h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

How's it feeling? I always kinda like moving, it's nice to get that novelty feeling and know that it's all yours. Even sitting on the sofa feels semi-exciting.

I haven't sat on the sofa yet - it's covered in CDs. By this evening I should be able to sit down without damaging things.

For the rest - the books are on shelves, but not in the right order, and the kitchen cupboards have things in them, but not necessarily the right things. The bedroom is still a disaster zone, but I can close the door on that.

But yes, it's all a big exciting novelty at the moment. I'll feel better once I've officially surrendered the old place; that happens Monday morning.

You've just described my house on a good day - don't CDs live on the sofa? And aren't bedroom's supposed to be messy?

Have fun surrendering the old place, you should do a little jig of delight or something to celebrate

I'm determined to get everything here set up neatly and tidily, like in a real grown-up's house. After a few weeks of that the usual chaos will reassert itself.

Once I get rid of the old place - just on 25 hours from now - I'm going shopping. I don't know what for, exactly, but that's neither here nor there.

>>like in a real grown-up's house<<

I think that might be the difference between you and I, Ivan. I'm resorting to increasingly desperate measures to put off my real grown-uphood

The shopping is a good idea. You could buy something you would have been able to fit in the old place

Ah, but I'm sliding into middle age. I need to prove to myself every now and then that I *can* be an adult if I want to be; then I let the inner teenager reassert itself.

I need to buy some sort of long low cupboard for keeping DVDs in. There's also empty picture-hooks to fill. I've hung 16 things already, and there's another 19 hooks that are still empty. The last people were slightly unhinged on the subject of picture-hooks; there's another 8 or so hidden behind my bookshelves.

I now have a DVD cupboard, and there are only 6 picture-hooks without pictures on them. I guess this means I've settled in.

If only I could work out how to assemble the lawnmower...

I think the general point of lawnmowers is that the blades go downwards and not near the handles, beyond that I'm no help, haven't lived somewhere with a proper garden in years

I think improper gardens are more fun. I seem to recall a party that took place in one of those.

Sometime next week I'm hoping to be off to Adelaide to help deal with an elderly invalid. Gosh I know how to have a good time.

Meh, it beats me, I'm just writing my dissertation, or pretending to. I've been reading your other journals by the way, I just haven't known the right things to say, condolences aren't right, it seems she has a lot of fire in her still, which can only be good.

I guess the best I can say is that I'm thinking of you and I hope you're alright.

An improper garden would be fun, but the one I've currently got is just gravel and we don't have parties because it's so ugly

A gravel garden would be a good venue for an ugly party. Everyone has to come wearing something appalling, and all the food and drink is doctored with green, blue or purple colouring.

And yes, the old girl is still a fierce little creature. She won't go gently, that's for sure. When she does go, whenever that might be, I'm thinking about writing her biography.

That's not a bad idea, it finds in with my culinary abilities and the fashion sense of a large portion of my acquaintences, as well as me. One for after exams methinks

I went to a party like that once, except it was a Tpperware party. Everyone had to wear some Tupperware. I had a colander on my head and a cheese-grater strapped to my forearm, among other things.

I wouldn't have liked to have rubber shoulders with you at that party. Would be handy for afterwards though, as a defense against silly drunk people

It was very handy, for that very reason.

I wonder if there's anything I can put in my ugly costume - possibly my flourescent green dive weights

They sound lovely. A surefire way to get attention, and a surefire way to repel it, all at once. *giggles*

Perfect. I'm actually getting a good idea for an outfit now. My fins should be involved also

Definitely. The more rubbery appendages, the better.