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Apr. 10th, 2011 12:29 amToday was mostly a planning day. The rest of my April is falling into place, for instance. My brain is still peripatetic and drifting into unknown places. This is largely a combination of the end of a very hectic term, this turning 50 thing, and the fact that Europe's getting closer and closer.
If anyone is after a 2 bedroom flat in Canberra, in a good location, with an absoutely outstanding neighbour, the one next to mine is up for sale. I inspected it today, just to see what the owners had done to make it sale-ready. They now have a decent stove (well, more decent - same type as mine, same model as mine), they've painted almost everything (which is what my migraines were from), put much cheap carpet down and made the patio pretty.
The patio was the clever bit. A thick layer of paint over concrete and bits of furniture made it look very inviting. I'm going to check that paint over time and see if it wears well, however. I suspect it's slippery when wet and will be hard to keep clean.
What interests me about next door is that my library (which is supposed to be the master bedroom) is significantly larger than its counterpart. They lose a chunk of living space to a longer corridor. I celebrated the discovery that more books fit in my place than would fit next door by putting some books away. I also realised that if my books mysteriously disappeared, I really wouldn't have that many possessions. Everything here looks crowded and messy, but it's 6,000+ books in a small space.
Also, possibly too many desks. I have five desks. None of them are big, and they all have their place and their use (one is a bedside table, one is for documents, one for my printers, one for working when I'm sitting on the comfy chair, and one is for the computer) but still, I have five desks. I must like desks. And possibly books.
If anyone is after a 2 bedroom flat in Canberra, in a good location, with an absoutely outstanding neighbour, the one next to mine is up for sale. I inspected it today, just to see what the owners had done to make it sale-ready. They now have a decent stove (well, more decent - same type as mine, same model as mine), they've painted almost everything (which is what my migraines were from), put much cheap carpet down and made the patio pretty.
The patio was the clever bit. A thick layer of paint over concrete and bits of furniture made it look very inviting. I'm going to check that paint over time and see if it wears well, however. I suspect it's slippery when wet and will be hard to keep clean.
What interests me about next door is that my library (which is supposed to be the master bedroom) is significantly larger than its counterpart. They lose a chunk of living space to a longer corridor. I celebrated the discovery that more books fit in my place than would fit next door by putting some books away. I also realised that if my books mysteriously disappeared, I really wouldn't have that many possessions. Everything here looks crowded and messy, but it's 6,000+ books in a small space.
Also, possibly too many desks. I have five desks. None of them are big, and they all have their place and their use (one is a bedside table, one is for documents, one for my printers, one for working when I'm sitting on the comfy chair, and one is for the computer) but still, I have five desks. I must like desks. And possibly books.