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So away with anymore delay... let's dive into the update:
...and therefore the place you will most likely find the riverman~~~ nowadays. Yes, it is beside a very big wharf, and yes, it is all very new and clean and tall and glassy and yes, it reflects the sky and its windows open into spectacular views of more windows that open into sterile grey towers where, yes, rows and rows of oppressed bankers huddle into their grey suits and stare into flickering screens where neon figures crawl up and down and from side to side, and yes, they forget the sunshine on grassy parks outside, the shimmer on the Thames and the yes, even the weekend jazz band that blares out a little summer into the air and drums a little heartbeat into the concrete...
But YES, rest assured though: the riverman~~~ stays the riverman~~~, and no ship-closing-deadline, two-week-long-training-programme or raspy throat from late night cafeteria pasta will divert me from the little things that make me grin... the things I hope you take time to grin about too!
Here are just a few examples:The pub just 500 metres away from my desk... (yes, I measured!)... You simply KNOW you HAVE to go in!
Sexy Madame Moggy who sashays over to wish me good morning before I leave for work...
See, even strawberries have a sense of humour... I simply have to decide to notice...
It's a kind of magic that transforms greasy potato chips into light sabres...
And if all else fails, and the thought of yet another weekend in the office buried under paper and studying for an exam brings me down, I simply remember that I still have wonderful friends to spend my Friday evening with, drinking up the bar and realising how happy I am to be alive...
There now, becha you're smiling! Now, go get back to work! See you next week! Yes... yes... I promise!
(Oh, and by the way, I finally saw Harry Potter 5 last week... and in commemoration of that over-postponed and long awaited pleasure, I have embedded two very irreverent homages to the films for you to enjoy... so do!)
14 comments:
Welcome back Riverman! Missed ya! Congratulations on the new job... and remember to save me a pint at Dirty Dicks!
How come you have an exam?
Congratulations! When are we doing drinks?
I love Comic Relief! Never knew they did a Harry Potter thing...
Have you seen the stuff on YouTube where they get Harry Potter dubbed to South Park? That is mad! I will send you the link.
hey riverman~~ good to have u back. do remember to enjoy the breeze outdoors at the wharf ever so often. have fun! ;)
u hv the same ugly dell computer as me!
Yeah! The Dell is as ugly as the stuff I have to do on it! Thanks for the good wishes Yvonne! Anon, I saw the South Park dub, but didn't want my blog blacklisted... so I opted for Comic Relief instead... boo hoo! As for the exam: it's a 60 minute 60 question multiple-choice ^$&%$ that I have to complete and the results will be sent to my bosses!! Yeah, so it's not just the actuaries that have to study. Criekey, your pint is ordered and on the table!
Hang on in there. Canary Wharf can be a nice place, (lot's of great shops!) and if you are bored, we will all come and keep you company at Dirty Dicks.
I will hold you to your promise darlin'!
I promise to join you at Dirty Dicks, if Dick promises to wash his glasses!
anon is very happy that you are now smog free!
How's the no-smoking zone??? Holding up?
Oh my GOD!!! You crazy nutter you! You actually put BUBBLEWRAP on your site! I can't stop now! Aaaahhh!(mmmmust h-h-h-haaave mmmm-mmore....!!!)
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