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[minervasolo]

Luch things was great last night. I really wish my sense of smell was up to scratch! Not that's is ever very good, but with a cold I couldn't appreciate the gorgeousness of lush as much as I'd have liked too. The makeover's were fun, and I've now spent £18 on makeup I probably don't need and shall very rarely use, but it's free delivery and all my evening wear is red anyway, so at least it'll match. The eyecream was just soooo pretty! And the lip cream didn't dry out my lips, which makes it fairly unique. I forgot to take the makeup off last night, but it didn't seem to have any ill affects anyway.

Oxtail stew is delicious, we now know, as is chocolate cheesecake (of which Toast got none, coz he was still hiding away in his room not eating). Three cheers to Mike! Starship Troopers is deeply enjoyable trash, with many pretty people involved in sex and violence and cgi, and some really snarky satirism.

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Today, we are meant to be having a carpet fitted. By which I mean today, we got a phone call maybe five minutes after two members of the household left for lectures and the other two were still in bed, telling us the fitters weren't coming at lunch time, they were coming in fifteen minutes. Leaped out of bed, got dressed, moved small things. Extablished with Mike that sofas were indeed far bigger than doors. Carpet fitters arrives. Said 'you have to take the carpet up for us, we have eight jobs today, we'll come back if we can', which considerng the landlord's wife had already told them we probably wouldn't be ready, was a bit off.

Since then, we now have a nice concrete floored living room, with one lonely seat in it because we quite like being able to move between rooms, a front hall filled with the other seats (it's been great watching Toast nad Ol get home, open the door and stare) and no carpet fitters. We're waitin for thd landlord to call.

... sounds like the landlord might have just come back. Better go check that out.

Comments

[ultharkitty.livejournal.com]

Sometimes, the attitude of odd job chaps really pisses me off. Your carpet fitters seem to be the same kind of people. They expect everyone else to have done half the job before them before they get there, even though they've been told you haven't had adequate warning. Lazy bastards.

[minervasolo.livejournal.com]

They've come back and fitted it now, fortunately, but I agree it wasn't a great attitude for them tocome in with. They might be a little less rushed and busy if they did things when they said they would, rather than just turning up now because it's more convenient.

[ultharkitty.livejournal.com]

Ooh, new carpet! Nice for your toes in the morning. I hope it's a good colour.

I'm off for a swim in a while, just thought I'd say in case you want to come (Edmund Wilson, 2.30/3pm-ish).

[rachel2205.livejournal.com]

Hi! Nice to meet you yesterday. Booo to the carpet fitters - why did they expect the carpet to be taken up? Tsk. At least you have carpets now!

[minervasolo.livejournal.com]

Is so shiny and new and blue. Makes the whole room look bigger and cleaner, which suggests that perhaps the old one needed more cleaning that we gave it! Nice to meet you too, btw!