anyway, that's not what i'm talkin' about. it's hot. always. it's always hot down here, which is driving me a bit crazy... i know, i know - back to back summers, who am i to complain while you shovel your car out from under ten feet of snow and slip on the ice that your neighbour neglected to salt. i am an asshole. but it's so damned hot all the time! it brings out my asshole tendencies. i sit at my desk (which is a rarity in itself) at work and sweat dribbles down from inside my elbows and knees. this is not comfortable. 45 degree workplaces are not good. sorry. it's my day off and i'm probably already sunburnt from sitting near the window.
in less annoyingly complaining news: we found a house to rent! too bad it's $2250/month. that's the downside (and that does not include electricity, water, phone, internet, tv or gas), but the upsides are here:
http://www.domain.com.au/Public/PropertyDetails.aspx?adid=5961669 (sorry, you'll have to copy and paste since it's archived and that's because i rented it!)
it's got a backyard! bub can have a wade in a blow-up pool while we eat barbecued things. awesome. we had to sign a three year lease to get this place. three years?? who the hell signs a three year lease? us, that's who. and the reason is that the rental market in this city is not good for renters. it makes me very sad to be paying rent again after owning our house in vancouver, but if the rent is that high here, you can imagine housing prices.
other extremely noteworthy occurrences:
- my eyes are tired (it's too hot!)
- i always say to myself "remember that you put that pizza (cake, muffins, chicken, whatever) in the oven and then run over way later when i smell burning. i'm too young for that kind of thing, aren't i? AREN'T I???
- i can't find a yoga dvd to save my life (and my weight) here. what's up with that, fat, unbendy australia??
- i love you. googoogajoob.
5 comments:
congrats on the house! so jealous! i agree that owning is nicer than renting in a lot of ways, but when it means the difference between a tiny apartment and a house with a nice backyard... bring on the rent. that's some pretty hefty rent tho. hoo boy. tom always says he wants to move somewhere where it's always warm... but i don't know. i hope you are able enjoy the warmth again soon!
wow, three year contract, unheard of, wait, three years!! ah, I'm heartbroken women. i was hoping you'd be back after 1 year. it's so foggy and cold here. love Inspector Gaget!
bummer that it's too hot for you.
So, I copy and pasted your link and noticed that the map has "Get Directions" so I plugged in the Heather Street factory as the 'from' location and the stupid site didn't get it (see my blog from today). It just didn't get it! Stupid internets.
Love you too.
That is a nice looking house! If you are renting for 3 years I guess you aren't planning on returning to the cold anytime soon no matter how hot it is eh?
melanie - i guess not :( although, who really cares about leases - there's not much you can do to penalise someone aside from keeping the deposit.
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