some sad news :(

Well, now I know why my landlord wasn't answering when I knocked on his door...
I got this letter through from a Mr. Lyman, telling me --well, I'll let you read it.

He paperclipped a business card to the top as well:

.. rather classy ;)
this new guy seems to be pretty business-like and market-savvy.. I really don't like the sound of the 'small changes' he wants to make; i suspect that, as an accountant, he's fully aware that I'm paying a below-average price and is going to go right ahead and hoist up the rent.. boo. :(
Although it will be worth it if he can get the building fixed up and my rodent problem seen to in the near future.
..I feel kind of mean bothering him about this when his uncle died so recently, to be honest. It kind of puts it in perspective for me: in the grand scheme of things, there are more important things, like enjoying life, to expend my energy on.


Other news: Noises are still bad. I've turned almost nocturnal, passing out in the middle of the day out of pure exhaustion. I really can't go on like this much longer.
PLEASE, if anyone has any advice on how to block it out, help meeeee!

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ARGH, this is so freaking ridiculous.

It sounds like they're doing the bloody River Dance on my head, how is this fair?? It's 3.38am, this is an UNGODLY hour and I REALLY NEED TO SLEEP.
I'm a student (Art History) and right now is dissertation season and I am stressed out of my MIND at the mo. I'm supposed to be devoting my time to the study of outsider art but all I can think about is freaking RODENTS, in the walls, in the ceiling, scratching, gnawing, TAP DANCING. Sometimes there's even scraping sounds like they're dragging stuff around.. >_<

Why is this only happening now (asides from the fact that Fate wants me to fail my degree)??
Tbh, I'm not entirely surprised since my flat is pretty old and rickety - I rent out the upper level of a converted Victorian townhouse - and it's not in a great state of repair:


You can see my bedroom on the top right. :)
The guy who owns the place lives on the ground floor (I call it the ground floor, but the front door is up so many steps it's almost the first storey!). He's an old WWII vet who keeps to himself and only emerges to get whiskey and glare at the world. I've tried knocking on his door to complain a number of times now, left notes and even written a formal letter, but he doesn't reply and just completely ignores me. >_< This just isn't fair, it's happening on his property and I'm paying him to deal with things like this!
That said, he charges a damn good price- I thought I was pretty lucky to find this place.. but of course, there's always a catch.

I don't know what to do, and I really can't afford to pay for professionals myself.. Would local authorities help??

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hello, world

Come one, come all, feel free to peer into the little bubble I call my life. :)

My name is Lucy & I am a compulsive journaller. I've kept diaries ever since I was about 7 years old (although the less said about these, the better!!) However, my big problem is keeping at them!
BUT this time I am DETERMINED to keep this up.. I actually have something to blog ABOUT, and I want to see it through to the end.

THE DEALIO:

Rodents.
I started hearing scratching and bumping noises about a week ago and it's just got worse and worse; more frequent, louder - I'm a really light sleeper (I can't even have a manual clock because the ticking keeps me up.. lol) so this is playing havoc with my sleep cycle.
Identifying these creatures would be a good place to start, but I haven't a clue - I've never seen one (thankfully!), they don't leave pellets or poop anywhere and from what I can tell, there's no obvious entry point where they could be getting into my falt. Tbh, i'm not even sure if they're IN my flat at all, just in the walls, in the ceiling, in the crawlspace between floors..

There are noises throughout the day, but it's worst at night, when I'm trying to sleep. It's driving me insane, I'm basically functioning on coffee and Red Bull and am living in a state of permanent fear, expecting to hear thumps and bumps at any moment.

So I've decided to blog about my pest problem. hopefully it will be helpful to anyone else affected - and if you have any advice, DON'T BE SHY!! PLEASE!! or else my posts will gradually degenerate into the crazed ramblings of a sleep-deprived loon.

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