February 22, 2005
Movies and Housies
As previously promised, here's an actual picture of the inside of my house, as captured in wonderous Blur-o-vision on my mighty Palm:
And a picture from the room shown above out into the garden. Yes, it was a very sunny day indeed:
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Been a while since I wrote anything. There are various reasons for this - mostly, I've been tidying up my house. I've also been reading through the Wordplay columns, which I find entertaining for many of the same reasons I like reading L.E. Modesitt's descriptions of woodworking or blacksmithing in the Recluse books. Of course, I don't intend to start writing screenplays or move to L.A., any more than I want to build chairs or forge horseshoes - but it's interesting to read about what I should do, if I did want to do it.
Of course, there's also Query Letters I Love, which is pretty much the other end of the spectrum. As Trimethius described himself, they're "harsh but cruel". :)
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I just read the phrase "a low cost, web-based business model" as "a lost cow, web-based business model". I had to re-read it two or three times before I worked out what it actually said. Weird.
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No doubt you've all seen the animated gifs of "if LotR was done by roleplayers", but on the off chance that you haven't: one, two, three.
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Bad news on my quest to find flatmates - I thought I had a couple I knew lined up, but they decided that they'd pass. (One has some mobility problems, which made the bathroom problematic.) That was the only bite I got with my (admittedly not that great) advertisement, so I'm investigating other avenues. Argh, so annoying that I don't have a phone number! :(
Of course, if it weren't for the sweet, sweet cash, I'd just live by myself. Bah. :)
Posted by svend at February 22, 2005 11:42 AMwhat happened to getting them through work? Did you actually advertise it in the newspaper? You have a phone, your cellphone, plus your work number.
Posted by: giffy at February 22, 2005 6:32 PMI like the house :)
Don't give up on flatmates yet, I'm sure there will be some takers soon.
Cheers
Grant
Flatmates are good, but crazy single-hood has its advantages.
Hell, I've lived alone for nigh on 5 years, not counting the time I spent in mental institutions.
I'm not sure that the Nairn St flat counts as a "mental institution", per se... ;)
I know that when I was looking at flats, I tended to discount any that didn't have a phone number that was free to call; and I can't use my work phone, since I have two other people on my line. So - one more attempt to find flatmates inside the company, and then out to the wider world.
Posted by: Svend at February 25, 2005 8:27 AMWell your phone will be up and running on tuesday 1 March yes? So you could always put an add saying don't call till after then.
If you lived closer to town I'd offer my services as a flat-mate seeing as my mother and I will kill each other if we live together for much longer. :-) Good luck in any case!
You know, Svend, there's a marketing plan there. Just wait until Emba does the deed and then offer to shelter her as a conscientious fugitive.
Black Curtains: $30
Duct Tape: $10
Bottled Water: $12
Getting Your House On TV Complete With Armed Offender Ariel Shots And 'Flatmates Wanted' Signs In The Front Yard: Priceless
You can't buy that kind of publicity!
Posted by: phreq at February 27, 2005 9:46 AM