Day 28: New temporary

Alice Bresnahan came over in the morning to inspect and clean the place. She brought along her kids that she babysits. Two spoilt and cute little girls.

My Dad came to pick me up and Alice was going to help me take some of my stuff down. Alice decided to leave them in the apartment for 2 minutes while she did that. As I left I turned and said to them, "You'll never see me again," and then both Alice and I left. As we closed the door suddenly we heard an almighty scream and banging on the walls. They had misunderstood me and thought they were getting totally abandoned haha. Definitely not what I had intended although I admit, it was a weird thing to say in the first place.

The place we are moving into is a flat owned by the catholic church that my parent's friends go to. Their church building is not theirs - they share it and so they use this flat for their rehearsals and prayers and stuff. There are bedrooms upstairs so we do get our own privacy as they only use the downstairs lounge area when they need it.

The house looks really nice on the outside but inside it's quite old. Bad carpet, tut tut.

Thank goodness we have internet or I'd die of boredom here. It's way out east of the city and it's a mission to get anywhere because our place is about a 40 minute walk to the nearest train station. We've got one of these little pocket wifi things that get 3G internet on it and then you can connect via wifi from your computer, phone etc.

Peak: Traumatising the kids
Pit: Waking up 2 hours earlier than I could've 'cos I was meant to get the internet thing sorted in the morning but I got lazy and didn't go and so could've slept in but I felt bad about being lazy so I lay in bed but didn't sleep so I should've slept but I was stupid

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Notes for 27-years-and-5-months-old Phil

... even if he won't really understand. Dear Phil, Remember: Samos is a beautiful Greek island. With beaches, mountains, history and all the lures of a typical holiday destination from which you might expect. Samos is an inhabited island. It has shops, hospitals, cafes, bars, clubs, ATMs. You're not going there to be marooned. Don't say "I'm hungry" flippantly. Or ever. Don't say "football should be fun and happy" when people start getting competitive. Especially if you're coming from having 'won' the lottery of being from a place with freedom, opportunities, safety. RE: The police. "Serve + Protect." Who? "You and your friends" is not the correct answer. 'All Star' by Smash Mouth is a great boogie / sing along. Leave it at that and don't add it to your karaoke play list. There's a second verse you have no idea about. Your patience will be tested. You will feel like a horrible per...
Read more

Sonnet NoName - (March '17)

Image
Shall I compare you to a Samos day - data attained, analysed, authenticated the world over? You drift, dragging, anchored, seeking your weigh Numberless, stateless, in purgatory hover Lying to sleep, no light to be dimm'd Storm clouds above float free without borders Whilst this bed lifts to reveal the horizon Your eyes see no distance - only rock faces untrimm'd But your open heart and mind has not faded Despite the decisions circumstance has dictated They scoot over helm(et)-less, trampling their grit Whilst yours reinforces like steel bit by bit      So long as you can breathe and your eyes can see      So long lives this - a pledged devotee View over the hotspot, out into Samos town and beyond
Read more

SHARE ۯ FOOD

Image
This child was told 27 years to share food. He did good, read books, but never learned to split bread - spat back at what mum said. Never thought it was selfish 'cos, 'If I bought it and I ordered, then it should be as I wished.' Of course, there were times that I chose to be nice, remorse for the untouched vegetable sides. But inside my mind was a shallow road block. A dam full with still rules withers and rots. Distilled water needed to release the hold, in the form of cabin dwellers hosting NGOs -  made kindness mean money. Now I see my flaws. Tap water, a comb, a blunted shaver. The barber's cape - a poncho pullover. Vigilant flicks adding spritzes of flavour... only to follow with a 'see ya later...' The gap in the teeth is seen in the absurd. Later that night, I'll take flight in a metal bird and he'll  stay days contained, on uneven earth. Asylum sought but still caught where they were thought as not who but store bought h...
Read more