Posts filed under “London Life”
Living and loving live music – thanks to Songkick!
Yesterday I saw The National in concert, and it was absolutely awesome. It was the first of a string of four concerts I’m going to in the next few weeks. I’m seeing The National, Arcade Fire, The New Pornographers (with Neko Case!) and Kings of Leon. But I would never have known about all of [...]
Getting Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK – my experiences
I started working in the UK nearly five years ago on a Highly Skilled Migrant Programme visa. It is/was a fantastic programme. At the time I applied I just needed to show my level of education and what I’d been getting paid; because I was younger than 28 when I applied it was easy to [...]
Blogging to resume soon…
So I clearly haven’t been blogging much recently. Between my job and rowing, I haven’t had time for anything else. But I’m into the last two weeks of the rowing season now as the biggest event of the year (Henley Royal Regatta) runs from Wednesday, June 30th to Sunday July 4th. I’ve got a number [...]
The Rural Alberta Advantage (special thanks to Songkick)
A couple weeks ago I became a die-hard fan of an awesome Canadian band: The Rural Alberta Advantage. How did it happen? I heard that they were playing in London, thanks to Songkick, and it was simply a brilliant show. You should all buy their album NOW. The Rural Alberta Advantage I first heard of [...]
From Moscow to London in 60 Hours… my journey on planes, trains and automobiles
This is my story… I was one of the thousands of people that was impacted by the volcano in Iceland. (It’s safe to say I never thought I’d end up typing that in my lifetime.) Enough people have asked me about it that I thought I’d write my story down. Thursday, April 15th (in Moscow) [...]
I got a new job (six weeks ago)
So the reason I haven’t posted here in a while is because I got a new job! As of about six weeks ago I started working full time with Google as a Strategic Partner Manager, in the EMEA Reseller team. It’s been fun, exciting, and a lot of work and material to learn and (hopefully) [...]
Get fit in London
So exercise is clearly linked to thinking better. Depending on who you ask, that and reading are the two keys to life. But let’s face it, exercise isn’t easy. If you’re pushing yourself, it’s pretty painful. Rowing, for example, at any sort of serious level involves legs and lungs feeling like they’re on fire. It’s [...]
Get yourself on Twitter!
One of the biggest stories in the tech world in 2008 has been Twitter. I was at first quite down on Twitter, but have since changed my mind. It’s a mix of a social network (like Facebook/MySpace) and a communications tool (like email/texting). The best way to describe it is through this short YouTube video: [...]