Well, the move itself went well. I had ample help from Tim, Julia, Ant and Steve and the van(s)! I didn't have much time to settle in before starting my new job at Wettone Matthews, a small firm of accountants in public practice. I'd had seven years experience in the field and so could fit in well!
The job itself has been going very well. I have made some new friends, in particular Aldershot fan John and the two younger ladies in the office, Hannah and Ellie-Grace. My bosses are quite easy going and very understanding (but more on that later). Through John, I have been able to get some vague type of social life back... playing for a few football teams.
I first joined the 5-a-side team he played for, Voyager. They played in the Basingstoke Powerleague, although we rarely won any games! I made a good impression and was soon an important member of the side. But alas, when the captain moved to Hong Kong the team soon folded!
Since them I have been playing some 5-a-side on a Wednesday night and have joined a Sunday league team, Chawton Athletic, who play in the Farnham and District Sunday League. They were short of players when I joined, and have been since. I've played on both wings and at right back so far, and been playing fairly well so hope to keep my place in the side. I've also made a good friend in George Petrie, who alternates the wings with me!
The new housemates are a mixed bag. On the one hand you have the very laid back James. He likes to chill out in his room, playing on his synthesiser
and generally has a relaxed attitude to cleaning! Taras, or "The Russian" as I often refer to him, is a huge bloke who looks a little like Hagrid from Harry Potter, but without the beard! It's hard sometimes to understand each other, but having learnt two foreign languages I usually succeed. Then there are the two girls, Katie and Sidonie. One is a self-confessed arrogant rich girl who wants for nothing, the other is the most bizarre OCD-sufferer I've ever come across. And here stems a lot of the problems in the house... of which there do seem to be many. But again... those run-ins will be discussed in another post!The house itself is old. Victorian, I believe. And it often shows. The landlord, Derrick, is quite helpful and often gets the numerous faults quickly sorted. Occasionally, he does seem to take the cheap way out, but the two rooms Phee and myself occupy seem fine now. We did have to redecorate ourselves (something I won't ever offer to do myself again!) but the rooms are now as we'd like them... albeit still very cluttered!
The bedroom is fairly simple. We have a new bed, white and metallic, and a few random furniture bits for clothes etc. The "office", as we refer to the larger room, is extremely cluttered. This is mainly due to the TWO computer desks and the quite large TV stand, complete with shiny new Xbox360! Incidentally, SabreWulf7 is my XboxLive handle!
The area around here is nice. We have been on a few walks to the Frensham Ponds and also to Waggoners Well. Basingstoke is just a half hour drive away and is our preferred destination for both shopping and entertainment, as the cinema is large and fairly cheap! Farnham itself is okay, and the Marlborough Head has footy on TV to keep me happy! Alton, where both Phee and I work is also a nice little market town.
Back home, I'm pleased to see the mighty Rockbeare Rangers finally going from strength to strength. After being accepted into the Lucozade Sport Performance League and Cup, there's a real buzz about the Club. Although there has been some managerial turmoil this season too! I'm struggling to drum up interest in the clothing range, despite the fact that the stuff MattD, Ed and I got is bloody awesome! And I miss being a part of the day-to-day stuff! But I keep myself involved by doing the website and being the PR guy. It works for me, it works for the Club. It's also nice to see that people at the Club still view my opinion and seek out my help from time to time!
Right... that's all for now. The next post (coming soon) will be documenting what's NOT right with both Phee and myself right now. That's coming soon.
