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| My turn... | Feb. 26th, 2006 07:02 pm | |
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... to start packing. Much of it seems to involve getting rid of junk, deciding what I need to give away or sell (Some stuff here) and generally de-clutter my life. As such I spent a fair bit of last night going through my files and disposing of stuff that was no longer relevant; this involved shredding a lot of stuff as it's amazing how many pieces of paper you can collect over 10 years with your bank details on it (yes I've had the same account for 10 years). I suspect I'll get rid of my video tapes and just stick with DVDs, which means the VCR will be for sale ded cheep. Not sure what to do with my bikes; I suspect my parents may be able to store them. I should also get rid of one of the older PCs; over time I'll move to macs and flatscreens. And then there's the stack of old HDDs and cables... Oh, and tradgoth stuff I never wear. Gods I'm a magpie. The main thing I think I need right now is boxes, but I've got some sources. Tomorrow I go flathunting in Brixton, and need to find somewhere PDQ. Gonna be cold and wet though :/ | ||
| As mentioned | Feb. 16th, 2006 10:15 pm | |
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http://www.phase.org/filestore/album/30 | ||
| Brixton... | Jan. 29th, 2006 03:35 pm | |
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I spent most of yesterday wandering around Kennington, Stockwell, North Clapham and Brixton looking for letting agencies and getting a feel for the areas (and sore feet). All pleasant areas, I think, although Brixton currently tops my list (it's most lively and has lowest prices, and reminds me of Walthamstow). North Clapham feels rather like Leytonstone, Stockwell *slightly* less comfortable (partly enviromnent, partly the de Menezes memorial) and Kennington's a bit pricy and not as well connected for work. Looking at http://www.findaproperty.co.uk/ (and talking to agencies) it seems I can get a 1-bed place in Brixton from about £700 to £900 pcm; quoted journey time to HSK is 25-30 minutes (compared to 40 or from Leytonstone tube). Getting within 1/2 mile would be useful to cut time off the walking part of the journey (current walking part this end is about 0.7miles, 0.4 by crow). The next trick, of course, is finding the places, getting to see them, choosing one and moving. This is going to require a bit of time, probably during the week - so I'll need to get some time off work. Anyway, after the hike (and it was a good day for it) I headed over to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} thekumquat and conflux house-warming. Great place, but the railway links confused me somewhat... It was great to catch up with people again (and thaw out!) and it reminded me of another good reason to move down there.Didn't make it to gaming today (didn't get out of the house anywhere near early enough) so, having takne another look at available property, I'm going to get on with tidying this place somewhat so it's read for the Landlord to show people round (and so I can get rid of a lot of my junk!) ION: I've been f'king Joe-Jobbed *again* mood:
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| Light at the end of the tunnel? | Dec. 17th, 2005 11:01 am | |
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Almost finished the Bloody Huge Project at work, and may manage a somewhat saner workload shortly. Thank [deity/profanity of choice]... On that note, keep an eye out for the next Mind Gym book in the shops (and out of curiosity, have any of you dealt with the company / read the book in the past?) Longer term, I need to move closer to work. The downside of this is that work is in the expensive heart of West London (it's on Kensington Square), which means that "near" involves a lot of the expensive side of Zone 2. Ideally I'm looking for a 30-minute commute door-to-door, and my calculations on a tube map seem to suggest this draws a boundary line on the tube map from Ealing Broadway down to Richmond, Wimbledon, Clapham, Brixton, Can anyone comment on good places to live in that arc? What's the travel like? Paying a bit more to live further in may be worth it if it helps me get my work done, as bonus percentages are insane at TMG. In the first instance I'm looking for a small 1-bed (but not studio) flat (on the basis that I don't need to spend much time at home, living in London), but I'm open to advice. Living nearer to people I know would be a plus, of course. Oh, and I'd prefer to be on the tube to mainline (down to frequency of service, because I'm no good at catching trains on schedule). Also, if anyone has any outstanding queries to me, please remind me and I'll try and catch up. | ||