As requested: a typical day or two

I'm going to do something strange, I'm going to mix two days up a bit.

Day 1
I when to bed early last night after we watched the latest episode of Lost, which may or may not have been a factor in me getting up on time this morning. I was at was at the tube station by 7:31 am, and Hans happened to be waiting for the overland train already. I jumped on the same train so we could chat for about 90 seconds, then I switched at Queens Park for the Bakerloo line. The one benefit to living far out is it's easy to get a seat. Around 8 stops or so, then I switch to the Jubilee line at Baker street. It's easy, 'cus both Southbound lines run next to each other. I've timed it as a 18 second walk from train to train. The down side is that I normally don't get a seat on the Jubilee. I was luck today, and I grabbed one two stops later! From that point it's about 35 mins till I get to Westham station, where I change to either the District Line, or the Hammersmith and City line for a one stopper to Palistow. The bus just across the road as I came out of the station, so I raced on, and I got a seat on the top deck 'cus a student recognized me.

School wise the workload was not too bad, most of the classes took care of themselves and I had a really good curry for lunch from the school canteen. I was filling in a bit for the Video tech, as he had a doctors appointment. I had to leave late 'cus of it, but I stopped at Bayswater, and picked up Sherma's (Like a Kebab, only better) for Shannon and Warren since I was going to be late anyway.

Day 2

The commute sucked! The Bakerloo line was late, o seat on the Jubilee line, and the bus was too packed to sit down as well. I forgot my ID card for work, the first time so far, but it's still a pain in the ass. I'm the only tech working today, so I am doing two jobs at once. Booking both video and still cameras for students on ten different courses while keeping one eye on the six FCP video editing bays. I am also trouble shooting / instructing on a first year video project, and first years need lots of help. Fun. Oh ya, and I've been asked to get two new quotes for upgrading most of our media lab computers.

on the bright side though, I just confirmed that we got the flat we wanted in East London, so no more one hour and twenty minute commutes.

After I post this I am going...Oh wait, just to add to my fun I just had to brush off some TV people trying to get students in to film a show. The collage is kind of famous for the fact that it's in the most ethnically diverse part of England. Anyway, I must not forget to fill out my time sheet...

Big Bad Update

This post was started weeks ago, and as you may have guessed, I have been too busy with the new job to finish it:
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Today is the National Trust's (the UK equivalent of Canadian Heritage) ONE DAY IN HISTORY campaign, an attempt to have as many people as possible to record their day and submit it one giant searchable blog. The idea is to end up with a massive blog-like time capsule of one day, as told by as many people as possible. October 17th was picked as it's a "Normal day" in history, with no major anniversaries. So:

My alarm woke me up for once this morning, which was lucky as we were up late shooting the shit. Shannon and I woke up at the same time, and one of the guys in the room sneaked into the shower before her. I can't wait till my first paycheck come though and we can get our own place again. Just trying to leave the room was a mission, as a massive Dutch school group was checking out of the hostel this morning, and decided the best place for all their stuff would be the hallway.

Kensel Rise station is only across the street, so I was really surprised when I ran into a friend of mine I met back in Canada. I'd known Hans (full name: Hans Christian Anderson, yes, he is related) was in London, but my procrastinating was preventing me from contacting him. We exchanged contact info and made plans for drinking on the weekend. The tube was packed as usual, but I get a seat as far as Waterloo, where I switch from the Bakerloo line to the Jubilee line. The Jubilee line is always packed to the brim with office workers. Standing room only till you get to Canary Wharf, then it's just you and a really confused looking tourist with the entire carriage to your selves. One more change for to a one stopper on the District line form west ham to Plaistow, then 7 mins on a bus to the school.

I only started my job a week and a half ago, so I'm trying to get everything in order for when the guy I am replacing leaves tomorrow. It takes me all day just to get the admin passwords for the computers and all the door and cupboard keys I need. Other then that I got to sit in on classes and do a bit of teaching. I spent lunchtime eating in the cafeteria, which is nearly deserted due to Ramadan. With at least 40% of the students being from a Muslim background I'm not surprised.

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Ya, that's as far as I got, then the guy I was replacing left. I should be "back" and in full posting form in a day or so.