Half-moving to London
Oct. 10th, 2002 02:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ciphergothNow that this has been discussed privately with all the relevant parties, I can make An Announcement.
All being well, I'm moving to London.
Well, sort of. I'm half moving to London. Most likely, I'm half-moving-in with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ergotia and lilithmagna sometime around December or January.
I've wanted to move to London for ages - I'm always travelling there to see those two, and I have family and so many friends there that I don't get to see nearly enough of. However, I can't persuadepurplerabbits to come with me, and in any case there are so many good people and things I'd be leaving behind - including, of course, that I legally own a flat up here.
So the solution seems to be to get a pad in London and divide my time fairly evenly between there and here, perhaps spending two weeks in each location before returning to the other. I'm able to do this because I work from home, so as long as there's broadband to hook my laptop up to, I'm away.
The original plan was to move in withkitty_goth and pure_mourning, but purplerabbits suggested that it might make more sense to move directly in with ergotia and lilithmagna, rather than constantly travelling halfway across London to see them. And I know I've complained about the state of their flat more than once, but if I lived there, I could do something about it. Furthermore, we've agreed that the rent that I pay will be ringfenced for flat improvements - and that sort of money can effect a lot of change very quickly.
We've still to work out some details, and thoughergotia's daughter has been told about the plan and has indicated she's likely to assent, she'd rather we waited 'till she's moved out so the exact timing isn't clear, but the plan is there.
More, of course, in this LJ when I know it.
I'm looking forward so much to seeing more of so many of you!
Paul x
All being well, I'm moving to London.
Well, sort of. I'm half moving to London. Most likely, I'm half-moving-in with
ergotia and lilithmagna sometime around December or January.I've wanted to move to London for ages - I'm always travelling there to see those two, and I have family and so many friends there that I don't get to see nearly enough of. However, I can't persuade
purplerabbits to come with me, and in any case there are so many good people and things I'd be leaving behind - including, of course, that I legally own a flat up here.So the solution seems to be to get a pad in London and divide my time fairly evenly between there and here, perhaps spending two weeks in each location before returning to the other. I'm able to do this because I work from home, so as long as there's broadband to hook my laptop up to, I'm away.
The original plan was to move in with
kitty_goth and pure_mourning, but purplerabbits suggested that it might make more sense to move directly in with ergotia and lilithmagna, rather than constantly travelling halfway across London to see them. And I know I've complained about the state of their flat more than once, but if I lived there, I could do something about it. Furthermore, we've agreed that the rent that I pay will be ringfenced for flat improvements - and that sort of money can effect a lot of change very quickly.We've still to work out some details, and though
ergotia's daughter has been told about the plan and has indicated she's likely to assent, she'd rather we waited 'till she's moved out so the exact timing isn't clear, but the plan is there.More, of course, in this LJ when I know it.
I'm looking forward so much to seeing more of so many of you!
Paul x
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Date: 2002-10-10 07:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-10-10 07:17 am (UTC)Be good to meet up with you properly (and recognise you!)
when are you coming to London again? Furnace is at the end of this month?
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Date: 2002-10-10 07:20 am (UTC)See you soon.
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Date: 2002-10-10 07:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-10-10 07:48 am (UTC)its a shame everyone's moving to london when i've just moved away... will no doubt be going back as often as i can though.
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Date: 2002-10-10 07:49 am (UTC)Dunno when I'll be in London next. Sometime in late November I'd guess - perhaps the weekend of the 23rd? I haven't discussed it with any of the relevant people yet...
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Date: 2002-10-10 07:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-10-10 08:49 am (UTC)wahey!
Date: 2002-10-10 08:54 am (UTC)Will be excellent to see more of you. Careful that DIY doesn't become addictive...
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Date: 2002-10-10 09:26 am (UTC)so next year when i go down south (london or sussex, i think) for a phd (assuming i pass) there will be one more person i know!
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Date: 2002-10-10 09:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-10-10 10:52 am (UTC)Agreed. Although in my case I'd wanna go somewhere foreign, warm and pretty - like Barcelona!
Well done!
Date: 2002-10-10 11:16 am (UTC)If I'm allowed a piece of advice, I'd say make sure you are in control of your living space in both places. If you are living with your partners, go through the process of defining your own living space, paying rent, etc. as you seem to be doing.
Have fun!
Pavlos
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Date: 2002-10-11 04:15 am (UTC)J
Re: Well done!
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