Month: October 2007

If I only had a brain!

~ Bon Steele ~ 11 Comments

Good morning O Best Beloveds…

There is good news in the Land of Oz! A lovely apartment has been found along the Yellow Brick Road – I will post piccies from the locator service* here in a bit – that meets our needs. The biggest need of all being of course, that we will be able to move into it fairly rapidly. The fact that its** a beautiul place, in a great setting are total bonuses.

So we are set to get the truck on Friday of next week (26th) and pack, pack, pack. Then we will leave Saturday morning and drive until we collapse in a hotel. Probably somewhere in the Mobile, AL area but who knows? We may be able to go further. More driving on Sunday until we finally reach Austin-town. And then collapse into a small, whimpering heap. We would totally sleep in the apartment that first night but our lease doesn’t not start until Monday. It would start Sunday but the office isn’t open on Sundays. Ah, well.

So, Monday morning we will go in and sign our lease and start the move in process. Or at least, D will. I have to work that day – so I will be leaving him to it. Any of your guys who wants to volunteer to help him out, are more than welcome to do so! Pizza, beer (and/or the tasty beverage of your choice) are available to all who help him get things into the apartment.

 

 

 


* – You know, I usually make my footnotes small but for today, I want to plug the apartment locating service that I worked with this past week. Capitol City Locating and its owner/agent (Kevin Hover) worked their ASS off finding me what I wanted in the tiny amount of time that I gave them. They went out of their way to make sure that the things that I specified as absolutes were met, never once tried to up-sell me, and through a ruthless combination of charm and single-mindedness, got me the concessions that I wanted on my lease. They totally rocked and I would strongly recommend them to anyone who is looking for an apartment in the Austin area. Go, Kevin!

 

** – The apartment management has also been teh Uber Awesome in the fact that we finished a good deal of the paperwork online and across state lines. They called and checked and asked questions – and again, never once tried to push me into something that I didn’t want. I am tres impressed. Hopefully, they will continue to be as cool as we live there.

You gotta remember, these are simple people. Salt of the earth

~ Bon Steele ~ 9 Comments

Oh.
My.
Gawd.

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The house that D and I were supposed to move into — the one that had been described as “having some furniture in it”? Yeah. It is FULL of furniture. Also, clothes, makeup, food that has been left over the summer in a non-ac’d house….In other words, when they moved out, they only took what they could take in suitcases. EVERYthing else is still there. Including the two cars sitting in the driveway.

And he wondered why the house wasn’t selling.

*eye roll*

So, now I am put in the untenable position of having to find somewhere to live (that we can afford!) today. Because I am flying out to FL tomorrow. And I am working today. Somehow, must find a place to put his things, and us.

 

**PANIC**

I ain’t no goddamn mermaid!

~ Bon Steele ~ 27 Comments

Whatever I did to my foot, I am terribly sorry & I swear I will never, ever do it again. Now, if someone would tell me what I did I will fulfill that promise.

The ball of my right foot, right under my big toe hurts. Its actually been hurting for over a week but I have been ignoring it. I thought it was just because I have been wearing flip flops for the last couple of weeks. But, I have quit that and it *still* hurts.

If anyone remembers the original Little Mermaid (afore Disney fucked it up), they will recall that part of the price of her new legs was that it would feel like she was walking on knives with every step. I guess I am lucky that its just in the one foot. If it does not stop in the next week or so, I will go have it x-rayed to make sure I didn’t actually break something. As I woke up with this, it would have to be something I did in my sleep. And, I swear to Rudy, my life just isn’t that exciting.

In the good news department, I am supposed to leave on Thursday for a 10 day trip to the land of FL. I will bring back prezzies for everyone, including one for me. A really *good* prezzie for me.*

Counting down. Three..Two….