Michelle lives in a flat just a stone’s throw from the notorious former abode of Noel Gallagher, Super Nova Heights. On entering the communal door of the converted mansion block, I notice the beautiful ornate tiled floor, décor, and I wonder what it must have been like to live in such a place back in the day. And no, I can’t, I’m too consumed by the large array of giant framed Morrissey posters and gold discs propped against the wall of the swish staircase – far too big to fit into her little shared flat at the top of the grand old building – and sadly far too big to fit in my handbag.
Cherry Coke and American Spirit keep Michelle and myself company as she tells me about working in the music industry and her blog, The Racontourist, fuelled by her on-line dating missions it is both funny and unnerving. Her experiences really do make you realise what a minefield it is out there when you’re single and looking for that perfect match. Fortunately, unlike in her love life, she has found the perfect match in her flatmates – all like-minded, she says she has never felt more content.
One of the guys is almost like a time-share flatmate, makes her coffee as she wakes, before leaving for the day and coming back so late she is more than likely to be in bed. Rotation seems to be a reoccurring theme in Michelle’s home, she says, “My bedroom is small and living in such a small space is quite hard for me as I have lots of books, clothes and shoes, most of which are at my parents. So I seasonally rotate, from here to Kingston.”
Cherry Coke and American Spirit keep Michelle and myself company as she tells me about working in the music industry and her blog, The Racontourist, fuelled by her on-line dating missions it is both funny and unnerving. Her experiences really do make you realise what a minefield it is out there when you’re single and looking for that perfect match. Fortunately, unlike in her love life, she has found the perfect match in her flatmates – all like-minded, she says she has never felt more content.
One of the guys is almost like a time-share flatmate, makes her coffee as she wakes, before leaving for the day and coming back so late she is more than likely to be in bed. Rotation seems to be a reoccurring theme in Michelle’s home, she says, “My bedroom is small and living in such a small space is quite hard for me as I have lots of books, clothes and shoes, most of which are at my parents. So I seasonally rotate, from here to Kingston.”
When I asked Michelle what she would save if her bedroom were on fire, she said, “Well, I have a top three and they would be…
1 My paperweight that I stole from my Grandma’s estate when she died.
2 All of my Marc Jacob’s bags.
Find Michelle on Twitter @noirgames
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