there is a god who loves me
hallelujah! i didn’t even realise it before, but only just noticed today that we have (drumroll please…) proper mixer taps! you’d have to be north american to understand what a huge pet peeve this is for me, but suffice to say the fact I can create warm (not hot, not cold. warm) water in my bathroom without filling up the sink is a very. big. deal. indeed.
(no outlets, of course – but i wasn’t expecting miracles!)
also, i have a dryer. i know drying clothes tends to be quite a different experience over here (i.e. they’re basically cooked in their own steam) , but if it actually works and i can get even a few pairs of underwear dry without festooning every available surface of the apartment with wet laundry like some bizarre dali-esque loungescape and cranking up the boiler til the windows sweat… well then, I will be a very happy girl.
it has a lovely stand-up shower. it has central heating and double glazed windows.
i am loving this apartment. i may never leave.
(internet service, however, will not be connected for two loooooonnnnngggg weeks. so updates may be a bit sparse.)
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Comment by Nicole
4.11.2006 @ 23:11 pm
Glad you are feeling a bit better about it. . . Yeah, I don’t get the no plugs in the loo thing. I’m guessing that they are preventing the population from plugging in a toaster and tossing it into the bathtub. Personally I think suicide prevention is a bad reason for me to not blowdry my hair in the bathroom like God intended. . .
Comment by Amity
5.11.2006 @ 12:48 pm
I hate you.
;)
Comment by gigi
6.11.2006 @ 02:44 am
Memories of my grandparent’s house in Norway (complete with quaint outhouse across the way) come flooding (unintentional pun) back to me and I truly understand the significance of this…amenity. I love amenities! So glad you are loving your new space!
Comment by Jen
6.11.2006 @ 14:28 pm
yes – amenities make *all* the difference!
really enjoying this. Sorry amity – you can come use my dryer anytime you want!