Photos + Jobs + Liverpool + Australia Day + Hewitt

Not for the first time I have been a bit slack in regards to uploading the photos. There is a lot of them and only one of me, trust me they are worth the wait.

Fiona has broken the deadlock in our dire struggle for a job. Fi landed an HR Assistant role at a London law firm with good pay and really good hours, we are so happy that we will be able to eat this week. I have had 1 interview (23 more to catch up with Fiona) and hear back next week. Fingers crossed. More effort required.

We are currently housed at Fiona’s cousin’s house (I don’t think it’s her cousin exactly but it’s convenient for the sake of this short message). They originate from Lanoch (or some similarly spelt location) in Scotland and when I can actually discern what the hell they are talking about they are really friendly people. Actually I can understand them perfectly which is rare for the Scottish and they’ve treated us like kings, we’re having a great time in Liverpool. It’s a pleasant change from the daily grind of living in London with Fiona. Actually I don’t mean that, Fiona keeps telling me off for being mean to her on this website, but to all her concerned friends and relatives I can assure you that these barbs are the result of my totally crap humour and unrelenting sarcasm, I mean well.

Whilst you all probably forgot it was on, Australia Day was huge over here in the UK. We had a bit of a house party to kick the night off and devoured quantiful amounts of Twisties, Burger Rings and Samboy Salt and Vinegars to celebrate our Australian heritage (no doubt these foods are made in the U.S or some foreign land). We were then scheduled to kick on to one of those Australian themed Walkabout pubs but every one of them was packed out and had queues 100 people long that weren’t moving. It was obvious that the majority of these bastards were Poms, why don’t they get their own day? So we ended up in an Irish pub on Australia Day drinking Czechozlovakian beer instead. How patriotic. More patriotic was the fact we got thouroughly sloshed, caught a bus home and passed out on the bed.

We’ve been watching most of the late night tennis games at the Australian Open thanks to their start times being our wake up times. I don’t think anyone in Australia actually likes Lleyton Hewitt but give him credit he’s a gritty fighting bastard and I almost like him as much as Michael Chang. We will be watching him bleary eyed on Sunday morning, Go Aussie Go.

Great to see lots of comments on the stories, we have a good laugh when we read them. To all those criticising my vegetarian plight, kindly accept my free copy of ‘Not on the Label’ by Felicity Lawrence in the mail shortly. As much as I love Sam Kekovich, I will love your squeaming over this book more so. Photos soon. xx

Comments:

Sarah (January 31st, 2005 at 2:36 am)
Regardless of the cruel method in which we turn cows into meat, etc, and the weird arse additives they put into it, and the way that the contents of animal’s guts get uncomfortably close to the actual meat, I still think vegetarianism is a complete and utter wank. Dairy is just as bad. Doesn’t mean that I get sick or anything. Well I did spend a fair bit of time on the WC after eating spag bol at the Wye River pub last night, but does that really matter?

bev (January 31st, 2005 at 3:32 pm)
Hi Fi & Cam, Just wanted you both to know, We just loved havin’ you guys to stay for the weekend and it was really quiet last night without you both here. You have both left arse indents on our two seater sofa so we’ll send you the bill for re-stuffing!! (You pair of Couch Potatoes!) It was lovely to meet you Campbell and finally put a face to the name, Howerver, we just want to set you straight on a few things that you’ve written about your time in ‘Liverpool.’ You were actually in Southport Cam, not Liverpool, but we’ll forgive you. I’m also ashamed of you for not doing your homework and finding out the correct spelling for our home town in Scotland, Which is, of course, Lanark not Lanoch!!! Just windin’ you up Cam! Next time we see you both, We’ll have our baby, so get yourself ready for sleepless nights the next time you visit. Have to go now, but will be in touch, Hope the Job hunting goes well and that Fi’s first day wasn’t too much of a nightmare. Take Care, lotsa love. Bev, Stephen and Bumpy! x

Chris (February 1st, 2005 at 1:54 am)
Would’t you rather not spend precious time in the WC if you can avoid it? I’m with you on this one Cam. I’ve got a mild digestive problem atm and I’m really having to watch what I eat and when I eat it. It’s absolutely scary how much crap is put into almost all foods that we consume. Even bread has preservatives….I mean, what the heck did people eat before all these things came along? I can totally see the benefits of organic foods. Good on ya Cam!!!

Sarah (February 1st, 2005 at 4:13 am)
Well Chris, I hate to point it out, but before people ate all the preservative ladden foods they basically ate organic foods. But they also died about 20-40 years earlier than we did now. I don’t know, but maybe the preservatives are keeping us preserved too! Organic foods are just an idea created by money hungry hippies in an effort to justify grossly over-inflated prices for bodgy and damaged produce.

ross (February 1st, 2005 at 5:46 am)
Oh how I yearn for some correct spelling and grammar from either of my children or my nephew!! Did you go to the Cavern night club in Liverpool or are you too young to know? Great to hear ,take care, love Dad. PS. Where are the photos you promised days ago?

campbell (February 1st, 2005 at 2:52 pm)
Less concern over our grammar and more concern over your daughters extremist right wing tendencies please Ross.