THIS MIGHT SOUND WEIRD but I was back in my old manor the other day, walking along the buzzing endless row of shops, thinking vaguely "I'd rather be here". Of course I did not dare wish. (Why wish for something you'll never get?) Anyway, yesterday I got a note "ring the landlord: urgent" so I did. Found out I've got to move.Man! You should see the new place. Upstairs (I hate ground floor) at front (so you can nose at who's on the street: v important) proper cooker with oven. Shower room, toilet and best of all Separate Bedroom with not one but two closets. Plus my own personal washing machine. And central heating that works...
And it's right near where I used to live. Which is Happenin' Central. Not nowhereseville like the last Sleepy Hollow they installed me in...
Years ago I would have thought of this as the most basic normality. Now, after falling down from the world into the outcaste this seems amazing.
Yipee!!!
+ I can post every day now. There's proper internet connexions here...
VIDEOS:
MY FAVOURITE XMAS ADVERTS 2008
1. JOHN LEWIS the famous nationwide department stores "never knowingly undersold"... this tune was (aparently) the Beatles' first number 1 hit. And it's going round and round and round my poor lil head...
2. WAITROSE. This is the posh nosh supermarket for the middle-middle classes who'd rather think themselves aristocrats ("on the servant's day off (that's why I'm doing my own shopping..."). I know this tune. It's by Enya, who sings it far better. This is also circulating my brains...
... the dark-skies destinations shown are in the northern Scottish Highlands and Islands...
(the train journey portrayed is v. similar to my trip to my folks in Wales...)
... AND MOST HATED
... MARKS & SPENCER
Best for undies and socks and camel coloured coats. This is the housewife's first destination for basics.
Don't mind the tune. But all that mugging, kiss-blowing, arm-throwing is seriously annoying. To explain: most of the boys are from the "not famous in America" group Take That. The annoying charade girl in red dress is probably model Erin O'Connor. Chinless girl twirling in the snow is probably fellow-model Lilly Cole... The older eye-rolling blonde is 1960s attagirl TWIGGY.
16 comments:
Wow, I don't have my own washer! Sounds like a step up. Glad you found your furry friend!
I'm confused. But I guess I really don't know much about your living situation. So I'll just say I'm super excited for you!! I can't wait to move out of the frat house and into a real apartment (or dare I say a house *gasp*)
I'm glad to hear things are looking up for you.
great news for you lets hope this is the begining of lots of good things for you x
You know what's funny . . my mother used to go back to England to buy M &S undies sox and camel coloured coats! Sounds like they haven't changed in 30 years! Nice new digs by the sound of it . . .make sure you polyfill the cracks in case that Itchy poo does a runner! Do you live in public housing?
Great to hear you're going to get a really decent place to live! Will you be moving before Christmas? If so what a great Christmas present for you!
Ohmygod! I am THIRLLED to hear this! Just delighted! Will you actually have a letterbox where you can receive cards and other mail?
How great that you'll have central heating and you'll be able to cook proper meals. Well done!
Congratulations matey! That's fantastic news! Cooker, washing machine, front view, bathroom, it's all there:-)
When can you move in?
Congratulations on the new digs! It sounds wonderful!
It's all good news at the moment - hooray for you!
Cinn: I hope you do find a house. Just like the ones in Neighbours...
Molson: ta!
Sally: I hope so. Cheers!
Baino: o yeah. Council-funded Emergency Accommodation provided by private landlords... I shall have to fit something brush-like to my main door as it's hamster-climb-underable. Way nicer than anywhere else I've lived b4..
Akelamalu: slept there last night!!
Nicole: proper letter box: yes. Not sure how trustworthy the other residents are re mail theft. At other houses it was so bad I never got anything important at all. But we'll seee; I'll report back...
Vincent: moving in now. Slept there last night
Nick: it's good enough that people would pay money to buy that place...
Z: thanks!
God I love your posts!
Didn't you used to love Erin?
Anyway, excellent news. Things is looking up, things is!
It sounds great. All the best there, Gleds.
M-filer: love my posts... was it really that good? I'll have to go back, read it again...
Liz: love Erin?
Welshcakes: ta
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