Wellington: Day 2
This evening my room already looks a lot different than it did this morning. This morning I woke up on an air mattress, hooked an arm around my laptop, and spent the next 3 hours checking sites, doing work, and finding reasons not to get out of bed. (Hey, it can be intimidating starting fresh - and my new housemate sleeps in on nightshift nights, so I had plenty of reason to stay quiet.) But yeah, it was almost 11 before I coaxed myself out to the shower and dressing stage. After that, though, things picked up. For starters, I got a parcel! In the mail. On my very first day of being here. Thank you so much angelsasha for a delightfully well-timed surprise.
And then me and mah car left to take on the list of stores and supplies I'd made out. Thanks to Trash Palace (recycled furniture 'n' stuff depot at the local tip) and the amusingly jolly man who haggled with me over all of my purchases, I have a table, a dresser and an office chair. And they're nice. Not IKEA, but plenty bohemian enough for my new student lifestyle. Then I snatched up a great deal on a new sofa bed and somehow managed to get it home in the car. It involved bungee cords, rope, and 20cm of bed hanging out of the back of my car on the motorway.
Note to self: the next time you spend 2 years working in the Trade department of a huge DIY store, regularly watching people tie stuff onto vehicles, learn how to tie stuff onto vehicles.
So that was an adventure, lol. But I made it home, and fully stocked my side of the pantry, and chatted with Aldi, and then my grandparents and uncle, and unpacked my clothes, and made dinner. And now I'm alone all night, to do as I please. Debating whether to watch a movie or read a book. Stryker will happily keep me company for either.
I'll start taking some photos soon.
And then me and mah car left to take on the list of stores and supplies I'd made out. Thanks to Trash Palace (recycled furniture 'n' stuff depot at the local tip) and the amusingly jolly man who haggled with me over all of my purchases, I have a table, a dresser and an office chair. And they're nice. Not IKEA, but plenty bohemian enough for my new student lifestyle. Then I snatched up a great deal on a new sofa bed and somehow managed to get it home in the car. It involved bungee cords, rope, and 20cm of bed hanging out of the back of my car on the motorway.
Note to self: the next time you spend 2 years working in the Trade department of a huge DIY store, regularly watching people tie stuff onto vehicles, learn how to tie stuff onto vehicles.
So that was an adventure, lol. But I made it home, and fully stocked my side of the pantry, and chatted with Aldi, and then my grandparents and uncle, and unpacked my clothes, and made dinner. And now I'm alone all night, to do as I please. Debating whether to watch a movie or read a book. Stryker will happily keep me company for either.
I'll start taking some photos soon.