Good Morning Mr Beardsley;)

Good morning class.......






And my squaking roomate Bluey... he's a screamer (or maybe fears the beard) and is a little camera shy;)

Citizen Beasley

Wednesday I attended my British Citizenship Ceremony. I'm officially a dual Citizen now - hooray!! Hello E.U. passport;) I can now work anywhere in the European Union and take the fast track lines at the Airports. The ceremony was pretty tame, took an oath to Queen and Country yadda yadda, shook hands with the lord Mayor of Coventry bla bla bla and was given a piece of paper to seal the deal super duper. I think the best part of the day was getting off work to attend the thing...

So now if anyone wants a passport, i'm the bloke to marry;) What an eligible batch am I!!! This weekend I'm off to Liverpool for a volleyball tournement. Should be fun, until then it's back to tackling the laundry - cheerio (i'm allowed to say that now;)

Lester Bites Back??

I cannot believe I got Tendonitis in my left forearm from driving stick with my left hand on the 'wrong' side of the road!! AKA swollen painful forearm that squeeks as the tendon rubs everytime I move my wrist and hand. I can now understand what strikes fear into the hearts of tennis and piano players at large.... boo urns,

In other news: JAYMI Daniels has arrived safely into the UK;) very very very cool. She's in Leeds, only a quick train ride away.. we're going to hang out next weekend but i'm afraid she may not recognize me as I haven't shaven since September. My students think I look "sketchy" but this way no student can EVER have a crush on me. I'm looking foward to shaving it off for my new years resolution... But before I do, there'll definately be a pic posted on the blog;)

Lastley, the coolest part of my week. We did a big fund raiser for "Children in Need" Some of teachers put together karaoke acts for a student concert (£2 a ticket). Guess who won ----------------------------> THIS GUY!!! we did a bad ass Dirty Dancing duet including the lift: it was wicked amazing with singing, Dancing and theatrics... euber FUN triple threat.

Besides my students squaking away on recorders, life's pretty calm. I think I'm doing ok for now and gradually catching my breath living in the UK...

November News;)

Back at it! November threw me into the swing of things after a brilliant week away from Teaching: feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the next 7 week term. I've moved into my own place after Sarah was so generous to put me up for my first couple months in the UK. I'm still choked about Laundry here... NOBODY does the dryer thing!! My new place is still pretty wicked, although its a mature version of Cedar House back in Victoria. 6 roomates, but instead of stupid crazy university types, it's 25-35 yr old sensibility;) as in we can now afford to do things, weekends don't involve pretending to study, and beer bongs have lost their charm - if they ever had any? There's also a big lab dog in the house named Kye; he thinks he's a lap dog and will try to sit on you when watching tv.... a bit annoying but very friendly. The best part is I feel like nobody's ever home - so I get this huge house (10 ft ceilings) to myself;)

Lester (my car from Leicester) is running well, commuting to work, volleyball and rowing during the week - I've even been on the odd date but I'm never one to kiss & tell or is that fcuk & tell (ps FCUK is short for FRENCH KISS in the UK, or is french connection UK??........) heh..........heh..... as my mom, university professers and some random minors are probably reading this... cough cough......

On another note, November 22nd is my British Citizenship ceremony!!! very exciting, pledge allegiance to the Queen yadda yadda. pip pip cheeeerio, tea - yes please 5 sugars and a splash of tea. I think i'll end this posting off with some of the weird british-isms that annoy me;)

Eggs are found in the cereal aisle at most grocery stores (not chilled)
Counting the number two on your fingers is a swear
when giving a phone number, repeated numbers are said "double 5" etc
Crap is a more rude word in the UK and has no real sarcastic or lighthearted interpretation
Highways are called Carriage ways, Traffic circles - roundabouts, and pylones - traffic cones
There's no such thing as a drive through coffee/donut shop in the UK
Can anyone lend me a rubber, means eraser and not condom (ok to say this at school)
You have a mobile phone, cell phone isn't a word
If someone gives you a ring, you're not getting married but they'll give you a phone call later
French Fries are called chips and nothing else
Lunch is at 1pm, and supper is past 6pm... I'm always starving at noon!!!
If you smoke a fag in the toilet, it doesn't involve a hate crime but a cigarette
Everybody, I mean EVERYBODY goes to work at 8am - a 15 minute drive will take about 45 mins if you leave at 8am. I've discovered for my own personal health and reduction in swearing, to arrive at work 1 hour early and skip the 45 min drive in FIRST GEAR THE ENTIRE WAY....
ok my rant is complete;)

Take care!!