I have to say, English weather leaves a lot to be desired. Just sayin’, your weather sucks. And to think that I used to live on the strand (literally looking out of my front window onto the beach) in Hermosa Beach – Los Angeles, California. I must be crazy.
Pah. Fie even. I hate English weather. Not that this makes me unique, pretty much everyone does here, even the ones who were actually born and raised here. It’s mid-June, and the weather is cold and grey, with a real mean wind blowing. It’s threatening to rain at any moment. This is a problem for …
I just had a fight with someone at the tax office over ongoing tax trouble that I’ve had since I made the mistake of working on contract during 2006. Ever since then, the government has considered me self-employed, and sent me penality notices for not filing self-employment tax returns (something nice about the UK is …
The leaves are turning so fast, and as soon as we have the first really good storm, they will be gone. After getting out of the car this morning, I walked to work past a gorgeous old stone church, scuffing through drifts of gold and red leaves. I still haven’t gotten used to the sheer …
Today we walked into the centre of the village where we live to get some library books, go to the bank, and so on. Although I’ve lived here for over six years or so, sometimes things strike me as strange, or wonderful, or a combination of them both. 1. I really liked that people queueing …
We watched an interesting (if not totally successful) movie last night, Straightheads with Gillian Anderson. It really made me think about the perceptions of class, and the difference between viewing the movie with American eyes vs. British ones. The basic plot concerns a career woman who picks up a bit of rough in the form …
