Steam Clean is what I mean!

Most flats in London come furnished. What does this mean exactly? Basically you inherit all the furniture that comes with the place, plus miscellaneous utensils in the kitchen, and even if you are lucky like me, you even get a huge 20 inch TV. (Sadly its about the size of my CPU monitor) With furnishings included, the imagination can run wild as to what my sofa or bed has gone through. I try not to think about its past history, because if I do, I am only left with this disgusting feeling. Its kind of like getting a new girlfriend or boyfriend, you don't even want to think of what he/she has done with... oh nevermind, I won't go there. =)

To continue, I've lived in my flat for about almost a month, and unfortunately I haven't been able to fully "enjoy" my furniture in the living room, or as they say here: "reception area."

What do I mean by "enjoy"? Well, when I say "enjoy" I mean laying out, fully extended, remote in hand, watching TV, only wearing (..blank..) (You can fill out the blank depending on your relationship to me. I leave you with that liberty.)

I haven't been able to pass out, fall asleep, or sit "relaxed" in my huge couch because it was never properly steam cleaned! After I moved in, I looked closely and to my dismay, lifting the couch cushions, I was only left to discover...


Yes!! Pieces of hair, crumbs, dried pieces of whatever.. and various other pieces of lint!!

Is that some dried up snot? Why yes!

Oh the horror!

How can I fully enjoy the freedom of relaxing after a long days work with this in the back of my mind! Why GOD why! I even resorted to only sitting in a certain area of the couch as long as I had a blanket covering the upholstery.

Sometimes I felt things would crawl in my skin and then I would start to itch. No joke. I complained and counted the days until someone would come and finally steam clean these soft furnishings! AND TODAY, the day has come!

You can't even understand when these guys knocked on my door. I decided to work from home so that I could actually witness this momentous event. Sure enough, here they came with their big honking machine. I was so happy, I wanted to let out a burst of joy. I couldn't keep it in so I locked myself in the bathroom and gave out a big yell!

No I'm kidding, I really didn't do that. But imagine if I did!

I honestly think I annoyed them at some point because I would watch them like a hawk as they cleaned. I wanted to make sure they cleaned every inch of upholstery. Can you imagine someone watching you while you worked! How annoying would that be! I wanted to joke around and say.. "Hey, you missed a spot." hahaha.

With all it said and done, I tipped them 5 quid. (About $10) The cushions and pillows are drying, and I cannot wait to finally enjoy my couch! The best timing out of all of this is my Sky Satellite TV was installed today too! It has TiVo functionality as well. Too bad I don't even know what shows are worth recording.

Thanks
I looked in my work email inbox today to find 4 emails from different people that enjoy reading this blog. You know who you all are. I appreciate it. Thanks for the compliments. Think of it as a personal email to you because I would be cutting and pasting this same content to everyone in emails anyway. Just kidding. Well not really. =) Believe it or not, I'll be back home in 2 months!

White Sox
I really wish I could witness history and watch the White Sox win it all.. but perhaps its a blessing in disguise because inside I'll be crying and feel utterly disgusted because Cubs fans will never hear the end of it if they win it all. Bah!