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1/19 Sheen Street, Rosyln. 19 Sept '04 to present
1/19 Sheen Street was the place I moved into after leaving Ashburn Clinic. It has 2 bedrooms and is part of a 10 unit apartment complex. It is very tidy and neat. I pay $230 per week to stay here, which is a little expensive, but I prefer to live on my own and I don't want to live in a dump so it suits me just fine. It is situated in the suburb of Rosyln, which is a flash area of Dunedin. It is what I would call old-flash though. Lots of nice old wooden buildings. I suspect it would of been the place to be in Dunedin about 10-15 years ago. After I had decided to leave Ashburn, I scanned the papers for some places to stay. I wasn't at all interested in living with other people and was determined to find a place that I could do whatever I wanted in. The things that I was most interested in was doodads. The doodads I wanted were:
Apart from the projector, I got everything I wanted. In hindsight, the projector was probably a little excessive. I borrowed the car from Judy (my estranged wife), and a couple of friends from Ashburn, Jenny and Candice, helped me look. Jenny had always been very supportive of me and was keen to help. Candice was just along for the ride. Most of the places we looked at were pretty crap. A lot of South Dunedin houses were real dives. Sheen Street was by far the best and after about 5 minutes thought, I signed the lease. The next weekend I hired a 3 tonne truck to move my stuff in. 2 different friends from Ashburn helped me out. One was Dianne, and the other was Dave. I got the truck from Kaikorai Valley and then picked up Dianne and Dave. We drove to Judy's place in Opoho to pick up some stuff Judy and I agreed that I could take. As I left the house, Dianne asked me if I was okay. I said I was a little upset, but not too bad. We drove to Sheen Street and unpacked. Apart from a brief hailstorm everything went smoothly. Dianne is not the most physically fit girl in the world, so found moving stuff quite hard. She offered to make my bed up so I would at least have somewhere nice to sleep that night, which was quite sweet. I took Dianne and Dean to lunch at Ombrelllos, a flash Dunedin cafe. The lunch was fun and we all enjoyed it. The time came when I had to say goodbye though. Most of the goodbyes at Ashburn had been done the night before, but I still had to say goodbye to Dianne and Dave though. Dave gave me a firm handshake and wished me well. Dianne gave me a hug and made me promise to stay in contact, which I have. I see her every now and then at Ashburn, where she is still staying. I returned the truck, and walked the 4 or so kilometres back to Sheen Street. The first few days were rough, but I survived , and eventually started to crawl out of the hole I was in. Other than my initial adventures at Sheen Street, nothing much has happened here. I keep to myself quite a lot. Judy has visited a few times. A friend wanted to see my new computer. That's about it. My parents did visit for a week once. I think it was about 6 or so weeks after Ashburn. It was okay having them. They helped me set up the place. My mother insisted on buying a whole lot of cooking gear, which I have never really used. My dad helped with some of the handyman stuff, which he is very good at, and I am very grateful for his help. Below are some pictures of Sheen Street.
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