HIDING

BACK TO LEEDS TODAY, AND MOVING IN TO THE NEW HOUSE. 

HOUSE, THAT'S SCARY ISN'T IT? AND FAR TOO REAL.

AT THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 19 I'M JUST ABOUT CAPABLE OF MANAGING MY CHARACTERS ON THE SIMS, AND MAYBE EVEN JUST OLD ENOUGH TO BUILD PROPER, LIVABLE HOUSES (ONLY WITH THE HELP OF A $100,000,000 LOAN AND A 'PAUSE 'COS I'M BORED' FUNCTION). I'M NOT OLD ENOUGH FOR A REAL HOUSE, AND DEFINITELY NOT OLD ENOUGH FOR A LIFE WITH WORDS LIKE 'CONTENTS INSURANCE' AND 'COUNCIL TAX'. I STRUGGLE TO ORGANISE MYSELF WITH £1 VODKA MIXERS AND 95p TRAIN RIDES, LET ALONE SORTING MYSELF AROUND QUARTERLY RENT INSTALLMENTS. 

THIS SUMMER HAS BEEN WELL, AMAZING REALLY. I'VE BEEN SPOILT SILLY WITH BEAUTIFUL DESTINATIONS AND LOVELY PASTIMES, AND I AM SO VERY GRATEFUL YOU SHOULD NOTE. THE ONE DISADVANTAGE HOWEVER LIES IN THE DIFFICULTY OF SNAPPING BACK TO REALITY. I'VE LOUNGED ON BEACHES, I'VE HIKED ON TREKS, I'VE DANCED ON BARS, I'VE SWAM WITH TURTLES, I'VE EATEN THE BEST OF THE ORIENT, I'VE JUMPED OFF YACHTS, I'VE WATCHED THE SUNRISE, I'VE LOVED THE SUNSET, I'VE ABSORBED CULTURES, I'VE WANDERED TEMPLES AND NOW, I'M....BUYING CONTENTS INSURANCE APPARENTLY.

DON'T GET ME WRONG I AM EXCITED TO GROW UP. I'M NOT ALL FOR CLINGING TO MY YOUTH OR EVEN CLUTCHING AT MY CHILDHOOD, AND MY FUTURE EXCITES ME I TELL YOU, BUT A HOUSE, THAT'S A BIG DEAL. SOON ENOUGH IT WILL ALL BE MORTGAGES AND TAX DEDUCTIONS AND OTHER ADULT RESPONSIBILITIES...

INSTEAD OF SITTING HERE COMPLAINING WITH ANTICIPATION, I REALLY HAD BETTER STOP HIDING AND GET GOING- MY NON-VIRTUAL, ULTRA-REAL, EXTRA-GROWNUP, BILL-INVADED HOUSE AWAITS.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES- IF I FIND THE TIME BETWEEN THAT AND RINGING THE BLEEDING LANDLORD AS NO, A BROKEN BOILER, WARM FRIDGE AND HALF-BUILT BATHROOM IS NOT OKAY. JEEZ