A Man, A Plan, A Flat, Edinburgh.
Following on from my last entry (over a week ago now, shocking!), not only do I have a job (which I will hopefully start on Monday) but I now also have a flat! It's a large place with a huge lounge, 2 double bedrooms (one ensuite), an awesome box/computer room complete with free computer, nice kitchen, a big bathroom with a spider-shower.
I found it on Thursday, after 2 days of frantic flat hunting and about 7 other property viewings. Paid the holding deposit that evening, and put the rest on my credit card on friday. I'm now very poor, seeing as how the advance payment was deposit (one month rent + £200), first months rent, and an admin fee of £120. Still, the reference checks all went through at the start of the week, and I picked up the keys this morning. Wooyay! I get proper internet on Monday (this is going through my phone at the moment), so I'll post some photos once the 20Mb broadband gets switched on :D
In other news, it was the wotmania Edinburgh Gathering this weekend, and I met Paul and Angie in addition to Tom (who's floor I've been staying on since last monday). Met up with them first on Thursday along with Roh and Camilla at the National Museum, and mosied around there for a while before going to the Frankenstein pub. Showed Roh the video I took of the flat place (as Roh is going to be my flatmate), she liked it so I payed the holding deposit.
Friday involved beggaring myself by putting £1200 on my credit card, then meeting up with everyone for meals and stuff in the evening. Saturday was the "main meet day", and we did a walk up to Arthurs Seat (big hill just outside the main but of Edinburgh) where I got a massive hayfever attack and my eyes swelled up to the size of cannonballs. Not nice. And then it started raining. Awesome.
After the wonderful views and picnic lunch (it didn't actually start raining until we were heading back into town, thankfully), we headed back to the musuem thing where we went to a hands-on sciencey area, and totally pushed lots of buttons. Highly amusing, then went to the Jekyll and Hyde pub for food and drinks.
Sunday was nice and relaxing; Tim and Bekah's for champagne and strawberries in the afternoon (along with a 50 hour long game of Once Upon A Time), followed by Wetherspoons for drinks and food.
Monday and Tuesday I mostly spent reading books in Costa Coffee, with a spectacular view over central Edinburgh. It's really rather a pretty city. Oh, and I signed my work contract on Monday.
Today I picked up the keys for the new flat, moved it, got registered for council tax, got TV/Phone/Broadband from Virgin Media set up for next monday (seeing as how the house was already ready for it, it made sense to go with Virgin. Less setup fees), and then cooked an awesome chocolate chili con carne. And chocolate brownies. Except the chili didn't really work that well, and I burnt the brownies. :(
But Tim and Rebekah and Tom and Roh all came over for a mini flatwarming, and they all ate it, and at least said it was tasty, so that makes me feel a little better.
So yes. I've spent far too much money already, and shall probably spend more tomorrow on duvets and bookshelves and drawers and stuff.
I found it on Thursday, after 2 days of frantic flat hunting and about 7 other property viewings. Paid the holding deposit that evening, and put the rest on my credit card on friday. I'm now very poor, seeing as how the advance payment was deposit (one month rent + £200), first months rent, and an admin fee of £120. Still, the reference checks all went through at the start of the week, and I picked up the keys this morning. Wooyay! I get proper internet on Monday (this is going through my phone at the moment), so I'll post some photos once the 20Mb broadband gets switched on :D
In other news, it was the wotmania Edinburgh Gathering this weekend, and I met Paul and Angie in addition to Tom (who's floor I've been staying on since last monday). Met up with them first on Thursday along with Roh and Camilla at the National Museum, and mosied around there for a while before going to the Frankenstein pub. Showed Roh the video I took of the flat place (as Roh is going to be my flatmate), she liked it so I payed the holding deposit.
Friday involved beggaring myself by putting £1200 on my credit card, then meeting up with everyone for meals and stuff in the evening. Saturday was the "main meet day", and we did a walk up to Arthurs Seat (big hill just outside the main but of Edinburgh) where I got a massive hayfever attack and my eyes swelled up to the size of cannonballs. Not nice. And then it started raining. Awesome.
After the wonderful views and picnic lunch (it didn't actually start raining until we were heading back into town, thankfully), we headed back to the musuem thing where we went to a hands-on sciencey area, and totally pushed lots of buttons. Highly amusing, then went to the Jekyll and Hyde pub for food and drinks.
Sunday was nice and relaxing; Tim and Bekah's for champagne and strawberries in the afternoon (along with a 50 hour long game of Once Upon A Time), followed by Wetherspoons for drinks and food.
Monday and Tuesday I mostly spent reading books in Costa Coffee, with a spectacular view over central Edinburgh. It's really rather a pretty city. Oh, and I signed my work contract on Monday.
Today I picked up the keys for the new flat, moved it, got registered for council tax, got TV/Phone/Broadband from Virgin Media set up for next monday (seeing as how the house was already ready for it, it made sense to go with Virgin. Less setup fees), and then cooked an awesome chocolate chili con carne. And chocolate brownies. Except the chili didn't really work that well, and I burnt the brownies. :(
But Tim and Rebekah and Tom and Roh all came over for a mini flatwarming, and they all ate it, and at least said it was tasty, so that makes me feel a little better.
So yes. I've spent far too much money already, and shall probably spend more tomorrow on duvets and bookshelves and drawers and stuff.
Labels: edinburgh, flat, jobhunting
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