next time we come I am packing the tizios

our educational pursuits have temporarily brought us to saint john. that is all fine, and I am blending in and starting to talk like the locals (that is not even a joke), but our hospital-provided residence leaves something to be desired. coffee table books are being procured at a furious rate and flowers have been strategically placed, yet the accommodations retain a certain brick-circa-1992 aesthetic. an emergency spiegelau acquisition has improved mealtimes somewhat, and the on-trend felt placemats are similarly doing their best to perk up the surroundings. in the end, however, the castoff hospital furniture simply cannot be overpowered by a superficial fluffing; perhaps I should place a work order for a reupholstering of our couch in a nice barbara barry fabric or some such.