Re: Forever Friday
Posted: Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:11 am
OK, I'm s2s and have had breakfast.
Need to concentrate on writing. I'll start by listening to a podcast reflection while I tidy up the kitchen. It was untouched from yesterday. Ds's call went from 9:20 to 11:20 (and we got in the door at 9:10) so I didn't get anything done at all around home yesterday.
Ds is settled into his new place and happy with it. Turns out it isn't a 2 bedroom apartment with 8 beds but a 3 bedroom apartment with 13 beds! It is a testament to how quiet the residents are that he had no idea there was a whole other bedroom down a hallway. This is not a party place, everyone has work and/or school and some are illegally in the country so all keep really quiet to avoid trouble.
He posted pictures and it looks ok. He has a bottom bunk so has storage underneath as well as clipping things to the bars that hold the upper bunk in place. He says the beds creak but are comfortable. He has rope strung up all along 2 edges of the bed so he can hang his clothes to dry. That makes his space more private too.
He's paying $15 a week more than his female friends who are two floors down in the same building. That is a one bedroom with 8 people (4 in the bedroom, 4 in the living room.) The girls come up to ds's place to eat because there is no place to eat at their place. They have a kitchen in their apartment but no place except the edge of the bed to eat on. Ds has a table for 3 and three couches (for seating not sleeping) in the living room (and 2 chairs on the balcony but no table.) The Italian brought home a 4' used Christmas tree so they have that (without decorations) to make it seem even homier.
It is a no-smoking place but smoking is allowed on the balcony. He has met everyone in his room and a few of the others but not everyone yet. The mix so far is Chinese, Korean, Italian, Japanese, Canadian and Egyptian. People come and go, minimum stay is just 2 weeks. Ds has committed to 3 weeks but will stay longer if he gets the job he's applying for a job today. It is literally right across the street so his commute would be non-existent. The girls are working day labour jobs and also love that ds is cooking dinner for them each night. He loves that he has the companionship over the meal and the ability to split the cost 3 ways. It means they can have more meals with a bit of meat.
The van gets returned this weekend. There might be a headache over that (it needs better cleaning and the others have disappeared so ds is on the hook for it.) He used it this week to drive out to the suburbs with the girls and they stocked up on cheap food from a major grocery store while they still had a way to transport it easily.
Need to concentrate on writing. I'll start by listening to a podcast reflection while I tidy up the kitchen. It was untouched from yesterday. Ds's call went from 9:20 to 11:20 (and we got in the door at 9:10) so I didn't get anything done at all around home yesterday.
Ds is settled into his new place and happy with it. Turns out it isn't a 2 bedroom apartment with 8 beds but a 3 bedroom apartment with 13 beds! It is a testament to how quiet the residents are that he had no idea there was a whole other bedroom down a hallway. This is not a party place, everyone has work and/or school and some are illegally in the country so all keep really quiet to avoid trouble.
He posted pictures and it looks ok. He has a bottom bunk so has storage underneath as well as clipping things to the bars that hold the upper bunk in place. He says the beds creak but are comfortable. He has rope strung up all along 2 edges of the bed so he can hang his clothes to dry. That makes his space more private too.
He's paying $15 a week more than his female friends who are two floors down in the same building. That is a one bedroom with 8 people (4 in the bedroom, 4 in the living room.) The girls come up to ds's place to eat because there is no place to eat at their place. They have a kitchen in their apartment but no place except the edge of the bed to eat on. Ds has a table for 3 and three couches (for seating not sleeping) in the living room (and 2 chairs on the balcony but no table.) The Italian brought home a 4' used Christmas tree so they have that (without decorations) to make it seem even homier.
It is a no-smoking place but smoking is allowed on the balcony. He has met everyone in his room and a few of the others but not everyone yet. The mix so far is Chinese, Korean, Italian, Japanese, Canadian and Egyptian. People come and go, minimum stay is just 2 weeks. Ds has committed to 3 weeks but will stay longer if he gets the job he's applying for a job today. It is literally right across the street so his commute would be non-existent. The girls are working day labour jobs and also love that ds is cooking dinner for them each night. He loves that he has the companionship over the meal and the ability to split the cost 3 ways. It means they can have more meals with a bit of meat.
The van gets returned this weekend. There might be a headache over that (it needs better cleaning and the others have disappeared so ds is on the hook for it.) He used it this week to drive out to the suburbs with the girls and they stocked up on cheap food from a major grocery store while they still had a way to transport it easily.
