New House Tour

At long last, I have media of the new house. We got ridiculously domestic about it, but we're really happy with how it ended up. If you want detailed notes on the photos, the set starts here.

Here is the house tour, in order. The videos are chopped into segments of less than 90 seconds so that I could upload them to flickr (Youtube is too searchable by my students).























For the video-impaired, here are the photos:


Yes, spring has come to England. These are in the garden across the street. It was an absolutely gorgeous morning.


This is part of our living room, featuring giant couch #1, as well as the Spider plant we inherited, part of my jewellery making materials, and in the magazine stand, the corner of the photo album Tami gave me for Christmas.


The other part of the living room, featuring the second giant couch with my single duvet in the corner for when it gets cold, the Argentinian flag, the fireplace with decorative rocks, and the big mantle mirror.


The remainder of our living room including working table, both computers (since, as you can see by the modem on the floor, the Virgin guy forgot our router), TV, and the welcome card Gisela's boyfriend mailed me.


On the immediate right is Gisela's room, the wooden door is the bathroom, and you can just see my room at the end of the hall.


The bathtub is massively deep. What you can't see in this photo is the heated rail on the radiator just across from the bathtub, which will burn you in extremely awkward places if you bend over the wrong way.


The kitchen has both a washer (no dryer) and a dishwasher. Heaven!


I am massively in love with my bed. For those who I know care about such things, some of the titles on the shelf next to it are: Beauty, the Blue Sword, Ransom My Heart, Forever Princess, Chalice, The Graveyard Book, Getting the Buggers to Behave, Getting the Buggers into Science, Lyra's Oxford, Mansfield Park, and Cross Stitch (known in Canada by the more sensible title of "Outlander"). Also featured is my TARDIS USB hub, desk lamp, and the speakers for my computer, which is in the living room. The thing hanging from the door on the right is a kitty handbag I got at Spitalfield's. The throw pillows on the bed have silver sequins in floral patterns.


My room from the other side, featuring the wardrobe Gisela lent me, since she now has a massive one of her own.
posted by Sarah E. at 5:40 PM

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Got Feet?

Specifically, UK size 6, US size 7 feet? In need of running shoes that are half a size too small for me, but are nonetheless kick-ass waterproof shoes?



E-mail me. We'll talk.
posted by Sarah E. at 1:37 PM

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It's Like Christmas...

Last night I was so excited I couldn't sleep. Seriously, I woke up at 3 and at 4:30. But this morning, we got the best present of all.



Yes, this is a Snow Day in England.


posted by Sarah E. at 5:20 AM

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