rush, rush, rush

working three jobs in London is the kind of activity that can run you ragged if you aren't careful. Luckily for me I am just about staying on top of things, and I'm in the homestretch now because after Christmas it looks like I'll only have to manage one job as I have an 8 week project coming up which I'll be doing full time.

I am learning to make the most out of my time here though... given that I spend up to 3 hours a day on buses and the tube, I've been trying to turn that time into good time for organizing my diary, reading for the book club I go to, or writing workshops for the museum... which is difficult to do, considering that I have what I have deemed to be 'public-transportation on-set narcilepsy' whereby I immediately fall asleep when sitting down on a seat in any car/cab/train/bus/boat/airplane.

Actually, I'm really starting to value my time on the buses (i know that sounds kind of silly), but I like the fact that while I am rushing about from place to place, I periods where I know I'll have time to think about things that are on my mind, and that I'll have a minute to just clear my head and catch up with myself and take a break. Or maybe I am just crazy.

Work is going really well and I am now in full project delivery mode delivering my own workshops to school and community groups in the area. The other day I had a group of kiddies come in and had them all pick their favourite object in the main hall of the museum, draw it, and tell me all about it. The plan was to have them vote and pick one, and then we'd use that one to study its links to Caribbean and African soldiers and veterans... but what I had not anticipated is that every single one of them chose a German plane, tank, bomb, or weapon...

anyone who knows their second world war history knows that it would have been highly unlikely to find a german fighter pilot of afro-caribbean orgins. So I'm going to have to blag a way out of my plan and get the kids sold on a allied piece of equiptment.

Christmas is coming and now that it is December 1st I am finally starting to get into the Christmas spirit. It helps that the menu at the restaurant is very christmassy and that we just had a tasting of some amazing wintery dishes and DESSERTS... MMMmmm.

Either this Sunday or next I am going to go out into the bustling city and take photos of all the CHristmas lights and window displays across London, and then i will FINALLY FINALLY post some photos for you all to have a look at.

anyway, just wanted to make a quick update while i've got some time between jobs. I am off to catch my bus up to the restaurant, and plant to get a bit of reading done on my way up.

- C