Well, I've said it before, but this time I think I mean it: next time I move, I'm getting professional movers in. I've only ever done it once, and that's when I was moving here to Sweden (as there wasn't another easy choice) and that went well, even though they were just moving the boxes into a storage facility at the time. As mentioned on a previous blog, we were moving twice on one day - something in hindsight we definitely shouldn't have done. We finished at something like 9:45pm, and rushed to the biljard to at least have something to eat. We were absolutely knackered - moving my stuff down three flights of stairs, a 400 meter drive and then walking up three fights of stairs was just too much.
But, it's over and we moved now. Linda has come over the past couple of weekends to visit; once she has an internet connection I'll be going back up with her and spending a couple of days there.
Speaking of internet... Tele2 - despite being recommended by several people - have really dropped the ball on getting my phone line sorted. As mentioned in the previous blog, they had "lost" me and said they'd send a new contract "straight away". Well, last Thursday I still hadn't received anything. After phoning them AGAIN and explaining that I've already moved, the girl on the line said she'd send a new contract out priority post. I finally got it yesterday -- and it was EXACTLY the same piece of paper I had originally got! So... I've sent the new contract back to them, and let's hope it works this time. After that, of course, there's still another 10 working days before they can even switch on the ADSL connection; so I'll continue walking to Slaygon's to work each day.
The important stuff is unboxed now; but I haven't carried on, so I still have a load of boxes around. On top of that, I need to do the final clearing up in the old flat, as that will have new tenants from December.
So, a few odds and ends but it's getting there. I like the new flat - all the rooms are slightly smaller (except for the bedroom and bathroom), but squarer as well which I like - and it has a bath!
Marcel Donné came to visit and stayed at Slaygon's this weekend, so I managed to see him too. It's been a year since I've seen him last so it was good to catch up. Plus we found a new favorite restaurant - Tilda's, which is a five minute walk away. Excellent, excellent food and we still don't know why we hadn't tried it before! Methinks we'll be going again!
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Friday, November 03, 2006
A man on the edge...
GAH!
This weekend sees the Big Move, where Linda moves to Trollhättan, and I move to her flat, which is about 400 meters from where I live now. The first task is to move everything down from Linda's old flat and convoy out to Trollhättan, so that her old flat is free. It's also the "longest" move because THN is about an hours' drive away. Then we'll come back, pack the van with my stuff here and drive all of 400 meters to unload the stuff. I know, it's only 400 meters... but it's 400 meters, and there's a main road to navigate.
Of course, there's always glitches to these things. Tele2 is the company I've chosen as my telco, mainly because Linda uses them already, and they seem pretty good - or at least, they DID. Until I phoned them this week to ask if everything was OK and my application (which I had send two weeks ago) was approved. It seems they had "lost" me in the system somewhere, and had no record that I wanted a telephone line, let alone an ADSL connection. So, after being handed around to three different people, the contract was sent out again. I was hoping it would arrive today, but it hasn't. I bloody well hope it arrives tomorrow - and even then, I'm not going to get the phone line or ADSL in time. In the meantime, I'm either going to have to walk back to this flat with my laptop in my rucksack (as technically I move out of here on the 15th), or I'm going to have to ask Slaygon very nicely if I can work from his in the daytime.
This also means that BBB, my radio show, is looking a bit dodgy, although I did speak to Slaygon about that and I will probably be able to do the show from there. It will be a different show, as I won't have the sound effects and stuff that I use -- but that, actually, is a good thing. When I moved over here, I was doing the shows from Slaygon's in the first place, and I didn't rely on so much effects, just me talking bollocks. So this will be a good experiment to see what the listeners think and do an A/B comparison.
My faith in humanity dropped a bit this week, too. I went to the biljard with Slaygon on Tuesday. We left the table for a few minutes, and when I got back, someone had stolen my expensive jumper that I love wearing. I mean, a JUMPER for chrissakes! I would have understood - although I'd be very angry - if they'd have nicked the cue that I got for my birthday (which was on the table), but a jumper? And this was before the cold snap that we're in at the moment. It was mild and only drizzling slightly. Unbelievable.
Yes, we're going through a cold snap at the moment. It's been quite mild recently, until Tuesday evening when it suddenly snowed. Wednesday's temperature was -2°C, and today's has been on the zero. Luckily I have my Mafia Coat, which keeps me nice and warm.
Anyway, I have to pack a few more bits and pieces before heading off to Linda's. (That's also a source of anxiety - whether I finish in time.) I might try and add a quick addendum tomorrow before packing my PC up - failing that, I'll look for an internet connection somwehere...
Oh, and before I go, here's an Apple keyboard that I've "altered" a bit. See if you can see what's happened...
This weekend sees the Big Move, where Linda moves to Trollhättan, and I move to her flat, which is about 400 meters from where I live now. The first task is to move everything down from Linda's old flat and convoy out to Trollhättan, so that her old flat is free. It's also the "longest" move because THN is about an hours' drive away. Then we'll come back, pack the van with my stuff here and drive all of 400 meters to unload the stuff. I know, it's only 400 meters... but it's 400 meters, and there's a main road to navigate.
Of course, there's always glitches to these things. Tele2 is the company I've chosen as my telco, mainly because Linda uses them already, and they seem pretty good - or at least, they DID. Until I phoned them this week to ask if everything was OK and my application (which I had send two weeks ago) was approved. It seems they had "lost" me in the system somewhere, and had no record that I wanted a telephone line, let alone an ADSL connection. So, after being handed around to three different people, the contract was sent out again. I was hoping it would arrive today, but it hasn't. I bloody well hope it arrives tomorrow - and even then, I'm not going to get the phone line or ADSL in time. In the meantime, I'm either going to have to walk back to this flat with my laptop in my rucksack (as technically I move out of here on the 15th), or I'm going to have to ask Slaygon very nicely if I can work from his in the daytime.
This also means that BBB, my radio show, is looking a bit dodgy, although I did speak to Slaygon about that and I will probably be able to do the show from there. It will be a different show, as I won't have the sound effects and stuff that I use -- but that, actually, is a good thing. When I moved over here, I was doing the shows from Slaygon's in the first place, and I didn't rely on so much effects, just me talking bollocks. So this will be a good experiment to see what the listeners think and do an A/B comparison.
My faith in humanity dropped a bit this week, too. I went to the biljard with Slaygon on Tuesday. We left the table for a few minutes, and when I got back, someone had stolen my expensive jumper that I love wearing. I mean, a JUMPER for chrissakes! I would have understood - although I'd be very angry - if they'd have nicked the cue that I got for my birthday (which was on the table), but a jumper? And this was before the cold snap that we're in at the moment. It was mild and only drizzling slightly. Unbelievable.
Yes, we're going through a cold snap at the moment. It's been quite mild recently, until Tuesday evening when it suddenly snowed. Wednesday's temperature was -2°C, and today's has been on the zero. Luckily I have my Mafia Coat, which keeps me nice and warm.
Anyway, I have to pack a few more bits and pieces before heading off to Linda's. (That's also a source of anxiety - whether I finish in time.) I might try and add a quick addendum tomorrow before packing my PC up - failing that, I'll look for an internet connection somwehere...
Oh, and before I go, here's an Apple keyboard that I've "altered" a bit. See if you can see what's happened...
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