Ikea makes you happy

[dadadreamer]

I think that I must be the only person in London who didn't see the giant elephant this weekend.  With my cold still persisting and my nose still streaming I didn't think it would be a good idea to go and stand in the rain, even for the elephant's sake, so the weekend was mostly spent indoors doing what can only be described as faffing.  I spent a

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[pollitesss]

Oooh. Masters degrees. After our discussion the other week I think the leicester course looks far better suited to you. It seems to be more vocational - more directly relevant to the practical stuff you're doing. The Goldsmiths course looks a bit of a hotchpotch - and probably too new to have settled down quite how it's going to work...

Oooh. Flats! I think anyone eligible for shared ownership should definatley consider it. I hate to be a party pooper and point out that you still have to get a mortgage for the other 50% + shared ownership rent part. So realistically it is still likely to be slightly more expensive that renting in a shared flat - but you get your own space for that money. Bliss!

[dadadreamer]

Yes I agree with you completely. I did like the idea of the Goldsmiths one, but on closer inspection it doesn't quite work together. I like the Leicester course because you can study up to two modules independently as a taster before committing to the whole of the course, which I would do next academic year. Meanwhile, I'll look for a job where they'd be prepared to sponsor me to do the rest of the course, and hopefully give study leave to do it.

On the subject of Masters, my friend Naz has just been accepted onto the course that Andy was doing at Birkbeck, she said that he seemed to enjoy it so much that she thought she'd look into it for herself and decided to enroll.

After a bit of thought I did realise about the mortgage thing with the flat. Silly me. But still I think it would be cheaper than renting a place like that and you get the capital gains. Not sure why I'm worrying about it now however, seeing as I'm just about to apply for Housing Benefit :-(

[pollitesss]

yes - it would probably be cheaper than renting such a place. And it would be yours - if you kept up with the payments they wouldn't be able to kick you out - and you can paint it any colour you want and have your own furniture. The particular one in the link is probably, technically, in (Upper) Upper Clapton (given that it's on the Lee/Lea and 15 mins from Stoke N & Stamford Hill) - but they're not going to mention that in an Ad...I'm a terrible cynic, ignore me. ;o)

[dadadreamer]

Yes it is in Clapton, I know exactly where it is, I walk past it all the time, but I like that area, the river and the boats remind me of the midlands countryside.

[pollitesss]

Yes. I just looked on the map - it's so north north east Hackney it's almost in both Tottenham and Waltham Forest. I think I misjudged - if I was asked I'd say it was Stamford Hill. As you may have gathered - I am not doing anything that remotely looks like work this afternoon. This is far more interesting.