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...bought this pen.

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Been here a week and so far I've learnt how to:

- fish
- get off a chair lift
- light a real fire stove
- drive one of these:

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I'm crazy bored here in Liverpool so on Saturday I'm heading to Toulouse (via Gatwick - boo!) to stay in the house that's Sigh's working on in the middle of nowhere. We're planning to spend a day or two on the slopes...


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Well, I've been having misgivings about this job for a long time now, in fact I intended to give them my notice as soon as I got back from the half-term break, but there'd been some kind of change in Pablo and I was actually enjoying spending time with him, so I put it off ( Read more... )

I'm on a bit of a downer about France, especially Paris, at the moment. I already knew I hate living in the suburbs but I'm not even sure I'd be happy if I lived in a massive apartment overlooking the Sacre Coeur ( Read more... )

So. I spend the day in Paris, tout seul. I find myself drawn to Montmartre and the Sacre Coeur to watch the sunset, imbibing the odd kir on the way. Near to Place du Tertre an Irish bar beckoned me with it's terrace and Guiness sign. I settled down with a half of the black stuff and listened in on a conversation between a few tourists on the ( Read more... )

Clamart, the town where I live, is twinned with Scunthorpe.

:(

Wetherspoons. Well, cheap locals anyway. Spending the majority of my time either alone in the house, with French speaking people or with a French speaking child makes me crave grown up, English speaking company. Add to this that my working day is normally around 5pm - 8pm, when the evening arrives I'm wide awake but I have nothing to do ( Read more... )