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| Hells_Bells |
It's now 2 and a half months since I upped sticks from Newcastle and plonked myself into Sheffield.
I've near-on banished the smell of mothballs from my 70's-tastic flat, bought myself my very own bookcase, and have all my Harry Potters lined up in order of publication.
I've worked out where the bus goes, where the funky vintage shops are and how the tram system works.
I've managed to infiltrate my local munches (Sheff & Chesterfield), popped across the Snake Pass to Lash in an hour, and enjoyed a trip up to Kinkdom.
I've both started work and handed in my notice before starting Uni, and realised that vocational 9-5 Postgraduate study isn't quite the sitting-on-your-arse-doss job that made up the vast majority of my Undergrad degree. I've come to the conclusion that I will have very little social life over the next year, the possibility of spontaneous weekend trips to various places are slim to none, and that I will be completely out of touch with Jeremy Kyle by the time Christmas rolls around.
At the same time, I feel elated to be working flat-out doing something I love, with a University place I fought hard to get.
I've met locals, foreigners and expatriated North-Easterners. I've met some fantastically wonderful people, and been gutted at the very real possibility of the departure of one so soon. Of course, there are those who are stuck here for the next 3 years too 
I'm at that stage where I feel happy, settled and proud to say I live in Sheffield.
I STILL haven't seen Phil Oakey in the bread aisle of my local Tesco though.
Cunt.
| 1 Oct 08, 8:24 AM newfavourite UK(S), 4 yrs  |
Make sure there's room in your 70's flat for a sheffield ex-pat visitor when the time comes. I will keep my eyes peeled for the baldy electro one for ya xx Equality is over-rated | ||
| 1 Oct 08, 9:26 AM Northern_Phoenix UK, 8 yrs |
Every cloud has a silver lining then
It's good to know you feel somewhat settled there now though, heavy workload or no When a man loves a woman it should be understood, | ||
| 1 Oct 08, 10:42 AM EricStanton UK(BD), 10 yrs |
Its nice to see you out and about xx The older I get the more I recall.........how little I knew when I knew it all. | ||
| 1 Oct 08, 4:51 PM MisterBear UK(WA), 8 yrs  |
Does this still mean you will be doing planned weekend trips to events? Or are you going to be one of those people I just seem to keep missing? What I say goes... | ||
| 1 Oct 08, 5:09 PM TheTroll 3 yrs |
tl;dr | ||
| 1 Oct 08, 6:04 PM Hells_Bells UK(G), 6 yrs |
I'm sure I'll put my scene queen hat on and make it out over the course of the year.
I wear my heart on my sleeve and my pants on my head | ||
| 1 Oct 08, 6:05 PM Hells_Bells UK(G), 6 yrs |
Summary: I'm coming to Loldon to bone you. I wear my heart on my sleeve and my pants on my head | ||
| 15 Oct 08, 11:27 PM Baby_Girl  UK, 5 yrs £ |
Laughs! Fairplay Girl,,, your doing stuff you want to do,,, that to me makes you exceptional x Now youve settled in,, find the bread isle & Phil Oakey next week,,, plenty of time to sort the mundane stuff,, just enjoy being you and the fight for the place at uni now turns into the fight for the degree and your future xx Well done,,, many wouldn't / couldn't cope xx Was great to meet you at Lash too,,, seems you find tme to get out n about 'sometimes',,,, those times mean more x Edited 15 Oct 08, 11:30 PM by Baby_Girl |
