The Net Dog Blog

Well, we still don't have our broadband hooked up but we got our satellite last week (reruns of Frasier 24 hours a day! YAY!) and the phone was finally switched on yesterday. It takes forever to get anything done here! The phone company didn't seem phased in the slightest when we told them we would be without a phone for over a month. You gotta love red tape!
Oh well. 2 down and 1 to go. Right now I'm using a dial-up connection (shudder) and BT charges per minute so this won't be one of my usual long winded diatribes. I just didn't want you to think I've forgotten about my faithful readers.
Next week I head to the states for what will probably be the last trip home for a while where I will once again be without a proper internet connection, but I will try to write a little something.
TTFN.

As many of you were tired of looking at that woman with Peeps pinned to her breasts, I figured I should post something new and let you know what I've been up to lately. Last weekend, Blake and I moved into a new flat. It is located between the Kennington and Oval Tube stations (which already seems like a major step up from Stockwell). The flat is a new development called The Yard and we are the first residential tenants. The landlord, who is a photographer, has a studio there as does a costume/handbag designer and a furniture designer.

The flat itself is located on the second floor (third floor for us Americans) and, boy, is it sweet. We have a spare bedroom (which for now is the junk room) and a balcony. Once we moved in Blake immediately went out and bought a grill and had people over for steaks and something he called chicken ribs. We have a pretty decent sized grocery store located right behind our little complex so it only takes about 2 minutes to walk there.

For the first time since moving here almost a year ago I actually feel comfortable.

I meant to take a few pictures to post but I wanted everything to be in place so keep watching this space. In the meantime, here is the picture from the website. It shows our spacious kitchen/living room area and out those french doors is the balcony. I just love it!