I’m melting!

It’s so hot (humid) in London today. [view the source of that page - server-side comments, ppl!]. So hot that the water in a glass I’ve refilled countless times already, evaporates faster than I can drink it. My packet of Malteasers melted into a chocolate/honeycomb hybrid … view full post

The rain in London falls mainly on Damien

It’s time to get an umbrella – it started raining (not wimpy drizzle) today for the first time since arriving. Actually just a couple of hours ago. I got to my tube station after work and it was closed. Apparently a major power failure affecting south London. Only, I’m not … view full post

Heat wave in London

I can’t stop going off about the weather here, today it’s an unbearable 34°C – not the type of weather you want when you have to haul 25 kgs of your life around London. But we managed – and have moved into another hostel in … view full post

The job hunt

And it just keeps getting hotter. Up until I was leaving Cape Town, everyone was saying how cold it would get… blah blah. Right now, all I want is snow. Bring it on!!

Took lots of photos last week, they’re up at digicam.coza. I’ve been procrastinating with my … view full post

Second day in the UK

Back at the icafe… trying to figure out what’s going down here, I think they must have the heaters and fans going simultaneously, battling it out for a new kind of climate control – at the moment the heaters are winning, it’s so hot! Argh. Drizzling slightly outside, but good weather (location-relative, … view full post

Yellow Pages weather sponsorship

Marketingweb are hosting an entertaining discussion on the Yellow Pages weather sponsorship. One reader writes:

Simon “Reverse” Gear looks like a bumble bee

What next? Sally Burnett dressed up as the Simba Chips lion reading the news? Khanyi dressed up as Mr Min? Riaan Cruywagen looking like your uncle in the furniture business?

I almost wet myself … view full post