emilycch

Life on Mars? (Mary-Anne hocks a swell of phlegm out the car window) I bought a new set of bed sheets last Monday- took a couple of hours off work to pop down the shopping centre. I just don't know how people manage choosing between ivory and pearl - and one must always consider white as well, of course. I held the potentials up to a faux-column in the DIY section just to check I was aiming at the right sort of faux-decadence. Can't go wrong with white, you know. not in the bedroom at least. It just screams 'clean sophistication!' and since you never know when a Guest might chance upon it, it's so important to always Be Prepared, certainly in the bedroom, of course. No, I'm glad I put a couple of hours into it. Took some time off work, you see. The trouble with today is, people just underestimate the importance of first impressions - I know people who've suffered exclusion from Neighborhood Dinner Parties after they bought such vibrant table cloths that Cherie from number 42 had a small stroke. i mean, some people just don't see how crucial linen is and certainly in the Bedroom, of all places - absolutely crucial. One never knows, you see. I mean, there are starving people out there, and one doesn't want anyone thinking that we may be one of them, and not seeing the right accessories can really leave a bad taste in a Guest's mouth - especially in the bedroom. Of all places! no, no, I think I should have taken longer, if anything. One never can take too much time. Not in the bedroom, at least. Certainly not.

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Marcia doesn't sleep so good, not since those pale kids from Out Of Town started Kicking over dustbins and stealing vinegary kisses round back of the chippy - there is a strange sense of comfort taken when one can feel and smell the seasons starting to change as the pohutakawas in the lane turn parrot-red and you know that going back to the other side of the world is unavoidable, so you take a little longer to look around as you hear the static buzzing around the hot streets. instead, you kick off your jandals and avoid the newspapers, buddy. when you start running several lives, it's easy to forget what you're in any of them for. Marcia plays connect four to help her fall asleep and she doesn't even think of where the world is waking up or that perhaps, maybe, there's a reason why the sun comes up here first.