Picture Me in Nylon
Where do I start? Okay, first, thanks for sending me all of the good vibes. Not only did I meet an incredibly delicious young thing from Spain last weekend, I also smooched a friend of a friend who is absolutely one of the nicest guys that I’ve ever met. Although I wouldn’t date either of them (1. Man Diet and 2. They both live out of town), the eye candy and smooches were nice Boy Snacks.
Now, for the news … It’s about nylon. Aside from being the title of a magazine and a BBC America show, the word is also used to refer to the scores of people who live in New York for part of the year and London for the other part. (New York / London). Why does this matter? Well … Something came up at work and I’ve been offered an opportunity to work out of our London office for several months in 2006. I am extremely excited about the news! And, after giving the matter a lot of thought (and saying a few prayers), I’ve decided that I am going to say “yes” as long as it’s feasible. I’m conflicted because I have geniune concerns about the Cost of Living Adjustment for the London post, health insurance, housing and a million other things that I probably need to consider.
I truly believe that everything happens for a reason. If I’m meant to go, it will all work out. If not, it just wasn’t meant to be. In any case, discussions are continuing and I should probably know one way or the other by the end of this week …
October 24th, 2005 at 1:18 am
Let me be the first to say Congrats! My friends who are in London absolutely love it and a few of them never want to come back!
Congrats all the same.
October 24th, 2005 at 2:09 am
Muchas gracias! :)
We’ll have to wait and see what happens later this week. I can only do it if everything works out on all fronts … housing, healthcare, visa, yada yada yada.
October 24th, 2005 at 4:45 am
While you’re there have some Marmite.
October 24th, 2005 at 5:04 am
mmm, marmite. yay for coming to the uk. it’s quite nice here, you know. and i’m only an hour outside london….
October 24th, 2005 at 5:29 am
WOWWWWW, That is exciting news! Cool opportunity. Forget all that other stuff just gopher it!
October 24th, 2005 at 7:37 am
raymond: What a funny link! I’ve heard of the stuff, but I’ve never tried it.
surly girl: Okay, now I HAVE TO try this Marmite stuff. And, you’re only 1 hour away? Hmmmmm … if I go, perhaps we’ll meet …
berry: Oh, I WISH I could just ignore the other stuff but I can’t. Because it’s such a short stint, I have to keep my apartment and other monthly expenses in New York and add some of the living expenses in London — one of the most expensive cities in the world. I may not be able to afford it if all of the other stuff doesn’t fall into place. The good news is that they are honestly trying to do everything that they can to make it happen.
October 24th, 2005 at 7:44 am
PS … In case you’re interested, Top 50 Most Expensive International Cities list.
October 24th, 2005 at 8:48 am
Oh, this would be so cool if it happens! Good luck! Imagine, living in the two most expensive cool cities around! Sweet! but, serioualy, avoid Marmite. Or any spread that ends in “–ite”, for that matter. It’s oogy.
October 24th, 2005 at 9:42 am
i feel duty bound to step up and defend marmite. the key to marmite is “less is more”. thinly spread on hot buttery toast it’s GORGEOUS.
vegemite is, however, fucking horrible.
carry on.
October 24th, 2005 at 10:42 am
Raymond, I’m with Missbhavens and this link is much better.
Stolie – That is so exciting! I’m sure that things will work out if they are meant to and I can’t wait to hear all about it. You will look fabu in Nylon.
October 24th, 2005 at 11:13 am
That is SO awesome! Have fun!
October 24th, 2005 at 11:22 am
stolie – if you can swing it, i really think you should! you sound like you’re designed for such adventure. make it happen! :)
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October 24th, 2005 at 11:29 am
WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!
Hot damn. G’won witcha bad self, um, some cirlce snaps and a big ole congratumalations!
I know we don’t actually know each other, but seeing as we tend to have a certain degree of overlap in likes and dislikes, and I would like THE HELL out of an offer like that, I’m going to hazard a guess that you are really, really psyched about this and congratulate accordingly.
Yay!
Also, do you have a roommie? If not, you can always go the shady but viable route of short-term subletting. This is NYC after all. And I know that in the back of my various alumni mags, there are always people offering up their digs for stuff like that. It could help you keep costs way down…
October 24th, 2005 at 12:06 pm
That is so cool Stolie! I hope it works out for you.
October 24th, 2005 at 3:58 pm
Wooo hooo! When will you be here? Hopefully it won’t be in the winter, or you’ll be utterly miserable and we can’t have that, no siree, we gotta show our NYC girl Our Best Side.
It’s expensive yes but if you’re here for work surely the cost of living will be factored into your pay, either in the form of an allowance, an enhanced pound-based salary or maybe even free accomodation?
October 24th, 2005 at 7:19 pm
And, we’re off … Missbhavens enters the game and runs defense against Raymond. Marmite Lovers, 1; Haters, 1. Oh, oh, oh … who’s that? It’s Surly Girl! She runs a powerful game and she scores a point for the Lovers: 2 to 1. The crowd goes wild!!!! ( … ahem, and … Note: Vegemite Haters … also “1″). Now the Greatest Woman in All of Texas, MamaChristy, enters and … ladies and gentlemen … we have a tie. We have a TIE!!! Marmite Lovers, 2; Marmite Haters, 2. (This is great; If I go to London, I can be the tie breaker.) ;)
mickity: We’ll see what happens. It’s not guaranteed just yet, but I do hope that everything works out.
miss anon: I ask myself, “Fast forward 5 to 10 years … would you regret it if you turn this down?” The answer is yes. I’m prepared to do whatever I can on my end to try to make this happen. Fingers crossed!!
sid: Awwww, thanks! And, I know what you mean. I totally read your blog all of the time. I swear that we have the same taste in, well, just about everything …. although … I seem to remember that you’re not a Fan of Paul “The Man” Walker. But, you’re right (… about London, not Paul): I am really really really excited about this. I’m trying not to get all worked up about it; I don’t want to freak out if it doesn’t happen. I keep telling myself that I have to be okay with the outcome no matter what it is. (BTW, thanks for the sublet suggestion … it’s something to think about.)
mint Chutney: THANKS!!!!!! :)
jay: I could depart for the UK as early as 8 – 10 weeks from right now. (No worries about the weather; it’s pretty grey, damp and cold in New York as well.) About the financial stuff, we’re talking through it now and some solutions include a couple of the things that you mention.
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