"So if you care to find me look to the Western sky... "*

So more about our apartment... there is a manhole cover in the closet with the toilet. You are scratching your head wondering... what? A manhole cover? A closet with a toilet? What in the world are talking about... let me explain. As you can see from the previous post our apartment is a little... small. One room in fact, one not so large room actually. In addition to the lovely shower next to the bed (yes Heather you will get to see that) there is what can only be described as a small hot storage area with a toilet (and recycled toilet paper, more on that later). The first time I opened the door I thought "wow this is awful", but when I actually walked in I almost fell because there is a step down and then a manhole cover... yes in the middle of the small floor. I have included a picture so you can see that I am not exaggerating... I am still unsure as to why there is a manhole cover in a building, let alone a residential building but okay whatever. 

This microwave picture wont move, so it is here, annoying. 

Can you see the manhole cover on the floor... yeah it is a little odd 

In addition to all the other great features in this apartment there was no microwave. So when we first got married (well actually the week before we got married when I was living in our lovely Wymount apartment (oh Wymount we miss you so much) alone) we didnt have a microwave. I didnt think we needed one, then my wonderful grandparents helped me see the light. Let me be honest though, I dont often use the microwave to cook, actually besides cooking broccoli I dont really use it for dinner prep, however it is essential for heating up leftovers (much cheaper to buy food than prepare it), making microwave popcorn (my lifeline) and a variety of other typically unnoticed tasks- this apartment didnt have one, which just added to the list of annoying unlivable things about this place (like the small fridge). Anyway we decided to go and get one. So we looked up the nearest Target and mapped our route, three trains, 2+ hours, and $60 later we are living like normal people again. We havent tried to use it and the brand we got (the cheapest one) got awful reviews- lots of "it broke in 2 months" cross your fingers it makes it through August. 

Okay recycled toilet paper- I dont mean it has been used, I just mean it is made of recycled materials. Anyway I didnt even know this existed until moving here, and I want to be clear that I am all for saving the rainforest but not when it comes to toilet paper, tissues, or cleaning products.  Both apartments we have stayed in have featured this horrific product. It is like thin sandpaper (I tried to use it as a tissue), my guess is it saves the environment but fails to fulfil its intended purpose ( I refuse to try it, the recycled part makes me thing of my dad asking if I want a "new" or "used" napkin. Needless to say we promptly went to the store and bought normal people toilet paper. A word to the wise it isnt worth it, buy the good stuff- there is a reason that Charmin is so popular. 

*what song does the title of this post come from?