South of the River

Moved house this weekend. Have moved from the plush surroundings of Notting Hill to Wandsworth. Have had my vaccines - Viles Disease, Malaria, Yellow and Dengie Fever and am generally ready to take on the gambit of living in the deep south.

Had no idea i had so much crap. Even though i've tried to be ruthless in getting rid of 'stuff' it seemed to multiply in the car on the way across. Anyway, i've very happy with the flat. It's on the top floor of a purpose built block on the back left hand side. It over looks the River Wandle which is a tributary to the Thames only a few hundred meters away. There is a wier outside my bedroom and if i listen carefully i get the beautiful, calming noise of the water passing by below. Can't wait to have a couple of chairs and a table on my balcolny where i can have coffee and oj in the mornings reading the paper and listening to the river...

I have to admit that while it is only rented, i feel quite proud of living on my own. I feel like i needed it for a long time now that i'm there (don't want to be at work today, want to be absorbing the flat and its atmosphere). Am looking forward to getting Ewan over for a drink or two to pontificate on the state of the business world.

Will take some pics and let you have a look yourselves.

Am going to buy a flat panel TV. Can;t work out whether i want a plasma or LCD, 32" or 42". Don't want to spend more than a grand. Don't believe in High Definition because it won't become widespread until 2010.

Will keep you posted on what i'm looking at.