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We played Camden Underworld, and it was amazing. I think that was our best gig yet! There are some moar photos here. Thanks Sophie, you are an awesomeface! I've sorta turned my YouTube account into a shrine to Dreams Divide as well, haha, seeing as videos keep popping up on there from our wonderful supporters! :)

This moving malarkey is bit of a nuisance, to say the least. I've had to shell out about £200 on various new things, and that's after diligent (expert) research and buying the cheapest option every time, and even after blagging freebies from family and friends! I've got everything sorted now, pretty much... everything from dishes to doormats to doggy beds! But... then there's the utilities. Good God! I'm just going to type a list.

- Find and buy contents insurance;
- Set up an account with the best energy provider (I think I've decided I'm going to go with British Gash, I pity the fool);
- Set up water account (phone Wessex Water?);
- Set up gigantic rent direct debit;
- Set up council tax payments;
- Get a residents' parking permit;
- Renew car insurance (WHY does that have to come up for renewal now, darn it, and WHY OH WHY did the cheapest quote have to be from bloody Sheila's Wheels?);
- My best buddies HMRC (change address);
- Bank (change address);
- PayPal/Amazon/eBay (change address [when the bank has changed their records]);
- All the other internet accounts, domains and hosting and so on (change addresses and/or get rid of those that don't get used);
- Barclay card (change address);
- Pension (change address);
- Travel insurance (change address);
- NHS cards (change address);
- Register with new doctor;
- Write a card for Dr Gallagher and let the surgery know I'm moving (I will SO miss him!);
- Find new and not-at-all-scary dentist and conveniently neglect to tell the old one I'm moving (he's a tosser);
- Driving license (change address);
- DVLA/car log book (change address);

- Cancel benefits/council tax account with Southampton City Council;
- Cancel account with the meat man (because I found a butcher in Romsey who does 400g tubes of pet mince for 25p!);
- Cancel O2 broadband (if I ever manage to get through to the bastards on the sodding phone);
- Transfer BT line (to be activated 28th October);
- Set up new broadband (PlusNet) AND I FINK THAT'S IT. (I can't get decent unlimited broadband because none of them are available in the area. I got PlusNet in the end; it's unlimited between midnight and 8am which is prime internettin' time for me anyway. It'll be a total of £23 a month including line rental, which is great, and means no more lame chunky quarterly bills from BT. Annoyingly, though, it won't be active until after my phone line's activated, so it looks like I'll be relying on 3G for 5-7 days. Boo.)

So yeah, enough to be getting on with, and I'm doing so much extra work at the moment. I'm knackered! I went back to dancing yesterday too, so my legs are killing. Ouchies. I haven't been at all this term 'cause I've just been too busy cleaning, temping in the office (which brought back wicked memories), gigging, staying in someone's house to look after a lovely doggy, roadying for VNV Nation (wat) and all sorts of crazy balls. Everything's paid off now though - all the overdue rent I owed, money I owed to a few friends, the album production costs... all sorted. So I'm starting with the proverbial clean slate! I hope this house is worth it!

Date: 2011-10-19 09:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bucjo.livejournal.com
Ugh didn't even think of having to change the address on my UK licence! I guess if I don't change my address, I'm still going to get all the mail that comes here.

Date: 2011-10-19 09:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebarkside.livejournal.com
Your driving license? Yeah it's a pain in the arse getting companies to register a new address, haha. It takes them aaages.

Date: 2011-10-19 10:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebarkside.livejournal.com
And I know Anna will still be getting junk mail addressed to me 5 years from now!

Date: 2011-10-20 11:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_pyromancer_/
I still get junk mail (and occasionally investment stuff) for people who've not lived at my address for ten years. At first I used to try sending it back with "return to sender / unknown addressee" on it, but eventually gave up. I don't think, short of actually nuking the corporate HQ of the companies in question, there is actually any way to stop it. :(

Date: 2011-10-20 06:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebarkside.livejournal.com
Aaargh, I hate! We used to send them back too, now we just bin/shred/burn 'em. Hahaaa.

Date: 2011-10-19 10:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bucjo.livejournal.com
Up to 3 weeks for the DVLA to send your license back...I'm definitely not going to change it because I really do not want to rely on my passport for ID.

Date: 2011-10-19 10:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebarkside.livejournal.com
Yeah it takes donkey's. When we were in Spain we looked into hiring cars but we couldn't because everyone's licenses were at the DVLA. LOL.

Date: 2011-10-19 11:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sparklywalls.livejournal.com
I got mine back after a week, maybe I was just lucky!

Date: 2011-10-19 11:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebarkside.livejournal.com
Oooh nice! I'm not really in any hurry to get mine back. I never use it unless I'm handing it over to the police. LOL.

Date: 2011-10-20 11:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_pyromancer_/
You roadie for VNV Nation? ***JEALOUS*** !!! :)

Date: 2011-10-20 06:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebarkside.livejournal.com
Haha, just the once! It was very funny. German dudes shouting orders at us. <3

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