I love living alone, I have so much space and keep everything tidy, I don't have to deal with other people's mess, smelly foods, waking me up, none of it. Similarly I can come home in the middle of the night a bit worse for wear and I don't have to tip-toe or answer to anyone!
The downside? The cost! If I had a flatmate most of it would be halved, but it's really pricey on your own!
Rent, council tax, electricity, gas, tv license. They're the basics. Then most of us have internet (with phone and line rental), mobile phone bill, insurance. If you have a car as well you must have to be earning bucketloads as a private investment banker at
Rowan Dartington or something! I don't understand how I can have a life and live on my own without working three jobs!
Photo: Mitchell J. Goldstein (Flickr)
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge aka Will and Kate have been on their tour of Canada and Kate looks amazing!
She is so beautiful and her choices of outfits really suit her and look sophisticated whilst being modern and fashionable.
In her first day she changed three times and looked lovely in a formal outfit and also
women’s summer dresses.
Kate always gets a really good reaction wherever she goes and I think she will make a great queen!
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There are certain things at the moment that seemed to be despised by everyone. Traffic Wardens, Investment Bankers and genetically modified foods. But I really don't see what all the fuss is about.
Yes if you cover vegetables in pesticides it may be harmful for us. But genetically engineering crops so that they are the most cost effective is only another form of germination is it not? Selecting the seeds from the best plants and putting them together to form a crop of super plant. Or maybe I am misunderstanding the entire theory. I don't agree with GM babies for example. I think messing with the human condition and designing your own baby before birth is a bit too far. But a plant? Come on. What harm can it do?
Still I can see this argument is going to mark me as popular as a
Rowan Dartington employee handing out parking tickets on the side. I just think people are a little to quick to condemn something that maybe isn't doing any harm at all.
Basically like a laptop with two screens instead of one, both of which you can touch. Very cool, though I am concerned it might be a little bit pointless.
The thing that an iPad has over a laptop is that it is not, well, a laptop. Why would we want to then go and make an iPad that is essentially a laptop with a flat key board? We are obviously missing the point of what happened when this was tried with mobile phones just before the iPhone which managed to nail, but what of the ridiculous Motorola Razer? Pointless.
I’ll hold judgement for when it is released but don’t expect too much.
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London has a hidden secret that attracts tourists from around the world and that is their secondhand shopping industry. From bicycles and clothing to jewelry and records, the second hand retail industry continues to boom and attracts more and more international visitors all the time. Here are our top second hand shopping tips in London.
Carnaby Street – features numerous shops that are brightly and unusually painted and offers one of the nicer pedestrianized areas in all of London.
Convent Garden – here you will find boutiques and small fashion shops galore as well as a wide array of street entertainment venues to make your shopping experience even more pleasurable.
Soho – geared to book and music fans everywhere, you will all types of shops where you can find rare used books and vinyl records.
Archway Market, North London – open every Saturday, there are numerous second hand shops in the area but the allure of this section of London is still the organic and specialty foods that you can find here. Books, jewelry, music, and pottery are everywhere as well.
Camden Market, North London – another one of northern London’s most popular shopping venues, this market venue is open 7 days a week and features tons of ethnic arts and crafts, jewelry, and lots of second hand clothing shops.
Crystal Palace area – aside from Crystal Palace Park, the Horniman Museum, and St. Paul’s Cathedral, this shopping venue is considered one of the best in the world.