Sweet Little Thursday

[commonpeople1]

The first proper day of spring. Up with the birds at 5 a.m. Leftover banana cake and tea. What am I gonna do with my life?

Sunshine pushes mitts and scarf back into the man purse. A father and his two young sons climb the bus and sit behind me. He speaks with a heavy Nigerian accent; his youngest son is a proper Londoner. They read together, aloud, from a book on caterpillars and butterflies.

A young, and blind, man walks in front of me on Holloway road with the help of his cane. I think at first he's looking for a phone when he takes hold of a phone box (the kind plastered from head to toe with escort ads); but then he keeps going, feeling his way down the adjacent cafe's windows until he has walked in, after me, and is helped to a seat by one of the waitresses. He exchanges banter with the owner in playful italian, to the sound of Diana Ross' "Chain Reaction" on the stereo.

Further up Holloway Road, an elderly homeless man sits outside a Buddhist centre, holding on to his belongings in a shopping cart, ranting at some imaginary foe.

Comments

[evil-onna-stick.livejournal.com]

I thought spring had arrived yesterday with the songbirds at my window, but today, alas, a snowstorm.

sigh.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I'd actually really enjoy a snowstorm if it came to London. First of all, it would disrupt the whole city and make it impossible for me to go to work; but I'd also like to see it cover the city in white from my 11th floor apartment. :-)

[evil-onna-stick.livejournal.com]

It's funny how surprise spring snow disrupts in a way that winter snow doesn't. We're used to pretty bad storms, but come March 3" keeps everyone at home...

Good luck figuring out what to do with your life. I keep pondering it, but I get to put it off until the kids are older :) I think I'm gonna go back to school and take a whole new career path. I loved publishing, but after working in NYC how can the midwest compare???

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

What kind of work did you do in the publishing world? Is it something you could do from home (editing, eg?) At least you have that time to figure things out (while the kids are growing); I'm stuck trying to figure out how to pay for my bacon and not go insane!

[evil-onna-stick.livejournal.com]

If I was the luckiest person in the whole world I could get a field sales position and work for my old company from home, although it would require a lot of travel. There are a few small publishers in Chicago but I'm not sure I could translate my old job into a new setting (it was a weird crossover position). But I may go into teaching or something... Like you said, I'm lucky that I have time. Have you thought about going to school or getting some training in a new field?

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Yes, I've been looking into schools and courses, but nothing has grabbed my attention, or is affordable at the moment. I'm just trying to keep my hopes up for the moment that the tide will turn.