Sunday, 28 June 2009

Skanky ex-flat mate exposed!

WARNING: THIS IS AN ANGRY BLOG!!!!
(and also not very nice)

I have spent rather a long time deciding exactly how I should compose this post, and whether or not it's a particularly good idea (which I'm not that sure it is...but oh well), and god it's been difficult. So without further ado.....

I have now been living the blissful life of Alexandra House with the "boeuf" (Andrew) for a grand total of TWO weeks. And oh yes, it really has been bliss. So blissful in fact that i have had time to reflect on a few things which I certainly wont be missing from my residency in Regents Court.

Funnily enough they all seem to revolve around a certain ex-flat mate who, for the past year, has been the BAIN OF MY LIFE!! Along with her oaf of a boyfriend (other ex-flat mate) who quite frankly I can no longer stand.

Would you believe these were once good friends of mine?!

Anyhow, the story goes....Andy and I move out of Regents Court on June 12th....half a month before the end of our contract. Little miss skank (as I shall now refer to said ex-flat mate) stays there un till the end of the month.

So Andy and I think....well, it's a bit damn unfair for us to have to go back at the end and clean up an extra two weeks of her mess. So we make and agreement with little miss skank that we will (once moved out) hastily return and give the flat a thorough cleaning...till it's spotless. Surely this would be doing her a favour as she doesn't have to put up with any mess we leave behind and therefore only has her own filth to clean up when she leaves. But ofcourse she isn't happy because she realises that means that she WILL have to clean up all her own filth... by herself!

Anyhow....we still go along with this because she doesnt argue back (besides...her oaf of a boyfriend "Goliath" as I shall call him...wont be there to back her up). We go back to the flat and spend a whole 4 hours cleaning....EVERYTHING! Scrubbing the oven, wiping the piss stains off the toilet, the shower, the sink, mopping and hoovering floors, cleaning the surfaces...the whole shebang! It was tough but after alot of hard work we get there in the end. After, just to clarify that there is no more cleaning that could possibly be done, we consult the hall manager... Diane, who comes up and inspects our hard work. She see's that we have done an excelent job and that the place is spotless, so leaves a note on the side for Little Miss Skank and Goliath asking them to please keep it clean untill they leave.


So.... what was Little Miss Skank's response?


Well 3 days passed and randomly on a Saturday evening I receive the following text:

"Hey emma. Hope all is well in the new pad. When your passing through here over the next few weeks please make sure u keep the kitchen bin tidy. Just had to get rid of lots of your and Andy's rubbish from it. Thank you kindly. Del x".

So she spent 3 days in rage at the fact that not only has we gone and made the place spotless, but that Diane had seen it. And it took her that long to think up something petty to moan about.

It's like....that message was basically "friendly, friendly, friendly, SNIDE COMMENT, friendly."

Firstly I would like to clarify that any rubbish in that bin can't have been ours seeing as we had MOVED OUT! and also...it was her own filth that we had to put in the bin!

I thought up numerous possible responses to this text including:
  • "Fuck you, you skanky bitch"
  • "Actually that was YOUR rubbish.
  • "Well if thats the thanks we get for 4 hours of cleaning up your filth, then frankly edel I don't want to hear it! End of."
However I decided the best course of action was not to give her the saticefaction of any response.

I have since returned to the flat and seen that our cleaning efforts were completely wasted. But who cares, she has to clean it all up by herself. Oh wait...no, she'll get her oaf to come and do it for her.

I have also since learned of her winges to the oaf about our cleaning. Apparently she returned to the flat and ended up inhaling oven cleaner...and some how that was our fault. Well firstly Little Miss Skank, you shouldn't have been such a silly bint as to have stuck your head in the oven and breathed in! Also, if you'd ever ACTUALLY cleaned the oven, then you'd realise that there is a risk of this happening.

Andy too has since recieved malicious emails from the Oaf (a former friend of his). I wont go into detail about these because your probably already getting an bit tired from reading all of this. And I wouldn't want to prolong the wait for the juciest bit yet.

The Sins of Little Miss Skank:
(a compendium of all the filthy and immoral things I have witnessed over the year)
(in order of disgustingness)

  • The time she broke Andy's plate and left him a note saying she would replace it when Dave (the oaf) got some money. Only that Dave found this note, the plate turned out to be his and went spako!
  • When I got a hamster, she had to get a hamster.
  • When I got a tattoo she wanted a tattoo (but was too chicken to get one).
  • When I bought a record player so she wanted a record player.
  • The last summer where she desperately tried to get her same hair the same shade of red as mine.
  • Then dyed it black because I dyed mine black.
  • All the times she has helped herself to my shaving foam, painkillers, toothpaste....(which was even kept in my own draw), food, toilet roll etc...
  • The time she rang her parents for more money because "she didnt have enough for groceries" then actually spent it all on getting her hair done.
  • All the toothpaste globs she's left in, on, underneath and around the bathroom sink.
  • The several occasions of carelessness where she proceeded to break atleast 3 of my hamster balls.
  • When she dropped my iron
  • Then assumed that MY iron and ironing board were communal (when packing up to move out).
  • She also tried to make a claim on my Kettle, my mop and buckett & my blue plastic cups.
  • When she's clearly been shaving her legs in the bathroom skink and left her razor plus all her shavings in the sink.
  • The time she left a used plaster floating around in the bottom of the shower for weeks on end.
  • The time i returned to the recently cleaned flat to find the toilet in this state!
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  • And finally the time she left a used, blood stained tampon tube next to the bathroom sink!

So goodbye to you, you little filth bag! I could never have said all this to your face because as always you would have just whined loudly in that annoying irish accent of yours.

For those of you reading this thinking...."man, that was un called for"....well that was my BACKLASH!

End of.

Wednesday, 17 June 2009

Alexandra House

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Ok, long time no blog!

This is just a little one as I am sat in the old flat at Regents Court using the only available internet i have right now. Obviously the main update is that Andy and I have now officially moved into our new apartment in Alexandra House.

We moved last weekend 13th&14th, with the help of my family.

We have now lived there for a grand total of 4 days and are totally blown away by its awesomeness. It's a real breath of fresh air having our own space, having a bath, more space and not to mention the DISHWASHER....which is ofcourse my new best friend.

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Tidyness and hygine standards have been kept to the highest of levels therefore resulting in a much happier, more relaxed lifestyle. We really feel like we are on some sort of holiday and keep expecting the dream to end...but it's reality!!! Actual reality!

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It also rocks that we now live in the ever developing Cultural Quarter and I have made it a number one priority that I must take advantage of living right next to the Curve theare and go to see shows as often as I can.

Right, I must blogg off, so for now I shall leave you with a few photos I took over the weekend. These were taking during the move so forgive the lack of organisation and mid unpacking shots.

I shall go and take more photos of the flat now that we've managed to sort it out a bit more.

Ciao!

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Monday, 1 June 2009

A nod back to the days when I used to enjoy photography.

Before it became a chore, and something i had to do seriously rather than have fun with :(

BFTI - cultured clothing. The birth of Boredom Feeds The Imagination© in 2005.

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Freaked - 4 years ago when I discovered the true potential of my bathroom.
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Just a Polaroid I tool whilst decorating
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Head over heels - this became more about making the shoes than the photos!

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Alex in Wonderland - the best colaboration ever!

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Wednesday, 27 May 2009

Death By Mess!




In order to be able to move flat, one must organise one's posessions!

The move is scheduled for June 13th...thats now 18 days in counting. By the end of these 18 days I'm hoping that i'll have assembled my possessions in some kind of order.

I began this task 2 days ago....and there is some progress. While the room remains a mess, there are certain "areas" which are now neatly organised. Some stuff has even been packed away in boxes!





So far, I have sorted:
  • Jewelery

  • Cosmetics

  • Hair shiz
  • Most of my books

  • My box of fancy bits; ribbon, lace, buttons, sequins etc

  • Have thrown out my dusty collection of past issues of Vouge

  • My box of random crap which will one day make it into my scrap book

  • Stationary

  • My Irregular Choice shoe collection (all 7 pairs now safely back in thier boxes).

  • My Burlesque box, containing all things burlesque.

So........ there is still some way to go. I may end up holding another one of my indoor jumble sales just to shift some of the stuff i don't need, although I'll probably take most of it to charity shops (someone may aswell benefit from my over spending).

Friday, 22 May 2009

The first 5 days of 21.



The Cakes
It is ubelievable the ammount of stuff that has happened in the past week! Thursday morning came and I was stressing about the butter icing not having the right consitency, Andy was doing my nut it & refusing to let me cheat with Betty Crocker and I was about to drop everything to go out for yet another flat viewing.

I got my mother on the blower to consult her about the butter icing, I then proceeded to let out about all the other stresses including an unfinished ball dress, the 60 fairy cakes I still had to make, the general flat hunting issue and the fact that I had lost my purse & bank card which ofcourse wasnt helping matters.

So as u can imigine I wasnt having the best of days. That was until Andy and I actually found the flat of our dreams!! We went in (after viewing a few others), looked around, fell in love with it, said goodbye to the estate agent, then 2 hours later went back and put in an application!

Came home, proceeded to spend 5 hours making 60 fairy cakes plus icing and decorations. All the while keeping our fingers crossed that our application for the flat would be accepted.

The Flat






We soon herd back that the landlord had accepted our application (which surprised us as we are students applying for a non student flat)! We then managed to pass the credit check, and i then got the phone call on Tuesday morning saying that I could pick up the tennancy agreement! We get the keys on June 12th, and I couldn't be more excited!

The flat comprises of a lounge & kitchenette, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (one ensuite)..........and..........a DISHWASHER!!!!

The master bedroom used to be the money room for the building when it used to be a factory and still has all the wooden pannel door fittings for the old safes! The ceilings are about 10ft high and did i mention it has a DISHWASHER!?
It's located in the new Cultural Quarter right next to the Curve Theatre. Snazzy or what!?



The Party
Friday arrived finally and like a headless chicken I continued to rush around, transporting all 60 fairy cakes to our venue (Firebug, Leicester). But I think it's safe to say it was all worth it in the end.

I'm so thankful to everyone who came, everyone made such an effort and looked fab all dressed up!

Wednesday, 13 May 2009

Current mess situation


Just to make things clear...... I am NOT a tidy person!
My own obsessive shopping habits have gone beyond a joke now. I live in a shared flat, with my own room…this room does not even have a bed in it (the bed is elsewhere). This room is “cluttered” to say the least.
Almost all of this room’s contents have been purchased since moving to Leicester a year and a half ago. This includes clothes, shoes, books, records, record player, foot spa, magazines, and extra clothing rail for my excess of clothes, cushions, decorations, teapots, book shelf, storage systems, fairy lights, light shades, free standing lamp…..need I go on!?

It has reached a critical point now where a) I can no longer afford to live and b) I have nowhere to store all these things. Added on top of this, my messy nature, navigating my way across the floor is becoming increasingly difficult.

Some Initial Shiz'

I feel after the past 8 weeks of compulsary blogging for uni, I may as well carry on. However unlike my blog specifically focusing on my burlesque documentary...I will actually now be blogging about any random crap I can think of.



So.... my week, to date has been rather hectic. Andy and I finally began house hunting and spent 4 hours walking around Leicester finding places to let, taking photos of them and pining (me mainly) outside some really beautiful and no doubt stupidly expensive properties!



We are savvy though...we watch location, location, location!

On our travels we found this awesomely retro laundrette, it looked so old & empty we thought it was deserted... until we pushed the door open & went inside.


Other than that I've been spending my time planning for the almighty 21st birthday party which, oh my god, is in 2 days!!!! I never thought anything would be so stressful...other than uni work. So I have spent the evening restyling my wig to turn it into a Marie Antoinette do'.



It was originally a blonde Amy Winehouse wig.

It took ALOT of hair spray, talcom powder and kirby grips to acheive the transformation.

Voila!