march on

so much has happened in the last few weeks since my move that it’s been hard just trying to keep track of all the things before i can finally jot them here.

there have been many welcome lunches, lots of catching up with people here which has been a lovely, warm way to settle in, some of whom i have not seen in a long time. i’ve been given a phone that’s so obviously recycled and so obviously thrown around (literally) that when i brought it home, mum took one look, popped into the kitchen, didn’t bring anything back with her that i could clean it up with, but simply proceeded to cling wrap the phone… yes cling wrap! not safe touching, nothing possible to clean, she said. now it looks ready to pop in the microwave or the fridge, although i have to say it looks more like the ugly germy-looking thing is now contained and more ready for hazmat disposal. will probably have to hunt or one of those cheap silicone rubber condom-like phone covers as a longer term solution.

in between work i’ve been on a photo shoot, cleared out an account, met many people, taken too many cab rides, eaten quite well, met a cousin for the first time in my life and been to an oasis concert.

in between, too, it has been yet another week of too many deaths. two people in the office building had mums who passed on, one of whom turns out to live just down the road from my place. then someone in the building itself passed on. around the same time someone close to the family has also suddenly passed on… perhaps our weather of late makes things more unbearable for the vulnerable.