Monday, September 27, 2010

rear windows




A few photos of my wee little room in student halls. Semi-normal blogging can hopefully resume soon now that freshers week is over. This afternoon has been rather bleak and spent with Morrissey on shuffle (granted he is never one to remedy bleakness) while I attempt to get my head around signing up to more courses and generally feeling hazy and dazey with brain as grey as the skies in Control.

Still, I'm enjoying being in a new city and especially relishing my walks back from the University which take me through the Curry Mile and countless Indian wholefood markets to stop by. Aching arms can be justified when they hold carrier bags laden with chapatis and spices for slap up home made Prawn Masalas! Also note my view which serves as a sneaky sort of homage to Hitchcock's Rear Window when dusk falls and each window is an animated little stage framing somebody brushing their hair or standing over a stove in each room.

22 comments:

  1. Oh man, do you have your own room? I was just reminiscing about my Freshman dorm room...but man, I definitely don't miss having a roommate! I can't believe we didn't kill each other in that tiny little space...

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  2. Your student halls look far more organised than mine ever were. My laptop lived on bed.....always, and my bookshelf was mostly Vonnegut and tv boxsets..(I find the first year of uni is pretty much the best time to embrace these guys.)

    The curry mile...my friend lives pretty much on one of those guys in Manchester....could think of worse places to stay.

    Claire
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    www.beewaits.blogspot.com

    ps:nice plant

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  3. Talk about a room with a view...

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  4. These pictures are making me miss my student halls! I had a view like yours, it was actually quite entertaining seeing what other people were up to!

    Zoe
    romeoandthelonelygirl.blogspot.com
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  5. wow.. it looks very cozy!! x

    www.ingnue.blogspot.com

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  6. whoa. breathtaking pictures...

    www.ingnue.blogspot.com

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  7. Anonymous8:16 pm BST

    this may come off as really creepy but i wish you would make your fb albums not private! id love to see more of your personal pictures that you post on the blog

    again sorry if that sounds wierd

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  8. that does indeed sound vaguely creepy but what can you do! I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and take it as a compliment.

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  9. I've just recently moved into an apartment building for the first time and no-one here seems to close their curtains which can be both good and bad..good in that catching a glimpse of some cute rug/lamp/desk is lovely, bad in that seeing some old french dude in his underwear (even just for a second) is too much information.

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  10. Anonymous7:10 pm BST

    Your room looks so cosy! Sometimes I miss my first dorm room... It was generally a mess but oh, it was perfect.

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  11. good luck with uni life!!

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  12. i just finished uni this year in leeds and seeing these photos makes me miss it even more:( enjoy your time and dont waste a second!
    margief
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    www.margieheartsclothes.blogspot.com

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  13. Looking great! Post-its are always essential to student life :)

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  14. Your room is lovely. I am nosy parker and so am always peeking at how people decorate their home space, all the personal artifacts makes your room looks really cosy!

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  15. It looks good! My room when I was staying in halls was always a mess :P

    check out our fashion illustrations at http://www.illustrated-moodboard.com/ :)

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  16. Looks really nice. I love your blog by the way!!!!!

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  17. Anonymous10:30 pm BST

    My room was pretty much identical to that :) I have my own flat now and it sometimes feels a bit too big!
    Least you have something interesting to look at I just had a car park!xx

    ps. great blog :)

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  18. Aw reminiscent! Haha. Studying in LDN?

    Lela London
    www.LelaLondon.com

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  19. I'm very glad to hear that students still listen to Morrissey! xx
    http://www.weshopthereforeweare.co.uk/

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  20. it reminds me of my room in college :D


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  21. Anonymous3:34 pm BST

    OOH thats odd - Just browsing through my blogroll your like 5 secs away from me im in Mall!

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