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[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I think I'm kind of in love. Didn't really expect it, but what the hell.

Aw shucks, Nigel, I like ya too. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I think I'm kind of in love. Didn't really expect it, but what the hell.

Yeah?

Old man on the side.

I guess after two and a half years, why not?

[Chelagoras The Boulder]

Thats great Nigel! I hope that turns out well for you!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Thats great Nigel! I hope that turns out well for you!

It's been working pretty well since mid-2012, so I'm not anticipating any changes.

I'm just a bit slow to warm, is all.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Let's not get too crazy here. I said "think" and "kind of". I doubt I'll know for sure until mid-2017, at the earliest.

[Junkenstein]

Go to Holland for a few days at the end of the month, company pays for everything?

Sure.

[Doktor Howl]

I think I'm kind of in love. Didn't really expect it, but what the hell.

Yeah?

Old man on the side.

I guess after two and a half years, why not?

If it's who I think it is, then I feel better about the whole thing.  For what it's worth.

[Roly Poly Oly-Garch]

I think I'm kind of in love. Didn't really expect it, but what the hell.

Yeah?

Old man on the side.

I guess after two and a half years, why not?

Awww through the groans.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I think I'm kind of in love. Didn't really expect it, but what the hell.

Yeah?

Old man on the side.

I guess after two and a half years, why not?

If it's who I think it is, then I feel better about the whole thing.  For what it's worth.

Aw. Yeah, it's that guy.

Not that me and love are ever a good idea, but hell, he's about the nicest person there is. I think the main thing is that he's the first guy I think I've ever dated who just flat-out accepts me for who I am, and doesn't try to shoehorn me into being what he wishes I was.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I think I'm kind of in love. Didn't really expect it, but what the hell.

Yeah?

Old man on the side.

I guess after two and a half years, why not?

Awww through the groans.

Hahahaha

[Doktor Howl]

I think I'm kind of in love. Didn't really expect it, but what the hell.

Yeah?

Old man on the side.

I guess after two and a half years, why not?

If it's who I think it is, then I feel better about the whole thing.  For what it's worth.

Aw. Yeah, it's that guy.

Not that me and love are ever a good idea, but hell, he's about the nicest person there is. I think the main thing is that he's the first guy I think I've ever dated who just flat-out accepts me for who I am, and doesn't try to shoehorn me into being what he wishes I was.

He also seems to be resistant to the Nigel Effect. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I think I'm kind of in love. Didn't really expect it, but what the hell.

Yeah?

Old man on the side.

I guess after two and a half years, why not?

If it's who I think it is, then I feel better about the whole thing.  For what it's worth.

Aw. Yeah, it's that guy.

Not that me and love are ever a good idea, but hell, he's about the nicest person there is. I think the main thing is that he's the first guy I think I've ever dated who just flat-out accepts me for who I am, and doesn't try to shoehorn me into being what he wishes I was.

He also seems to be resistant to the Nigel Effect.

I hadn't thought of that, but it's true!

You know the number of times we've had an argument or clashed over anything in the last 2.5 years? Zero times. He is not needy or clingy or a head-tripper. He doesn't whine or wish I spent more time with him. And because he's married and the rules are that at the end of the night he goes home to his wife, I never have my sleep disrupted by snoring and farting, unless we take a trip together.

I probably should have started dating married men ages ago. It works out better than I thought.

[Cain]

So, I'm back in London.

Plus sides: ready availability of lamb samosas.  Actual 24 hour shopping.
Negatives: not seeing daylight for three days in a row.  Uh....

Due to them wanting me down here on an awkward date, I wasn't able to actually bring all my stuff with me.  I also, unforunately, was expected to work overnight on the same day I moved in...so I'm currently surrounded by half unpacked stuff and microwave meals (because I couldn't bring my cooking stuff down). 

Living accomodations seem alright - not keen on the main road facing window, but I have a decent kitchen and the flat is set back from the rest of the building, minimising the noise from the students.  Still not sure what is going on work wise - it seems we have 20 different registers and putting me on duty last night with another new person probably did not help matters much.  But they seem to have plentiful staff and that staff seem at least competent, though no doubt my opinion on that will change as I figure out what the paperwork actually means.

Seems like a decent halfway house between the more laissez faire place I originally worked for in London, and the totalitarian society envisaged by the one in Switzerland.  Not really met many students, but working nights I will basically see them as they come in, make sure they are in bed, and then sit in the reception area all night surfing Reddit and looking at pictures of lolcats, at least until they fix the WiFi.

Which is the other thing.  The internet here is awesome.  20 mbps download speed, 50 mbps upload speed....once my proper computer is here, I should have sufficient bandwidth for easy and regular Youtube uploads.  I will also try livestreaming again...since I'm working nights anyway, and I can shop any time of the day, I'm more on American than UK time in the first place, and staying up all night isn't really gonna bother me.

[Doktor Howl]

I think I'm kind of in love. Didn't really expect it, but what the hell.

Yeah?

Old man on the side.

I guess after two and a half years, why not?

If it's who I think it is, then I feel better about the whole thing.  For what it's worth.

Aw. Yeah, it's that guy.

Not that me and love are ever a good idea, but hell, he's about the nicest person there is. I think the main thing is that he's the first guy I think I've ever dated who just flat-out accepts me for who I am, and doesn't try to shoehorn me into being what he wishes I was.

He also seems to be resistant to the Nigel Effect.

I hadn't thought of that, but it's true!

You know the number of times we've had an argument or clashed over anything in the last 2.5 years? Zero times. He is not needy or clingy or a head-tripper. He doesn't whine or wish I spent more time with him. And because he's married and the rules are that at the end of the night he goes home to his wife, I never have my sleep disrupted by snoring and farting, unless we take a trip together.

I probably should have started dating married men ages ago. It works out better than I thought.

Sounds about perfect.

Me, I'm the other way.  Jenn and I are like a matched set of "Overly-Attached Girlfriend".  It would in fact be creepy if both of us weren't as clingy as we both really are.  And I can't sleep without being tangled up with someone in the bed, which is why travel is such a bitch for me.

[Doktor Howl]

So, I'm back in London.

Plus sides: ready availability of lamb samosas.  Actual 24 hour shopping.
Negatives: not seeing daylight for three days in a row.  Uh....

Due to them wanting me down here on an awkward date, I wasn't able to actually bring all my stuff with me.  I also, unforunately, was expected to work overnight on the same day I moved in...so I'm currently surrounded by half unpacked stuff and microwave meals (because I couldn't bring my cooking stuff down). 

Living accomodations seem alright - not keen on the main road facing window, but I have a decent kitchen and the flat is set back from the rest of the building, minimising the noise from the students.  Still not sure what is going on work wise - it seems we have 20 different registers and putting me on duty last night with another new person probably did not help matters much.  But they seem to have plentiful staff and that staff seem at least competent, though no doubt my opinion on that will change as I figure out what the paperwork actually means.

Seems like a decent halfway house between the more laissez faire place I originally worked for in London, and the totalitarian society envisaged by the one in Switzerland.  Not really met many students, but working nights I will basically see them as they come in, make sure they are in bed, and then sit in the reception area all night surfing Reddit and looking at pictures of lolcats, at least until they fix the WiFi.

Which is the other thing.  The internet here is awesome.  20 mbps download speed, 50 mbps upload speed....once my proper computer is here, I should have sufficient bandwidth for easy and regular Youtube uploads.  I will also try livestreaming again...since I'm working nights anyway, and I can shop any time of the day, I'm more on American than UK time in the first place, and staying up all night isn't really gonna bother me.

I'd frickin' kill to live in London.