A New Year, a New Life

Some people come up with a few new years resolutions, in an attempt to change their life. Though the idea is good, it doesn't always work as most aren't prepared to put in the effort it takes to complete those changes, since it's usually more of an "empty threat" than a real promise to one self...

As you can see I'm back to my random mumbling again - a result of a "resolution" that didn't work out :) I didn't manage to blog as often as I wanted, as I lacked both something to say and the will to pursue the matter.

Anyway, just because this blog hasn't changed (except to return from the dead) loads of other things have; I've not only changed career and place to live but moved to a new country as well! Katrin and I have decided to pack up our stuff and move to London, which is where I am at the moment. Just before xmas, I got a job at Allegro Development as a consultant, with base in London but working on-site at the client most of the time.

This "small" change has had a huge effect, with the most pressing being four weeks of training in Dallas. As I went to London on the 9th, and Katrin won't be here until the 15th of February, we're apart longer than we've ever been before ;( This is quite difficult as we have to resolve to speaking on the phone, and won't be ably to see each other, so it's something I hope we won't have to do again, any time soon.

The trip to Dallas will still be interesting though, as I'm facing a fairly packed program with loads of stuff to learn. I should now a bit of it already, but implementations vary so there's always something new, even in the "old" stuff. The hotel looks nice, and it's just a short walk from the office, but other then that I'm not sure what to expect - except a whole lot of parking lots :). Does anyone doubt that the Texans like their cars?

The last few days have been spent with setting everything up for a new life here in London. I've looked at loads of flats online, and quite a few in real life, and we finally settled on one in Wimbledon yesterday. Hopefully the landlady will agree to the price I've offered. I've also tried to open a bank account and get a credit card, but that seems more difficult than bin laden trying to get a green card to the states! It's almost a catch 22; to get a bank account, I need to show a utility bill with my name on it, but to do that I need to have a place where I need to pay for utilities. Getting that is doable without having specific UK documents etc., but I still need to pay rent etc., which demands a job paying me money, which again requires a bank account for the company to put money in! Hopefully I'll be able to get my salary into my danish bank account, and I can use my danish visa to pay for stuff until I get the fabled utility bill...I know they need a proof of address, but it just seems unnecessarily complex

That's pretty much all for now. My e-mail hasn't changed, but if you want my new phone numbers drop me a line...I'll hopefully be back (with pictures) once I'm in Dallas