Thur, Oct 21 - Frank Harris, Brit Museum & Design Ctr, Hakasan w Gus

Susan home coz feeling flu-ey still; 10am Frank Harris mtg w Tony George to discuss the flat (he knows nothing – Gabor in City Office does mgmt, he just does lease signing); got SF Sourdough at Konditor & Cooke, dropped by Soho Gym to see if Tim still Spinning there (he is; texted – he leaves for job in NYC end of Nov);  hung w Susan (but feeling antsy & determined to go to BM)- Susan had 4pm interview for Rome job and was going into office for that, then on to Italian class; on way out passed Pret opening w free lunch bag (had just eaten tho); 12.30-14.30 British Museum (Africa Galleries, Rosetta Stone); Store Str & Building Center (archi in London) but Wren’s ‘Future of the World in 100 Objects’ over so browsed bookstore for 1hr;  emailed at café down the street; 6pm to Foyle’s & Car Buying (Teach Yourself) guide; ambled up and down Dean-Frith-Greek Streets contemplating restos; 7.40pm met Gus at his office on Soho Sq; he’d booked Hakasan which is just up the street (passed down the alley on the way over from Store St); table only at 10.15pm so had 3 cocktails at the bar, finally some dim sum & squid, then at table just some duck rolls and shrimp hot pot; interesting investment story about Zingo (? Farmville etc), less interesting story about homeless guy in office, remembered Gus’ parents are both dead (dad a long time ago I believe, mother in 2007), kids are good (Grace 11?, twins 8 maybe, one open-hearted and one business like), Grace in private school, twins in state school which is good so they meet poor kids too; dire episode in dark office afterward (elevator kiss, hand to crotch, why not a hand job? Ugh..)

9.30am Awoke shortly after Susan had tried to wake me,  Susan preparing for Rome interview tomorrow,  I read intro to Teaching English Abroad, emailed 10.30-11am (slow connection), lunch of tomato-wensleydale soup and bread. 12.30 headed out to British Museum, caught 176 across Waterloo Bridge down the Strand around Trafalgar Square and up Charing Cross Road (very slow, construction, sunny day, sitting at front next to African gentleman with knees against wall)… tbc