Beam Him Up
Tony Alleyne, 52, had a special ambition: he redecorated his studio apartment in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, to look like the Enterprise from Star Trek. “I enjoy science fiction interiors,” he said. But after completely remodeling his entire flat during his nine-year mission, he found he couldn’t pay for it all: he spent 30,000 pounds (US$52,350) on the decorations, plus 100,000 pounds more trying to market his interior design services to others. An attempt to sell his apartment to pay off his debts failed, and Alleyne has declared bankruptcy, admitting it was “pretty daft” to finance his dream with credit cards. (London Times) ...On the other hand, his design has one major improvement over the TV version: it has a bathroom.
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