...and all things new

A quick update on the new things in my life as of 01/08/09.

The new boss:

French
Begins every sentence with the word “normally”
Punctuates every sentence with the word “normally”
Concludes each conversation with “this is good, yes?” …it is sadly not always good
Is prone to promptly emailing me surprisingly accurate details of almost every work-related conversation we have together (?).

The new office environs:

Learnt on the second day that staplers, staples and staple removers are a rare and precious commodity here abouts. I had to borrow all the above from Naadia, across the floor from me. Naadia refused despite the fact that the stationary in question already had my name scribled in bold on it. She cited stationary thievery as being rife in the office and that I too should be careful with mine (?)
Calculators, as I have come to learn the rather hard way, are akin to the holy grail in this department and should be taken out of ones handbag only in emergencies

The new flat:

Questionable acoustics all round
A near treasure hunter’s dream…just in the past two weeks I have discovered/found:

3 sewing needles

a dozen rainbow coloured feathers

1 yellow screw driver

1 large fern

something which I assume is a piece of something else

The new neighbours:

loud

no more than three members in total

the youngest has yet to appreciate the value of boundaries

prone to public displays of internal unrest and generally high levels of violence

shall hence forth be refered to as the Hatters