Backing Up

Pooped

So it's past midnight and my evening has been a mixture of horrid and entertaining... all due to my own stupidity. I'm kinda tired, so I'm not sure how much I'll get out now and how much I'll have to catch up on later. Plus, Ms. Pukesalot's distinctly unhappy with me for abandoning her all night, so I'll probly need to crash in some sort of fashion which provides a lap for her.

Duplex Reconnaissance Follow-Up

First, lemme follow up on last night's activities. I headed straight to Mom's place after work, and we hopped in her car to head over to the duplexes I'm looking to move into next Spring. The duplex manager was very nice, and she answered all of our questions and showed us around a unit that had recently been emptied. She warned us ahead of time that it hadn't been cleaned yet, though the place could at least have used a good airing out. *pinching nose*

Otherwise, the place looked pretty decent. Evidently, there are a couple of slightly varying floorplans for the 3-bedroom units, and the one we looked at was definately NOT the one I would want. Instead of a 5th closet (which would be the coat closet), there was a fireplace that was evidently useless and didn't even look all that great. So I guess it's well enough that the folks who'd been looking into it already decided to take it. The bedrooms were a bit smaller than the ones I have now, but there were more of them... plus the living room and kitchen/dining room areas were much bigger. And good closet space. Storage is a biggie for me, with all the shit I've accumulated over the years. Pack rat... that's me.

It's All Good

Amway, the manager thought she MIGHT have a couple of other 3-bedroom units opening up in the Spring, and she said I could go ahead and submit an application now and still qualify for the special they're running. If she ends up not having anything, I'll get my deposit back. I'm okay with either outcome. I tend to do that... whenever I have a big decision pending that is out of my hands, I give myself an alternative outcome that will be just as appealing as the one I'm hoping for. See, I've decided that if I don't get a new place this coming year, I'll take the money I'll have saved for moving expenses, and sock that towards a new(er) car. So I'm either getting a new home or a new car next year... so it's all good. *grin*

Quiet Evening

I ended up taking the application home to fill out after discussing the matter over with Mom… and also to make a copy of my driver’s license to go with it. I still have to do that… probly over the holiday weekend. I came home and vegged for the rest of the night… doing absolutely nothing productive, except empty my dishwasher. IHOP Buddy called again and we talked for a good portion of the evening.

After that, I read some more of my book until it was too late for bed. I’m glad I’ve been able to get back into reading again… I DO so love to read. However, I have to regulate my indulgence as the eye strain gives me a migraine. Sometimes I simply take some meds in anticipation, but I don’t like to make a habit of that. I’ve also tried various forms of magnification (reading glasses, and magnifying sheets) since I discovered that reading one of Gram’s large-print books wasn’t a strain at all. I think the sheets work best, but they can be a bit awkward to hold over the book. Oh well… I’m still working on a decent balance.

Wet-Nose of Approval

Just wanted to note that I think Ms. Pukesalot might be likin the new desk. Plenty of nooks and crannies to poke her nose into, and she finally settled on the rather large desktop smack in front of me, after giving up trying to get into my less-easily-accessible lap. I still have perfect access to my keyboard and can see the monitor just fine since it’s elevated. And she has front-row seats to keep tabs on me. *grin*

Okay, I’m getting tired, and I’m caught up to today, so I think I’m gonna have to finish the telling of this evening’s misadventures tomorrow. Until then… g’night.