a half away) but it's kind of exciting, being somewhere new every day, new scenery, schools, methods of teaching... Yesterday I was in Enfield, just outside of London in the North. That was quite the change of pace!! Walking to work I saw open fields, horses, a forested area... Everything was beautiful green and dripping from the rain. It was almost like passing by the rainforest on the way to work. The school was tiny- split grades all through the school, and everyone on staff knew one another. I really liked it, aside from it being more expensive to get to and taking a while.
I was on Google Maps yesterday looking at directions from The Shire (London) to Mordor (over near Amsterdam) and Google Maps amused me by saying "One does not simply walk into Mordor". Now I have the compulsion to prove that wrong. You see, it's 263 miles away- a little over 2 days walking, and I'm tempted to do it, just so I can say I did simply walk into Mordor. (I do realize that it will probably take more like a week or 2 since we won't be walking 51 hours straight). Not everyone get's to say that! So now I am wondering if I can actually make that possible. Maybe I could get into contact with a charity. Maybe others can sign up and we could raise money for it (a little as food and accommodation expenses, most to donate). Maybe a big group of geeks from London would all simply walk into Mordor. I'm not sure if that idea will actually go anyplace, but I do think I will ask around next time I'm at Geekpub. Arranging a big charity event doesn't look too bad on a resume.
Aside from that insanity, pretty much the usual is going on. Work, food, sleep. Add in some Dungeons and Dragons, a board game night, some heavy metal and an arcade and that's pretty much routine. I love our routine. There's also some random that get's added into the mix every now and then, mainly when we buy something off Groupon and travel half way across London to pick up what we bought- bubble tea, ice-cream, a deal at a restaurant... Also some random get's added in when we decide to go see a sight from Matt's list of unusual places in London or we decide to take the tube to a random station and wander around.
It's definitely exciting! I still absolutely love the subway system (even though those from London completely disagree due to the rush hour madness) and still love how many new and interesting things there are to explore all the time. I also love sticking around at home, playing on the computer, playing some video games, rambling to Matt about Psychology, life the universe and everything. I love that every day has so much happiness and laughter, even while making dinner, doing dishes, brushing our teeth. I know this sounds a bit lame since you hear it all the time, but life is what you make it, so make it awesome. To some it may sound like London is the place to be and that they would love to be doing this, but in my opinion Canada is better and there are things to explore and enjoy no matter where you are.
On a completely random note, someone just called and asked for Mr. Monday. What a cool name! Anyways, enjoy your day!
