It was a busy weekend. Between packing, apartment hunting, consuming massive amounts of pizza and beer, and wandering aimlessly around Riverside, I am surprised that I made it out of bed today.
But alas, I am here. Unwillingly.
The news is: I found an apartment, not completely set in stone yet, but there is a hold on it so no one ELSE can have it, and the application has been submitted and I have done the mental arrangement of all of my things. I love it. And really, the only thing that I am even slightly uneasy about is the lease.
I was looking for something with either NO lease at all, or a seven-month lease. No luck. Seems that these people want some sort of guarantee that you will stay there…geeez. I have plans that don’t involve another year of this hell hole. But…I guess, NOT being homeless is enough incentive for me at this point. And leases are made to be broken, right?
All in all, I am sort of glad that the trip to Orlando that we had planned for the weekend was cancelled. I got a lot done and even though Saturday was a little difficult with it being the one year anniversary of John’s death, I felt okay. Pookie lost it for a minute, which I am sure, is the reason that I didn’t. I slip in to “rock mode” when someone else is freaking out. Although, I did have to take her phone away on the walk home that night because she was threatening to kick her sister-in-law in the teeth. Very loudly. In the middle of the night. Walking down a pretty quiet road. But no one got kicked in the teeth and at least one of us (me) woke up yesterday feeling human. She, on the other hand, earned the privilege of being called “Miss Cranky Pants”.
Today is rainy and chilly outside. It makes me sad that I won’t be able to go home, crawl into bed with my cat and my book and let the day pass me by. I will spend most of it here, at my desk, freezing…and I have more packing to look forward to when I get home. I will just be glad when all of this is over. When I am settled in and don’t have to worry about doing it again for a while. I will just leave it at that. Fucking awesome.
I should be working now. I am gonna get on that.
Stuck-in-my-head Song of the Day: "Time and Time Again" - Counting Crows
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