matt's 101 in 1001

Welcome to the second monthly nothing-to-report-except-I'm-still-alive blog post!

I've applied for a permanent post at Defra, so fingers crossed on that one. My visa may be the only hitch, but we'll see how that goes. I have contingencies should I not land the job.

Went to the ANZAC Day dawn service on, well, ANZAC Day, which was really good. Close to 2,000 people gathered at Wellington Monument (at Hyde Park Corner) for a really moving service. No public holiday to go with it, so I was absolutely drained for the following week, but it was worth it.

The weather's really warming up over here this past week, so I'm spending many an afternoon in Hyde Park by the lake with a book and my iPod. Very relaxing! It doesn't get dark here until almost 9:00pm, so there's plenty of time to do stuff after I finish work at 4:00pm. It's awfully funny to see headlines proclaiming Heatwave wilts tube services knowing full well that the temperature never creeped above 30°C. Still, it's pleasant enough for us Aussies, even if the Brits are roasting!

Other than that, everything else is plodding along as usual. Falling into a usual routine here, which is making things a bit more like home (trips to the movies and the like) and plenty of trips out to British pubs and clubs and- ah, who am I kidding? I have no real news so I think I'll just leave it there (no news is good news, as the saying goes).

Ciao!