2005 was also the year of moving. Natasha and I moved from Vauxhall to Kennington and finally to Battersea in the space of a year. Even though the first two areas were almost ghetto-like, our moves were mainly due to some rather unsavory company: people clogging up toilets and not cleaning up the viscous remains, crazy lying Korean mofos (you still owe Tash 50), chicks who suddenly hate you 'cause they thought you turned up the radiator heat for revenge, that sort of thing.
I spent most of the year working at SCEE (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe). It was a pretty good gig. The work was very interesting and the people were nice on the whole. But it was an incredibly disorganised set-up. The miscommunication was epic, it was amazing that they got anything out the door. Later that year, I left Sony and joined Framfab, who were actually doing the website for the soon-to-be launched PSP. Even they, from a external perspective, found SCEE London a frustrating client to work with.
Where: London, England.
Regular Huants: Chinatown in general, Crispy Duck, The Porterhouse and Carnaby Street.
Memorable Moments: Driving in the centre of London, attending Wimbledon, and meeting an ex-con on the way home who wanted to sell me Adidas goods.
Interesting Stuff: Everything in London is franchised, even the Chinese restaurants.
Personal Notes: Do not live in Vauxhall.
Firsts: First time working for a games company and first time living with a psycho bitch.
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