Oh, Painting.

Dulux brand matt color “Blue Reflection” (a lovely deep robin or duck egg blue) for main walls, some chintzy-sounding name of pale cream for the slanted wall and the roof. Yesterday was Clean Vaseline Off Baseboards Day and today is Sand Spackle And Paint Walls While Drinking Red Wine Day. Whoa. It’s amazing how easy [...]

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Moscas en la Casa

Earlier this week I complained about meat being left in the kitchen garbage bin overnight, not wanting there to be flies in the apartment, and the boyfriend said, “This is England. There aren’t any flies in England!” In some respects, I almost believed him, there are no snakes, right? (heh…) But what about gnats? I’ve [...]

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(Drankin’) In London

Last night was a surprisingly booze-filled outing to Westies (drinks get-together for those on the London Fixed Gear Single Speed Forum who live in/near West London). Madness, really, by the end of the night I found myself wrestling with someone in the pub! I don’t know what I was thinking, but I was really mad [...]

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To be sleepless in Madrid

I’d heard Madrid was a really late-night city but I hadn’t had too much personal experience with the late hours here until last night. The restaurant across the street is gonna seriously suck come summer, if I’m still here. Various groups of people left its interior and hung around its environs, talking very loudly, from [...]

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Hello from Madrid! (A.K.A. El Post Primero)

I’m in Spain! Wow! I wasn’t able to write during the first week, in London, as I am generally unable to when on vacation. That’s basically what being in London was like, going on vacation and now that I’m in Spain I’m supposed to be trying to start a life – however short or long [...]

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