A Break From the Old Routine

I'm working again, back at the job I thought I'd really struggle to get back into. And how's it going? Well, it's not exactly amazing, but it's a lot better than I expected. While I'm doing an average of 17 articles a day between 8:00 and 13:00, it's quite relaxing to work at home and know that by 19:00, I'll have spent as much free time doing my thing as I would have by midnight in my old job (taking into account walking home and the like).

Still, money's an issue. At least, it is at the moment. I've paid my rent until the end of October and while I get paid at the end of the month, it's not exactly great income (I estimate about £700 p/m). I have the option of doing more if it's there, but I'd rather not. Just... nah.

Maybe I'll get another job. At the moment I'm embracing the fact that I'm pissing about a little. I'm getting my head around working in the UK again and I want to go out and meet more people. Just trying to keep the budget down...

Otherwise, I've been really f***ing lazy with my photography recently, at least in the sense that I haven't done the last Chicago set, nor have I edited any photos from DC. My plan is to probably get that up and running tomorrow as I'm busy on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. You can't win them all.

So no photos, nothing of any real value to report, aside from the fact I'm watching this film tonight:

"A young woman and her autistic brother are trapped in a house during a hurricane with a ravenous tiger."

YES.

Scott Pilgrim is Excellent

It's pretty much a straight forward thing for me to say, but you have to watch Scott Pilgrim vs the World. After seeing Inception in Chicago in August, I thought there was already an undefeatable film for 2010. While it may not have been absolutely perfect, Scott Pilgrim is probably the most fun I've had at the cinema in an extremely long time.

Without spoiling it for anyone, all I'll say is that it's about a kid who tries to win the heart of a new girl in Toronto by defeating her seven evil exes. The moment he meets the first one and there's a musical number, you'll realise whether you like the film or not. It's just the way it is. I just laughed. And laughed. And laughed.

But I didn't line it up to be a movie I'd enjoy, partially because the brilliant Edgar Wright - the man behind Spaced, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz - is directing it. Sound like a weird thing to say? I don't think so. I idolise that man. To have this failing on me would tarnish his reputation, not beyond repair but at least enough to niggle at the back of my mind (Countless reviews in future would say "Will it be another Shaun of the Dead, or shite like Scott Pilgrim?" Sigh).

While the presentation style generally failed to impress me much in the first 20 minutes of the film - it seemed a bit hard to overcome - it soon hit me that this was reality for the world of Scott Pilgrim and his friends. It's just utterly excellent.

Watch it. Watch it watch it watch it watch it.

Impetus

OH GOD WHY

I'm going back to work tomorrow after practically four months off, doing my own thing (aside from work, which wasn't really a major issue given I had my own schedule and a car).

I really don't want to go back. I want to play CoD and not have to think about doing anything serious with my life for a while. I'm just spoiled.

I suppose it's an impetus to find a better job, right?

OH GOD WHY