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The problem with not updating on a regular basis is when you finally get ready to update (a week later) there is too much to try to remember. But here is a semi-quick recap: Saturday: Spent the WHOLE day apartment searching. I�m an indecisive person by nature and I was trying to decide which was more important in apartment features: Price or Safety. Most logically people would go with the later. I'm not always a logically person so I had a tough decision. Though I am not a really cheap person (which is only part of my problem) I do enjoy a luxurious lifestyle (which happens to be my other problem) that includes monthly shoe shopping and an occasional trip. I had to decide weather I wanted to save about $80 dollars a month and live in a not so nice apartment complex or bite the bullet and opt for the much nicer complex. I chose the nice complex (although not nearly as nice as my previous apartment). That is $80 less I will have to blow each month, but at least I have my own washer and dryer, which was not offered in the not-so-nice-but-a-little-cheaper-apartment. I just cannot fathom having the inconvenience of hauling my laundry around every two weeks or so. Been there, done that, and I am done doing it. Saturday night ended with me drugging myself in cold medicine. After a day of driving around, jumping in and out of the car and going from apartment to apartment in the cold, I ended up with a sever temperature, headache, and uncontrollable runny nose. How perfect the timing to catch a cold, the night before I leave for LA. The night was supposed to end around 8:30 after I finally finished washing clothes and packing for my trip and taking enough Nyquil to help my sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head and fever so that I could get through the night. I wish that I could say that that was how the night ended. Instead, I was awoken around 4:30 am by a screaming match between the roomies (yes, again). This time the screams escalated to something a bit more physical. A very ugly night that I really rather not remember. Sunday: Being the soldier that I am, I hoped on the plane and flew the one whole hour to LA. Sure I was sick and contemplated actually going, but accompanying me on the plane was a role of toilet paper (for my runny nose) and enough meds to get me through the next three days. I got to LA, checked into my hotel, which was conveniently located two blocks from Hollywood Blvd. After checking in, I walked across the street to the convenience store, bought the biggest bottle of water that I could find and headed back to my room. The remainder of the day is a blurr. I decided to take a nap and woke up in time to wash my hair and watch Desperate Housewives and that was it. I took my nighttime medicine and slept. Monday: I felt better and was on the road to recover. Made it through the day only taking medicine once in the morning and once at night. When I made it back to the hotel room, I took a nap. I was exhausted. But I didn�t want my trip to feel completely wasted on work (even though that was what I was there for). When I woke up from my nap, it was dark outside. But I didn�t let that stop me from making an escape from my hotel room. I went to walk the Boulevard. Hollywood at night is not always the safest of neighborhoods, but like I said, I am a soldier and refuse to let fear stop me from having fun. Hollywood is not as glamorous as I remember it as a kid, which is somewhat unfortunate. I strolled in and out of tourist shops, was amused by the junk that was actually sold to non-natives of CA. I contemplated taking in movie at the famed El Capitan or Mann�s Chinese Theatre. Since I could not find a movie worthy of my $10 plus popcorn (Ocean�s 12 included), I opted to continue my trek. Around 8:30, I had had enough of Hollywood and it�s not so glam wonderers. Tuesday: I could finally breath through my nose without the help of a decongestant. Later that night when I made it back home, I had the talk with the roomies regarding the altercation Saturday. Their apologies seemed sincere. But I made it known that my time in the apartment was winding down. The plan is to move Saturday. I probably will not completely move in, but at least get a jump-start on the moving. FINALLY I will have my own space again and an EXTRA room. For future visitors (i.e. Buppie, Mia), come on down, there is a room waiting for ya. The rest of the week has gone by without problems, issues or drama. I have only talked to B once this week. It was a forced conversation. Not as fluid as it normally is. Weird. I have lost weight. Don�t ask me how. I abandoned WW weeks ago. I have not been to gym in the whole month of December and I have not worried much about what I was eating. But I am eating which may be the cause of the weight loss. I would explain, but really rather not. I�m just hoping that I can keep this small progress up next week when I board this ship and have food available to me 24 hours a day. Only 5 days remain before I�m off for yet another adventure! |
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