Entry Visa Nightmare

So I'm not anywhere yet, flying out Jan 1st. ... got my work permit in the mail via fedex last night, which I have been chomping at the bit for as I needed to go to ottawa to apply in person since they company is cutting time so tight... so I get the app yesterday afternoon and try and make an online appointment, guess what, the only appointment left is the next day at 9:15am or 9:45am! So I have less than 12 hours to go print out a bunch of paperwork, get a passport photo (thank god for shopper's drug mart...), drive my ass to ottawa, and then come right back! Definitely not a fun day, but happily I have my entry visa and all is well in the land of international terrorism. Incidentally the security at the embassy is nuts these days! I'm surprised I didn't have to leave a stool sample on my way out just in case...

In other news Ottawa is kinda like a cleaner version of London in 28 Days Later when Cillian Murphy first wakes up and finds that all of the people are gone. Pretty sleepy place-! Perhaps there were polite, canadian zombies all hidden away somewhere just waiting to pop out, too bad i didn't stick around...

Straight Bloggin'

Hey, so I have a blog now! Which probably means I've exponentially increased my odds of any of the following:

-no one reading it
-attending either a lord of the rings, or star trek full movie marathon some time in my life
-dying alone

But anyway, I thought this would be a neat way to jot down some impressions of living and working in London, as I'm known to be really god damn forgetful. Got the idea from Justin, who's got a similar blog set up for his life and times in sunny san diego! Shoud be cool to compare notes at some point no doubt-! Also, when people ask me how I'm doing, I can totally avoid them and just say 'just check my 'blog, yo!'

Sry for the lack of 'real' photos, no digital camera yet.. but hopefully that'll have sorted itself out by christmas time. =)