Thursday 18th of December 2002
Tonight I’m going to watch Ed Byrnes (Irish Comedian).
Aurelia had gone to America for a couple of months, with Zoe, to meet John, who had been working as a gardener in Aspen for a while. R. was going to look after their flat for the 2 months, so yesterday he handed in his notice (at the theatre in King’s Cross) and moved into Aurelia’s place. This morning he got a call from Aurelia, saying she had been deported from America and was on her way back. Not only that, but now the immigration police are after John, because he had been working there illegally (that’s why she got deported in the first place). The immigration were asking why she was going there for 2 months, she said she was visiting friends, where she was staying, they asked for names, they went through her emails, and found stuff from John, talking about working there… What a mess! Aurelia and Zoe spent 3 hours in America and got deported back. Result: R. is homeless, John is probably being chased by the police right now. He won’t be happy, he doesn’t even know what’s happened yet.
R. is coming back to our house until he sorts himself out… But J was supposed to be coming over tonight, as I was going to have the place to myself. Instead R. will be there… He’s in a bit of state over the whole episode, as for Aurelia… What a mess! Poor Aurelia… She got herself involved with a man who just can’t get it together. R. and I must try and be civil with each other while he’s staying there. He was already complaining about J staying over at MY house tonight, but it won’t wash. Put yourself in my place, he said… Well, he’s been going out with Clare since the day after we split up and I never said anything, I’ve got a right to a life too. J’s been really cool about the whole thing, I guess because it’s probably interesting to hear these mad stories and not be really involved in the whole mess.
There’s nothing quite like winter sunshine, I can see it from my window at work now and it looks so beautiful, and cold… Lovely!