I don't like vampires. I'm gonna take a stand and say they're not good.

Xander ,'Beneath You'


Natter 74: Ready or Not  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


-t - Sep 17, 2016 11:00:50 am PDT #27792 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Right? Although with goat in the mix maybe it makes more sense.

Yay class!

Have 5k'd. Now my big decision is lunch and then nap, or just straight to nap. It's a good place to be. Spoiler alert: I thought I didn't need lunch, but now I think I will eat something.


Connie Neil - Sep 17, 2016 11:02:16 am PDT #27793 of 30003
brillig

I put in the deposit for my apartment, I'll take possession Oct. 1 and be effectively out of my old place on Halloween. I've decided to sign the title to Hubby's old Mustang that we've drug around for 25 years to landlord/friend, since we'd have to disassemble the back porch to get the thing out anyway. Hubby grew up very poor, and that car was his dream, so he never entertained the idea that he'd ever get rid of it. It's not my dream, and considering the prices that pristine versions of that particular type of Mustang are getting, it's not worth it to me to advertise it and organize its removal.

I looked in the garage and saw that I have enough furniture to do what I want in the new place, and with FauxSon's truck coming at least once more, it shouldn't be too hard to clear it mostly out. Lots of paper to dump, not as many books I want to keep as I expected.

The apartment is move-in ready, except for drip pans on the stove and why isn't there any water in the toilet. I had an office person with me, who looked at the toilet and went "Gosh, that shouldn't be like that, I'll get that looked at." Which is why I'm dealing with professionals.

I've got covered parking, there's a tree just to the west of my balcony, in the perfect spot to shade me at sunset. The southern exposure will provide more warmth in winter, and I like it chillier than most people anyway, so heating costs for just my apartment shouldn't be too bad. Plus I can take advantage of the insulating effects of the places around me.

I chatted with the woman who I think is the primary manager, and I mentioned wanting to live there for several years. She looked pleased.


-t - Sep 17, 2016 11:09:14 am PDT #27794 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That all sounds great, Connie!


WindSparrow - Sep 17, 2016 11:24:37 am PDT #27795 of 30003
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

It does sound lovely!


Steph L. - Sep 17, 2016 11:39:36 am PDT #27796 of 30003
I look more rad than Lutheranism

That sounds like it's going to be a great place for you, Connie!

Plus I can take advantage of the insulating effects of the places around me.

That's what happened at my old apartment -- I was on the second of three floors, in the middle, so I had apartments above and below me, as well as on both sides, and the apartment was toasty in the winter.

And I have to say, after living in a house that we own, I still miss having a landlord to fix the stuff that breaks.


sj - Sep 17, 2016 11:41:32 am PDT #27797 of 30003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Yay, Connie!


Calli - Sep 17, 2016 11:48:50 am PDT #27798 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Sounds lovely, Connie!


Connie Neil - Sep 17, 2016 11:57:47 am PDT #27799 of 30003
brillig

Oh! And for the proper Erisian effect, I have a storage closet out in the breezeway of the building. On the backwall of said closet someone had drawn a monster with the word Chupacabra. Office person was startled and offered to have it painted over. I told him not to bother and did not go off into a discussion of the X-Files.


Steph L. - Sep 17, 2016 12:05:44 pm PDT #27800 of 30003
I look more rad than Lutheranism

On the backwall of said closet someone had drawn a monster with the word Chupacabra.

Now THAT is awesome.


amych - Sep 17, 2016 12:36:46 pm PDT #27801 of 30003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

On the backwall of said closet someone had drawn a monster with the word Chupacabra.

Clearly a sign that it's meant to be your place.