I'm beginning to suspect no one wants to live with me. I had a few people come by. I called one to ask him to move in yesterday and he never called me back. A woman called last night and I told her I wanted to give this other guy 24 hours to call back. So I called her today and she didn't answer. I... Read More
It's pretty insane, and defies simple description. The weather this year vacillated between damn near perfect and worst-case scenario. Like every year, parts of it kinda sucked and other parts were awe-inspiring. Duality in action. it's no trip to Disneyworld, both for the better and for worse.
We were walking back from a meeting on upper campus and I think she was giving me flack for my hair being black (nice rhyme ... ugh). I said something about how I liked it because it allowed me to be anonymous in a crowd, that some how no one... Read More
God damnit. I should get my ass back on that damn boat.
I'm designing a bridal magazine. It's beautiful, I love doing it, but at the same time I'm not getting a hell of a lot of direction. It feels super disorganized, which is probably why I feel like I'm struggling. (Not to mention seeing brides talk about their weddings hurts because I know I'll... Read More
design work often feels like swimming on a tightrope without a parachute. or something. there is more booze here than I've been able to lure anybody to drink. You'll have to work the rest out on your own.
It's my last night here in Kansas. I know, I know, "KANSAS?! What the hell are you doing there?!" It was my grandfather's 80th birthday yesterday. I convinced my family to fly out to celebrate. It was a good time, I swear. This is seriously the first time I've traveled in a long time that I haven't stressed about anything (I mean, once I got... Read More
I paid for a Rug Dr. yesterday. My brother assured me he'd do the carpets. He roped ivarr into doing the dining room and part of the living room.
I'm on antibiotics for whatever is making my lungs burn. Side effect: I can't sleep. Last night my brother had friends over who decided it would be... Read More
doctor won't work for a cold.. just have to pay a dr bill to hear I have a cold.. If it turned into a respiratory infection or ear infection I would go. Otherwise all the meds the Dr can give me are too strong. I have to do Over the Counter... What I need to do is still remember to rest while I am getting better so it dosen't ger worse again.
This move has been pretty stressful, but I think I've handled it well.
But first I want to respond to a possible tenant (but as it wouldn't do me any good to actually talk to him, I'll just share it with you, Gentle Readers).
After posting my ads for both my room and Ivarr's room, I went looking at the housing wanted page on... Read More
Packing: It always takes more time than you think it well. Reassurance about a week or no, try to finish it ASAP.
UHauls: Always go with one size bigger than you think you need. It's only 10 extra bucks, and it makes filling the van So Much Less Stressful. There's little or no tetris, you just throw everything in. And if you misguessed, you can always tetris then.
I took that apartment from my last blog. Money will be tight for awhile but I have no doubts about having made the right decision.
Oh, I'm typing this blog from my new MacBookPro. Welcome Matrim to the family, Gentle Reader! I need to figure out how to get my serial number for my copy of CS2. It was so long ago that I installed... Read More
It's less than a mile from work so I could totally bike it. It's dual master bedrooms. Granite counters in the kitchen and bathrooms. Hardwood floors in the living room and dining room, carpets in the bedrooms. There's a garage and a carport. And the best part: washer and dryer in the unit. I really, really like it.... Read More
so maybe you can replace yourself on the lease and let your brother and the other one figure it out.
steam cleaners work wonders - get out while you still ahve your sanity.
also, you should work on a better screening process for roommate finding. make sure you know their schedules. work out the food things. DON'T LIVE WITH YOUR BROTHER.
I've been having issues sleeping. Either I'm super tired and sleep for like an hour and something wakes me up (like the crazy fucking neighbor lady who yelled at some guys talking. I could BARELY hear them but then I hear this screeching, "SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP!" Hellooooooo Awake Town!) or I don't fall asleep until, well, now.
This weekend was decent. I mean I look back on it and feel happy, but I know there were some parts where I was sad.
Friday
Got up and realized I didn't have milk or butter for the apple cobbler I was going to make for roxymonoxide andnonsense's Fourth of July party. As I was baking I realized I need some tools:
The 1924 Bungalow
I figured I wouldn't like it because when I talked to the owner she said implied the walls were paper thin. It's not that I'm noisy but because I am up later than "normal" people, I worry I could get complaints. It's in Santa Ana, just behind the civic center. The neighborhood was super nice... Read More
Toxic levels of pineapple juice, eh? I have no problem with that. Has some yesterday but it wasn't nearly enough and this water is booooorrriiing.
Oh, and I'm stocked up on Ice cream. Yellow cake batter and creme brullee from B&J's, with this Low Far Latte thing from Starbucks. And pudding. Aaaand now I need to hoof it to the store for Redbox DVDs and more pudding. And pineapple juice.
Here's why I wanted to get obliteratedly drunk last night.
I design three newspapers, a daily and two weeklies. One of the weeklies gives me so much trouble mainly because the woman who runs it knows nothing of journalism (although she tells me she got a degree in it).
A little background: Around the end of April we redesigned the weeklies to look more the... Read More
I can't believe it's been a year since I left. Good luck with the magazine design 
