Previously...

So, I got the call on Wednesday, and I officially have a new place to live. I was worried about finding a place in my price range that I actually wanted to live in, but was surprised to find a number of places fitting both descriptions in Southside. I narrowed my options down to two, and was accepted at my first choice.

So, at the first of next month, I will move into a small studio apartment in the same building as Jerry and Lori (though thankfully not in the apartment directly underneath the happy newlyweds). I will be near a nice park, a laundromat, and a hip-looking Latin-American cafe.

My first impression of the studio apartment was that it was too small. My second and third impressions were that my first impression was accurate and the one bedroom apartments were more to my taste. My sister convinced me that based upon my lifestyle (I don't "entertain" much and like efficiency in living) and the amount of stuff I will be taking (a bed, a dining room table, a love seat, a few bookcases...that's about it) that the studio would be the best choice. It was also $80 a month cheaper.

I have the following items on my @projects list and have to complete them in the next two weeks:

• Get rid of the purged books and VHS tapes that I had planned to sell in our latest ill-fated attempt at a yard sale. Thrift store or used bookstore?


• Get rid of vinyl records (no space and no record player). Thrift store or used music store?


• Get rid of purged DVDs. Pawn Shop!


• Order shelves and room dividers from IKEA.


• Buy cheap TV and TV stand from Wally-World, though I am still having a hard time convincing myself that I need a TV. But if I am to get one I want to get it before I move, so I will have help getting it up to my apt.
• Turn on power, so I can see and process.


• Turn on cable, so I can watch and surf.

And that's just the stuff I can think of off the top of my head, and does not include small matters like packing. I am sure there are things I am forgetting about that will likely strike me violently just as I am about to go to sleep. They will nag and insist I get up and write them down, before I forget.

So, who wants to help me move?