I got my diploma in the mail today! And my final transcripts say that my GPA was a couple of degrees higher than I expected, which is cool as well. :)
I did quite a bit of running around trying to get the Cashier’s Check written for the balance due on my apartment. My grandma loaned me the money, but the check was made out to my father, instead of me. To compensate for this, my parents wrote out a check to me drawn on their account for the same amount. So yesterday, I went and deposited the check in their account, they told me it would take a day for my grandma’s check to clear…. So I had to wait until today.
Today, I went back to said back to cash my parents check, and I asked if I could get a cashier’s check from their bank even though my account wasn’t there. No dice, so I had to cash the check (which involved me sticking a thumb print on the check, which I had never seen before), and I then had to take that money to my bank to get the cashier’s check (nothing is cooler than walking around with a few big boxes of ziti on your person, even if it was only for a limited time. :P). When I get to my bank, they tell me that I first need to deposit the money into my account, and then write out a check to them, so they could write out a check to me (As opposed to giving them the cash, them giving me a check). Not only that, but Fleet charged me \$6 for a cashier’s check in Boston, but the local Fleet branch charged me \$15….
But ultimately, that is all taken care of now, which is a good thing. :)
Obviously, due to my move, my contact info will be changing in the near future (I am picking up my keys on Thursday). I will do my best to get it to all the people I think care about it, but if you don’t hear from me, just ask (and don’t be offended). CSH members can also look at my Member Profile. I currently know my new address and cell phone #, but I don’t know my new home phone #, so I am waiting to notify people.
The landlord accepted my application for the apartment, and my grandma loaned me the money I need to put all the money down that I need to, so I guess I will be making a trip to Boston in the next few days… Wow… :)
I hate realtors who look at me like I have leprosy until they find out how much money I am making
I hate stupid hippies in god damned vanagon’s with leaky gas tanks. Grow up and take a shower
I hate the fact that asshole property owners in Boston think it is OK to rent a shitty apartment for ungodly amounts of money
I hate the fact that I had to look at a ton of apartments to come up with a list of 3 that I would actually live in happily
I hate people with stupid bumper stickers
I hate sleeping on couches. The floor is better
I hate First & Last Month’s Rent, Security Deposits, and Realtor Fees
I hate getting pulled over for doing 17 over the speed limit
I hate having to move my car all day because Boston has stupid parking laws
I hate looking for apartments. I feel like a god damned nomad.
I hate worthless road construction
I hate bad cell signal
I hate calling patpat’s old work number looking for him so I can get the main CIS office number, only to get some asshole who is completely rude to me; Get some manners you puddle of bile. I hope he falls off the roof of Carlson.
Free-Floating Joy
I like parents who support me and go way out of their way to help me out
I like finally finding an apartment that makes me feel like I am not getting prison raped
I like talking my way out of a speeding ticket for 17 over the speed limit
I like friends who let me stay at their place while I sort out my life
I like 6GB of MP3’s on my person at all times
I like when stupid hippies realize they are dumping gasoline across the interstate and finally get out of my way
I like when I finally find a realtor who doesn’t treat me like a punk (of course, that is after I told him how much I was making, but still)
I feel bad for the owner, but there is nothing funnier than seeing a car with it’s passenger side window freshly broken and the mirror broken off. Did I mention that this car had Mass plates “GNU”?
Around 2pm today I am going to leave for yet another trip to Boston, this time searching for an apartment. I tried to call some of these places yesterday, but all of them were closed for “Patriot’s Day”, which is a holiday that is only celebrated in New England, apparently (I don’t care, I will get it off next year. :P). So I have to make some calls today and set up some appointments tomorrow to look at places. I found a few that I am interested in, but I have to see if they are available now and if they are truly as cool as they looked in phosphor.
I am charging up my MP3 player’s batteries for the trip, and doing some laundry so I don’t have to be a dirtball while I am crashing at Adam and Rory’s. :)
Fantômas has a new album coming out, entitled “The Director’s Cut”. The album consists of covers of film soundtracks, and someone looking at the track listing might suspect that I am thoroughly anticipating this release. :)
…you just need time to think, to contemplate the past and the future, to just settle and resolve events past, current, and future on your own…. i’m not ignoring, i’m just thinking.