It's been a while since my last blog post, and when I look to evaluate the past three months, yet again its flown by, and yet again a lot has happened...
In my last post the weather was sunny, my hair was blonde, and I was complaining about dry sandwiches at The Savoy. The weather is now windily pr-empting winter, my hair is dark, and The Savoy were kind enough to offer myself complimentary champagne and nibbles in the American Bar to make up for the dry sandwiches. Oh the power of a blog (thank you social media!).
Since then I've moved from South to East. First 'temporarily' into my boyfriends bedroom in Bethnal Green. Cue four
weeks later, and the novelty of living out of bin bags (which was never
really there to start with) had run very, very, dry. Now I don't know how many
of you have ever searched for somewhere to live in London, but let me
tell you, when your on a budget and don't want to sign a years lease it
is hellish, and a rat race. We'd turn up to flat-viewings to be told
they were already taken, in fact many a time we'd get a call en-route to
the viewing to be told not to bother coming, it had gone. And if the
room is actually still available when one does turn up, you turn into
some kind of puppet, desperately trying to interview successfully against your fifteen other competitors who are viewing that night : "No we don't smoke, drink, tidy is my middle name, and whats that you LOVE birdwatching....oh what a coincidence, me too!!"
After
a month of viewings each evening (I joke not) we had no social life, a
huge bill on the oyster travel cards, and a pretty good knack for
grabbing reduced sandwiches en-route to each house. Our outlooks were
bleak, our mealtimes were bleaker. And then out of nowhere, through
sheer luck and persistence we found ourselves the perfect place. Our own
flat in a Victorian house, split over two floors with our own garden, a
smeg fridge and a temporary cat. Located in Dalston, with ten minutes
walk to Broadway Market we could not be more happy. The cat, however,
could be. Terribly grumpy, and awfully fat, Charlie only shows
love when he wants food. And since his owner emailed concerned he might
not be able to fit through the flap soon, limiting his food means he
loves me even less now.
I
love having my own place, my own space, and even my own garden. I feel
awfully grown up. The only downside is when the chocolate digestives
have gone in two days straight, and your partner says he hasn't touched
one you have to own up the the fact that your 'flatmates' arent robbing
them, and face the harsh reality it was all just you.
And
even more perfect about the new flat - we have it up till the 10th
January. And seen as I'm off to Los Angeles to live and work from the
6th January for three months - well it could not be more ideal. Yes, I
booked my flights, and now my daydreams are full of sunshine, super-size
diet sodas (yes I said soda - getting down with the lingo already),
rollerblading in bikinis, and The Ellen Show. And of course, a bit of
work in Hollywood thrown in here and there.
Work
has been good to me in the last few months, and I've started working
respected roles on commercials. And recently two Christmas Food
Commercials, which can't help but put one (however early) in the mood
for Christmas. The most harrowing part of the whole experience was when I
tucked into a sample Four Bird Roast mid-pre production meeting and realized I had taken on half a toothpick. Or better put, it had taken me on. I saw my professional demeanor going down the drain before my eyes, not to mention my own life. Gluttony was never a good look.
Last week I got new ink at Frith Street Tattoo parlour. Words designed by my talented friend Cressida on my arm, LIVE/LOVE (www.cressidaomahony.com) and the Cross of Lorraine on my finger in respect of my much loved french grandmother.
I've
become obsessed with a fedora hat, as it hides a multitude of sins,
whilst making one feel like their channeling a 2nd rate version of Kate Moss at Glastonbury. It has, however, become a challenge as of late
with this windy weather, and I'm either debating sellotape, or just
leaving at home. Probably just leave at home - I don't have time for eyeliner in the mornings, let alone sticking my hat to my hair.
Apart from those main points, I've floated around happily for the last months in haunts of London with friends and wine, seen my first Opera, found a love of olives, lost my third phone this year and fourth bankcard, and been to a premier of a film I worked on. It's been a while since the last blog post, but once L.A. rolls around in
January I'm determined to be much more blog savvy and wow you all with
epic tales of super-size portions and Brad Pitt sightings.
That's enough from me now, as I have a Halloween rave this weekend and have grand ideas of dressing as a giant Moth (think Silence of the Lambs). However, since last years Bat Outfit
with an umbrella strapped to myself was a fiasco in the wind of
Wellington, I've got to be more practical with this one. After all, dancing for hours with some giant wings spells disaster, not to mention the need for a lot of deodorant. I'll figure it out (...end up being a vampire).
Happy Halloween!
Emily x
