Sink or Swim

[commonpeople1]

Originally uploaded by paper_pal

I've applied for Job Seeker's Allowance and Housing Benefits. I have an interview tomorrow at the job centre but can't find our latest lease: I'll have to come up with some excuse - maybe give them my landlords' contact details to prove I live in this high rise? This is all just in case my temp agency doesn't find me any work in the next while. I'm also applying to at least one job a day - at this stage, I'm really not that fussy... just need some money coming in!

I've said this before: the best thing to do when unemployed is to exercise. It's a good break to the day and the endorphins help keep the spirits up. Yesterday I went to the pool, today to the gym. Tomorrow, the pool again after my interview at the job centre. Then a yoga class first thing Thursday morning. London pools are diiirty but I must stop comparing them to the clean, well-tended beauties in Brasil. This is my life and this is where I live.

I've got no job, no savings and a huge credit card debt. Funnily enough, Barclays just decided to double my credit rate. Coincidence?

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[odetothepillow.livejournal.com]

Undergrad?

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Yup. Studied in Concordia then did 6 months of intensive french in McGill. I wish I'd continued! I had to leave because my student visa expired, so came to England with my (Canadian) boyfriend... and have been here since.

Are you born and raised in Montreal?

[odetothepillow.livejournal.com]

Is a British accent what I need to get a boyfriend? (Assuming that's what you have...)

Born in the Quebec countryside, close to the States. Been in Montreal for almost 10 years.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

A British accent would work, though if you had one mixed with Brasilian and a dash of South African, that would be a killer. ;-)

Next time I'm in Montreal we must go out for a coffee!

[odetothepillow.livejournal.com]

You'll have to be quick because I'm going to Iceland as soon as I'm done my motherfucking thesis.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I hope the volcano lets you get there. :-)

[odetothepillow.livejournal.com]

The volcano activity has been due to my best friend Rebecca (who's in Iceland) furiously masturbating, resulting in volcanic eruptions. I'm sure she can hold it in long enough for my flight to get there.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

She must be really looking forward to seeing you...