week off

have been off a whole week. i had envisioned that i would be going to the gym everyday and cycling everyday, but it hasn't work out quite like that. the weather was lame over the weekend and start of the week. i recall looking out of the window on june 1st and thinking it looked like a dark and wet november day.

since tuesday the weather has improved and the last couple of days its been nice and hot and sunny. i can't even begin to describe how good it makes me feel when i see the sun and blue sky. who needs crack cocaine or heroin when its weather like this. why the fuck was river phoenix taking speedballs in the viper room. he lived in LA. its sunny all the time. i just don't get it.

anyways i have been to the gym a couple of times and i also did some shopping for my new job. no more jeans and trainers and casual shirts for me any more. back to suits and ties and shoes, and unlike most people who work in the city, who still manage to look scruffy in suits, i don't roll like that. nice new shiny shoes and a nice new suit as well. i have a couple of others from before so i can mix it up a little.

actually on the subject of the new job, i have decided that i will walk if i don't like it. am still not sure what they want me to do or what they expect me to do, but i really am not in the mood to do something shitty, no matter how much they pay me. i will give it a few week and give it a proper chance but if it ain't what i think it should be then its adios amigos, and i will make myself available for something else. i want a proper long term contract and don't want to leave again after 6 months. i think it will make me look bad if i keep leaving banks after 6 months. if i leave quickly after a few weeks it won't show up on my cv and i can just say i was on holiday or some shit like that.

was supposed to cycle tomorrow to st albans which is just outside london but my friend who was going to do it with me has pulled out. typical. don't fancy doing the 40miles on my own, so will just cycle to the gym instead. my friends are useless, and to think that i ask them if they want to go to california or new york. these people can't even make plans for a bike ride.

anyways new job on monday. it could go either way, but i shall make sure whatever it is, its best for me.

after a few delays my friend finally flew out on wednesday to start his tour in afghanistan. he will be out there till november, after which we shall all hopefully meet up and he'll have some stories to tell. he isn't a combat trained soldier. i think he mostly going to be doing logistics and drilling a few water wells and stuff. the less time he spends walking round on patrol the better.

today i have mostly been listening to janes addiction - jane says. when its sunny and warm there is nothing better.