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Since I’m usually asleep at 3:30 in the morning, I never really notice that from my living room, you can hear the traffic on the freeway that’s several blocks away. And while I know it’s spring and all that jazz, I didn’t realize that birds were awake this time of morning, having what seems to [...]

I’ve already decided that next time I move, I don’t care how much it costs, I’m hiring professional movers. I’m even going so far as hiring the people that put all of your worldly possessions in a box for you. I’m even gonna find an auto shipping provider, because the less I deal with, the [...]

I can’t help it. I have a lot to say today.
I just checked my mail, and noticed I had a letter from my new apartment’s management company. I always get scared when I get unexpected letters from any place of business, but I like to blame that on the time I bounced a bunch of [...]

I’m sure in a couple of years, I’ll be bitching about my current apartment’s management company. Things look kinda good, though, because there are two different apartments here that have had the same tenants for 30+ years.
I’ve lived here for just over two weeks, and today, the maintenance fellas came in to make sure my [...]

I got a letter today from my new apartment’s management company saying I owed them 80 cents. I found it a big peculiar, but decided not to get mad about it until I’d actually talked to them about it. I left a voicemail maybe around 2 pm today. I just got a phone call back [...]

   The view from my dining room and living room. It’s a busy street during the day, and fairly quiet at night. Even on Saturday night, the distinct sound of people talking as they walked by was more enjoyable than the children screaming and unruly dogs barking at the old apartment.
   Riley’s the only dog; [...]

I’ve spent two nights in my new apartment and it’s oh so wonderful. I like waking up, looking out my living room window, and seeing cars driving back and forth as opposed to the other apartment, where I’d wake up to the sounds of my neighbors 14 children fighting about which fucking cartoon to watch [...]

Including the dead mouse I found last week, I’ve thrown away a metric shitload of things I’ve been hanging on to for no reason whatsoever. I don’t know why I didn’t do this two years ago when I moved into this apartment, but I can only guess it’s because at the time, I needed the [...]

Last night, I decided to finally get rid of Riley’s crate. He hasn’t used it since maybe July of last year, and it’s only used now as a threat. I figured it’d be about 75 fewer pounds to have to move to a new place, so I threw it up on Craigslist. Holy crap, I [...]

I looked at two apartments today, and as it worked out, I could totally live in both of them.

Apartment #1
Apartment #2

1 bedroom + a den and a dining room
Quite a few closets
Tons of cabinet space in the kitchen (for Chef Boyardee)
Hardwood floors
1st floor, corner unit
Decent sized bathroom
Fenced in area for Riley to play off-leash
Off-street parking [...]