A couple of days have passed so time for another update … Went and saw Norwegian singer/songwriter called Sondre Lechre on Friday night. Sondre’s previous CD, Duper Sessions, was full of brilliant jazzy style songs, very Frank Sinatra/Harry Connick Jnr style. Not normally my cup of tea (a bit too adult contemporary for my liking) but it’s well worth the purchase if anyone wants some cool music for dinner parties etc. Rose - do you remember that I gave you a burnt copy of this (see I said it was old people music! - sorry couldn’t resist). Oh and Claire M - control yourself but Sondre toured with Elvis Costello last year! Sondre and band put on a great show, full of energy, amazing vocals, great guitar work and the band seemed to really enjoy ... read more

Sorry for the lack of updates, its not that I've been partying non stop and haven't had the chance to get online, its just that I've not had much to report. I'm still searching for a room to share. I managed to have a look at one unit yesterday, nice place but a bit expensive and a little too far out of town (actually in Salford but only 20 mins walk from the city). The owner is an ex lawyer (am I ever going to escape the law???) now clerking for a local Barrister. There are still a few promising places I'm hoping to be able to check out soon so X fingers for a breakthrough soon. Been walking around the city looking ay shops and sussing out any job vacancies, not a huge amount going ... read more

Start of day three and I don't think I have achieved much so far. The accommodation side of things looks slightly promising with a few nice places online but I'm yet to hear back from to arrange to look at the rooms. The place that sounds the best is a small room in a flat just around the corner from my hostel, the location is great so hopefully I hear back from them soon. Not so confident about the work front, it seems most of the retail jobs are full time jobs which really wouldn't suit my desire to take frequent trips to the mainland. Looks like I will have to compromise on the hours front or look for temp work in an office. Still its only early days, will look at signing up with ... read more

Well I am now unemployed! WOW Yesterday was my last day at Mallesons and the culmination of what was dubbed the 'festival of pete' by Kelly. I definitely think I received my fair share of attention what with all the leaving lunches, drinks, afternoon tea, breakfasts etc etc! Thanks again to all my friends for making my last week at work so pleasurable, it was tough saying goodbye to my home of the past 7 years - as my blubbering proved :-) Oh and thanks to everyone who contributed to my leaving gift, my little ipod nano is going to get heaps of use during my travels. Now with work out of the way, my unit rented out and time running out its a mad rush to pack up my unit, get the last few ... read more