firstyearinlondon

London 22/04/1990 Sunday I got fired yesterday… I was kinda funny. Helena was grating the parmesan cheese and Joe asked her to stop and told me to do it instead. Well, that got my goat and I asked why I had to do it when Helena was doing it already… Oh, he was infuriated and … Read more

London 19/04/1990 Thursday Went to the shop last Friday, but Letitia’s boss is in financial difficulty and he’s even thinking about firing her. And so that means, no new job, so I’m still working for Joe, but not for much longer. Karl came here on Monday night (it was a holiday) and then we went … Read more

London 12/04/1990 Thursday Went to work on Sunday and had a huge argument with Joe, him screaming at me, and me screaming at him, for him to stop screaming at me. I then said I wasn’t going to work there anymore, and for him to pay me. He said he could only pay when the … Read more

London 06/04/1990 Saturday After three days off I went back to work yesterday. Nowadays, whenever I can, I steal something. Well, not sure stealing is the right word. As I’m being paid such a bad wage I’m finding alternative ways of compensation. This week it was £10 and two packets of cigarettes. There’s an easy … Read more

London 05/04/1990 Thursday I woke up very ill today, very very ill. I went to the launderette and then listened to music. Karl phoned me in the morning and came here in the afternoon. We stayed here a bit, then out for a meal, then to the West End. We went to a natural food … Read more