Tuesday, 10 June 2008

T-2 Days

Finally started packing. Well I say packing, I decided in my head which t-shirts I do and don't want to take. Went in to town to buy some holiday type things - sun cream, anti-persperant, slash's autobiography, a New York travel guide. The normal stuff you buy when going on holiday anywhere.

Spent the day listening to Oasis, Rolling Stones, The Who and Led Zep, along with figuring out how to pronounce Bath. I read about great british heroes such as Shakespeare, Churchill, Nelson and Jimmy Carr. I had a pint of actual beer, and followed it by a roast beef sandwich. I think I'll go and watch a film with Hugh Grant in later. The Arnold clan is going out for a family meal later to the newly redecorated indian in town. Naturally I intend to order a Tikka Masala. Jokes aside though, I even got my mum to try and get rid of the stains in my England rugby top so I can take it with me.

Actually, in true Brit form, I've been looking at the weather for NYC, and can't help but complain. Apparently today the predicted high is 37 degrees (celcius). At the moment (it's midday over there now) it's a mere 35 degrees. Whilst I'm glad it's not raining out there, I'm not overjoyed by the prospect of figuring out my way round New York in those kind of temperatures. Thankfully, it's meant to get a lot cooler by Thursday, topping only 29 degrees. Bring on the heat exhaustion and sunstroke!

Last night I was pointed in the direction of some photos of the country club where I'm going to be working. http://www.pbase.com/jhyiii_bermuda/croquet&page=all These appear to be photos from a croquet tournament that took place two years ago. Theres photos up of the main club house, and a couple of the dining room, which I'm guessing is where I'm going to be spending most of my time. To quote Adam: "it looks like a quintessential british gentleman such as yourself will fit in nicely".

Speaking of which, I need to remember to go out and buy tea bags. I've heard that the tea over there is shite, and have figured out that I'll probably need about 200 tea bags to make it through the summer. I hope I don't come back home liking coffee...

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