I love the internet, money, and the postman

[theatokos]

We've had a little money come in. Phew. We recently ordered a memory foam mattress topper for our crappy bed. It's amazing and we're sleeping so much better.

I'm going to Roehampton (outer London) on Tuesday and I'm stunned at how expensive the 5.5 hour train ride is! And there's a 40 minute bus ride to get to the train station. Eesh. And then there's two night stay in the convent where I'll be staying. Plus meals. But I'm excited. I want to go to a movie and eat sushi.

But I'm also super happy because I just ordered some things from here and a couple of books from my book wish list. The next two weeks are going to be exciting as I wait for the postman!

Now to order B's birthday present.

Comments

[chiv.livejournal.com]

Let me guess, you booked the tickets just now and paid £67.70?

Now I know you can't always book two weeks in advance but had you done so, the tix would have been about £53... okay, not much of a saving but if you get a student railcard (irritatingly marketed as the 16-25 railcard nowadays) there's a further 1/3 off that... of course in order to make the rail card pay for itself (£26?) you need to make a couple of trips before it pays for itself.

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

No I didn't pay that much. But I do realize I need to figure out how to get a student rail card. I'll be going to Roehampton several times a year, at least, so it'll be handy.

[chiv.livejournal.com]

pick up a leaflet when you go through the station this time, fill it out and when you get back to Lampeter get someone in registry to sign the right boxes to prove you're a student, then go back to the station and present the form, the money, your Lampeter student ID and a passport sized photo.

The other thing about cheap rail fares is not to be fussy about when you travel and put up with early mornings and late nights.

[keypike.livejournal.com]

What are you getting B?

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

I want to get him a tricycle and stuffed Appa. Gotta look for them today! Will post links.