Jayne ,'Objects In Space'
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
(suddenly 600 sq ft apt doesn't feel so tiny)
My old apt., a one bedroom, was 475 sq ft. and while it was small, it was laid out well and didn't feel tiny. My new apt. is about 650 sq ft and feels huge compared to my old one. It's all relative, I suppose.
My NYC coop was 475. It was cool for me for six years. Our house is about 1300 sq. ft., with a backyard of 3,000 sq. feet. It feels gi-NOR-mous.
ION, I was going to go summer shoe hunting after working in the garden all day, but was too tired. Luckily, there is Zappos and I was able to slounge and shop (Shlop?) at the same time. Here they are: [link]
Turned in final homework assignment!!
I AM DONE!! Well, for two weeks anyway.
For those of you playing the home game, I knocked out 18 credit hours in 5 months. I ARE TIRED.
Fay, the apt. sounds loverly.It really is very nice. Compact, but the decor is lovely - teak furnishings, ornate carved wood, relief sculpture of Thai musicians filling the wall over my bed, all that jazz. And the 18th floor view over the glittering cityscape of downtown Bangkok is spectacular. I know plenty of people with bigger, sexier places (and of course plenty of people who own their own property and all that), but I'm very aware that I'm lucky to have this place, and I appreciate the hell out of it.
Fay, my hubby was wondering about Thailand. He visited many years ago, when he had access to military transport in the days when a young military dependent could hop on a plane and see the world. He remembers the slash and burn of farmers clearing their fields in the spring and was wondering if the country is still full of smoke every year at this time.
Er - I'm afraid I really don't have any occasion to go upcountry, so I couldn't tell you. Bangkok - not so much with the fields, burning or otherwise, and more with the skyscrapers. But it's neat that he's had these experiences! (I would say that the country has changed enormously in the interim, but it's entirely possible that farmers still do the slash'n'burn thing - just, not something I've encountered.)
Oh dear. Our dining room is 210 sq. ft...15 x 14...
Well, that's nice.
Oh dear. Our dining room is 210 sq. ft...15 x 14...
Well, that's nice.
I guess I was trying to say I'm feeling guilty having all this space, while my friends are having to deal with much more restricted quarters.
I was incredibly lucky to get so much room, but it does have it's costs. A 100 mile RT drive to work for me, for one. Andi and I not living in close proximity of other Buffistas for another.
I'm sure the countryside around Bangkok has changed a lot in 30 years.
Sadly, Hubby is over-thinking things again. We were nearly finished filling up the suitcase, when he suddenly decided that we should put everything in two backpacks instead so we can do them as carry-on. However, one of our backpacks is in the storage shed, which we won't be able to get to till tomorrow morning, and then that will need to be dug out, emptied out, brought home, everything repacked. I know checked luggage is liable to be lost, but dammit, I'd rather take the risk rather than have to rush around to get everything done and catch the bus to the airport at the last minute--the way he normally approaches every trip.
Today is the May bank holiday over here. Mmm, delicious lying in bed drinking tea on a Monday morning..
I guess I was trying to say I'm feeling guilty having all this space, while my friends are having to deal with much more restricted quarters.
Sorry - upon rereading I sound a bit shirty, and I didn't feel shirty. I do think it's nice you have a lot of space. There's always pros and cons to any place - sorry about your commute, mate! Sounds like we both appreciate the pros of our respective places, and can deal with the cons. If that makes sense.
Meanwhile, somebody tell me to stop having a fucking crush on this bloke already.
Seriously. It's boring, and cliched, and just not a good thing. It needs to be over now.
Oh pish posh. Crushes are good things if you ask me. All the imagining a relationship means you've run through all the possibilities when one does comes along.
Crushes are good things if you ask me
yes, to a point, but, when it's clear that your affections are not returned, it gets tiresome.