new home

At last, I am moved in. Well, all my stuff is in the new townhouse at last. My roommates are still out of town, and most people in town are moving themselves, so I basically did it solo, with the help of one friend to move the bed. Plus, a couple carpet cleaning guys helped me get the TV, while they were supposedly working at a neighboring aparment! I've decided when I have my own place, I'm going to keep a few rooms unfurnished. I like these wide open spaces. After a cleaning binge at the old apartment (partly due to my landlord friends' recent experience, partly cause it's the right thing to do, and partly cause I want my $350 security deposit back), I'm not so excited about giving things here a scrub before putting stuff away. I'm wearing this pine-orange-bleach-Windex scent from all the cleaners I've been using.

On to the other topic I always talk about...today I got "the call" from work- the contract is signed! So I'm back to full-time work for the next 2 weeks, and then I'll work part time during the year.

I'm off to explore the bike paths around my new place. Between my bike and the bus, I should be able to cut down on driving a lot...good timing, too.