29 January 2009

rhymes to annoy my sister

off the plane, signs say train
stick in my card, that's not too hard
victoria station, that'll be your location
then we get on the bus! go... us?

16 January 2009

Living cheaply is harder when you don't have anything...

It's hard enough living and eating inexpensively when you have a full kitchen to make things in. Here in my dorm in France, I just have an electric range and a small refrigerator. I have only a frying pan to cook things in, and an electric kettle for boiling water (I drink a lot of tea). This however excludes the possibility of making certain things that are generally cheaper, such as noodles, since I don't have a sauce pan. So I've gotten creative with eggs and fried bread. Eggs with potatoes, tomatoes, onions, cheese, or any mixture of the above. Then there's grilled cheese, butter toast with jam or nutella, ham sandwiches, even french toast.
However, after my initial grocery run, things are slowly running out. I don't have money for anything else until I get my school refund, so I'm down to cheese and bread. I can get more bread relatively cheaply so I guess that's what I live on until then... *sigh*