Living in Kew

We moved on the weekend, and it was the most stressful, exhausting, horrible experience in the world! I know that's a big claim... but trust me, it's true.

The fridge didn't fit in the spot, the dishwasher doesn't work, my new perfect fridge now has a dent in it, the tv cabinet is completely scratched down one side, and the old flat has a new, even bigger hole in the wall.

Heaps of our stuff got left behind because James' Dad couldn't be bothered going back for the last load. Even though we had the trailer hired and everything. So who knows how we'll move the rest of it. Bikes certainly don't fit in my car.

Spent Sunday cleaning, and still need to go back next weekend and finish the garden.
So to sook about it, I got pissed on rum and played poker all night with Kel and Josh.

One good thing, James' mum and I went shopping and she bought us the final piece of furniture for our bedroom setting as a present.

Mum and Dad were talking about coming down next weekend, but now they're not.
Anyway. That's life.

More Uni

Poetry as song: Changed the lyrics to Counting Crows "Another Horsedreamer's Blues" to:

He has been planning for a ripper of a night.
Work functions need him
More than his wife does at home
Success is measured by the coke that you sniff
Not the time that you spend with your kids.

He’s trying to hang onto
His life 10 years ago
But what about his 3 kids at home?

Last night he got pissed
Then he smoked a spliff.
He steals a smoke every lunch break to keep sane
He’s trying to fit in
With the work kids
Can’t become the father he needs to be

He’s trying to hang onto
His life 10 years ago
But what about his 3 kids at home?

He tells everyone what he did on the weekend.
Hoping they’ll all treat him like they would a real friend.

His hair is all grey, stiff and wiry, and
could it be from his 1 month old baby, or
partying till late like a stoned teenager.
His eyes are tired from his 3am high.
A night out with a thin chopped white line
Living it as long as he has the money
And when clients need him
He’ll help them out right
Just don’t expect that he’ll be home in bed tonight.

He’s trying to hang onto
His life 10 years ago
But what about his 3 kids…

He’s trying to hang onto
His life 10 years ago
But what about his 3 kids at home?



Writing the Gods

A throne or a pedestal?
12 inches higher than anyone before you.
At his right hand sits Mark Holden
On his left is Marcia.
King Kyle with his spiky crown, one day will be sacrificed for ratings.
Performers sing for him. Harmonic jesters.
He creates not man, but mans idols.
Join him. Eat of his success and raise your cup to his glory.
For comments observed.
Evil eyes… he’ll criticize.
Calling it a jelly belly makes good telly.
No miracle will sell your records; Unless deafness is cast across the entire population.
This is the word of Kyle Sandilands.Thanks be to him.

Keep thinking it's Monday

It's not Monday, it's Tuesday. Spent the weekend in Albury and got back at 3.30 yesterday afternoon. I'll post pics later.
Anyway James and I got two car loads worth of stuff to our new place. It's smaller than I remember, but I can't wait for the dishwasher. So we'll try and do another two loads each night till the weekend. Kel is lending me a heap of boxes.
I'll keep cleaning tonight too.
Shame Mum and Dad can't come down and help. It's great to have to have their advice on everything - like Mum knowing how to get stains out or how to clean the oven the best... and Dad knowing how to take the feet off the fridge and fix holes in the wall.
Oh well, we'll make do with what we have...

Trying to keep up with Uni... it's hard... here's my latest ad.

Next time I post, hopefully we'll be in the new place.

Cristy

5 minutes before a meeting

I don't have long to write, but wanted to say "We have a new house!" yay. We're moving to Brougham Street Kew.

Putting in Notice today at our current house so we have until the 11th of October to be out. Next weekend we're in Albury, so it'll all fall into the weekend after. The only time we can get Josh and Kel's help.

So now the stress starts. We started packing and cleaning on the weekend. Hopefully it won't be too big a job, considering it's only a small place.

We also bought a new bed yesterday, from captain Snooze. That means that if anyone wants to come and stay, they can sleep in a real bed, in a real bedroom...

And it's only costing us an extra $100 a week to have that extra space! Oh well... it'll be fun to get to know a new neighbourhood, everyone jokes that we're in the 'burbs now... but it's still fairly close to the city. It'll take both of us longer to get to and from work everyday, but hopefully I can find a shortcut.

OK, that's my 5 minutes up... speak soon

Cristy

Spring has sprung

I felt like giving it some corny title like that. I love the smell of flowers as I walk to my car. I love that the sun's up when I'm up. I love that it's still light when I leave work.

Last Friday night we missed tennis because we got tickets to the premiere of Clerks 2 - the new Jay and Silent Bob movie, with a question and answer session with Kevin Smith AKA Silent Bob.
It was wicked! We went with Katie and Lauryn.

Kel's gunna buy poker chips on the weekend, and James wants to have our housewarming (When we find a new place) as a poker night. That should be fun, because I think I'm getting pretty good at poker. He wants to invite all his mates from work. I met a few of them last week when we went to pick up boxes. A couple of them want to play tennis with us too...

So this weekend, we're house hunting, I'm doing lots of Uni work, and I'm hopefully getting over the last of this cold.

Better go, I've got a voice to direct...
Have a good one!
Cristy