A Play on Words

KiwiSpeak: Out on the Piss\ Drinking Piss All Night.

Translation: Out drinking Beer. - I just cannot describe beer as 'piss'. I enjoy it way too much. Whoever thought of this is wack.

KiwiSpeak: Have a Big Feed \ Time for a Big Feed \ Out on a Feed

Translation: Big Dinner, Lunch, Breakfast, lots of food. - We are not animals, we do not feed, we eat. I will not bring humanity down to animal nature by describing my eating as 'feeding'.

Bristpeak: Mate

Translation: Buddy\Friend - I just can't bear myself to use this one. I appreciate the context it's in, but I wont use it. I'm more Darwinistic when I think of that term and associate 'mate' to a female partner, or basically sex. So Mate is out for me.

PHRASES AND WORDS I LOVE:

Britspeak: How's your Father

Translation - Sex, I want to sleep with you - This is a term I've used TONS ever since watching the Austin Powers movies (even in Vancouver). I never truely found out what it meant until recently. I've been saying 'Yea lets see a little Hows your Father, or 'I'll give you a Little Hows your Father - just cause I thought it was funny, a funny term. No wonder I've gotten some weird looks but thats all.

Britspeak: Snog, Hav'n a Little Snog

Translation: Kiss, Makeout - I love this one, I admit it just sounds kind of cute.

Britspeak: Your taking the Piss

Translation: Either getting worked up\worked over or just taking stuff (not physically). - Good term for a laugh, subtly and gently put.

Britspeak: Chav

Translation (taken from Wikipedia): The term “chav” refers to a subcultural stereotype of people fixated on fashions such as flashy “bling” jewellery (generally gold) along with designer clothing in the Burberry pattern (most famously a now-discontinued baseball cap) and from a variety of other casual and sportswear brands. Musically, chavs tend to like rap, dance, happy hardcore and RnB. Response to the term has ranged from amusement to criticism that it is a new manifestation of classism

Britspeak: Dirty Weekend

Translation: A weekend away with someone Special. Why it's dirty is beyond me! You''d think this was born out of taking a mistress away on a trip or something. Or perhaps where you go away for a weekend to shit yoruself, no idea but it's Dirty nonethless.

Ski Show Wednesday night

So I was out at the Metro Ski Show last night, it was boasted as the 'World Largest Ski Show'. What can I saw, litterally over 300 booths of people selling you shit. Skis, Boards, Goggles, vacations etc. It's cool to see whats out there, but it sucks always being hounded. I was there on another mission, to get some contacts for a 'Winter Opportunity'.

So I walk along one of the aisles and this girl comes out of no where and starts her pitch:

'high peaks, hot tub, women and fantastic skiing, enter to win!'

Jeeze it sounded like a setting for a porno film. I looked at her with a half smirk. I love doing stuff what unto others do to me :P I'm in sales. I know what shes trying to do, but I'm not falling for it.

'So what are you pitching me I asked'

'A Fantastic ski holiday in the Alps!' she says enthusiastically.

'Oh, so do I enter to win somewhere or what, you know as you can tell by my accent I don't do so well living in London'

'Yes, here just fill this out to enter our draw'

'and get spammed by crap in my inbox?'

'No we don't spam, only if you win'

'How about this, I'm looking for a serious career move, I'll clean toilets, make beds, cook, whatever need be done, for an opportunity to do the stuff you don't see in the background, for very little money by the way. Don't let my suit fool you, I've had it with White Collar occupations, I need change, who can I speak to about this'

---she looked at my kind of funny, I don't think she's ever had that pulled on her....

'Well you can take a card and email us requesting employment'.

So I took the card, said thanks and filled out her form. Hey if I can't find a Winter Opportunity then maybe I'll win a Ski Holiday at the least.

dtm

Song of the times.....

My heart, it don't beat, it don't beat the way it used to,
And my eyes, they don't see you no more,
And my lips, they don't kiss, they don't kiss the way they used to,
And my eyes don't recognize you no more,

For reasons unknown.

- the Killers

Great track, I highly recommend you check out the Killers new Album if you haven't heard it.

If only I could write lyrics so cool, I wouldnt be a corporate drone.

dtm

Out There.....

I think this experience has made me a little more ambitious with the little things I havnt been so tidy at, like my blog. Guess I have more time to 'revel' in the moment, absorb it all now and regurgitate it.

So first weekend:

Friday night, Fri 13, went on a 'Jack the Ripper Tour' with John, Leah and some other people. It was a huge turnout, so big they cut the walking tour in 2. Funniest comment I had was at the pub about 6pm on Friday, first drink when my co-workers said:

'It's your first night single in London and your going on a Jack the Ripper Tour!?!?', yea it got some chuckles.

Great tour, really made me want to read more about this Jack dude :P Other than that it wasent a late night, I was tired and figuring shit out so I just went home afterwards as no one went out anyways.

Saturday - Bought some new threads, going for the 'smart' London look, Black Courdouroy Blazer and some thin stripped dress shirts. Went out alone for dinner as George couldnt make it back from Brighton in time to meet me so I chowed on some suchi at Covent Garden, conveyor belt style. I was looking for a palce to go afterwards when I stumbled upon the 'Covent Garden Comedy Club', which really ISNT in Covent Garden but in Charring Cross station, about 8 blocks from each other. It makes no sense.

Anyhoo what a wicked place, it's kinda like Yuk Yuks but admitadly, cooler. For 8 quid you get 4 shows, big venue. From 7pm till 11pm and free entrance to the dance club near Embankment afterwards. Pretty good Value.

Google it if you want, I forgot the web address. Coolest Act I saw was this dude Earl Okin http://www.earlokin.com/content/view/18/31/

Check out his Videos, same ones I saw Live, they were crackin! It was hysterical seeing them, he is on to something.

Made a short night out of it as I was flying solo and I didnt have much in me to go out drinking alone. So I left at 11:30 back to the Heath. Still thinking about Living arrangements, I might have to get into a house share situation..Thats all on this Saturday. Good night, but I'm sure i'll get more wind as soon as I'm 'there' with it. I need my mojo back!

dtm

There's a whole world out there, and more of London

D-day + 2: I won't go into much detail, but lest to say there are quite a lot of doors open for me at this time. It's actually kind of exciting and I find myself thinking about the possibilities. The Death of one thing will spawn into something else. When the waves part, they will land on other beaches. Jeeze I could go on. So anyhoo, working out some living arrangements here in London. The plan will be pretty much stay in London with some weekend travelling until my Contract is up on March 7th, 07. Then hang out for a month and then do some travelling around Europe (hopefully Russia and Thailand as well), then back to Van to start the next chapter of life. Or I could bugger off to France or Switzerland or Austrian Alps to ski and be a ski bum for a few months before travelling (still thinking that one out)...but for now first step is finding a new flat.

Will be in touch, I hope all are doing well!

dtm