Iain and Xtina went on holiday and very kindly offered to lend their flat. London is irresistible even if I have not yet unpacked, let alone recovered from jetlag. And, of course, I enjoy living out of suitcases.
The first night in the big city my talented and amazing agent took me out to a cabaret. Between the music acts and burlesque she leaned over and asked So, did you get a lot of work done during the trip?
I looked away and mumbled Um, I did some… research….
Byron laughed and interjected Yeah, she researched snogging!
That is commendable use of British slang, but not accurate. Since I did not need to leave town to be hedonistic it might be more correct to say that I was skiving.
Translation: Noun. Neglecting one’s duties or work.
Six weeks of decadence has drained my ability to protest an essential innocence; I just smiled and pressed a hand to a weary brow.
It is time to get back to work.