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Scissor Sisters – “Filthy Gorgeous (ATOC vs SuperBuddha Remix) Yesterday, I tied for the highest grade in the class on my Sociology test. I got a 59/60. Paul and I made a bet that whoever got the better score – by at least three points – had to buy the other lunch. Needless to say, [...]

Weltenbrand – “Fovea Diaboli” Today has been crazy! I dragged myself out of bed at noon, as per usual. Daniel left for work, and I played Animal Crossing for a while. Then I heard a suspicious buzzing noise and after several buzzes I realized that it was my phone which I had left on vibrate. [...]

a vacuum The people upstairs have a weird affinity for rearranging furniture and vacuuming, but ONLY after the hour of 1am.

We seem to have a bit of a financial nightmare on our hands. Nothing we can’t handle (I don’t think, anyway) but a bit of a nightmare nonetheless. Remember me discussing how awesome and fantastic it was that they wanted to give us the $200 rent credit, and we signed the piece of paper saying [...]

Killswitch Engage – “To The Sons Of Man” How is everybody doing on their Christmas shopping? I hadn’t really even thought about it until maybe Monday night. For a while now I’ve been asking Daniel what he wants, and he finally asked me what I wanted and I really didn’t know. I mean, there’s a [...]

Queens of the Stone Age – “First It Giveth” I have a confession to make: I am obsessed with IKEA. I visit their website on a near-daily basis and dream about all the glorious things I could buy if they would only make more of their products available online. I lament the fact that the [...]

nothing So we finally got the key to the storage locker. Not one, not two, but THREE EFFING WEEKS after we moved in. Which means we spent a good portion of the day continuing to arrange our belongings. The mattresses, box springs and bed frames all needed to go into storage, along with a tent [...]

Fear Factory – “Slave Labor” We’re all moved in! I have pictures, but once again I idiotically left the camera and the cable in the new apartment. As you recall, my computer is still at the old apt because there’s the internet there. The apartment is horrifically messy and we’re slowly organizing everything and finding [...]

The Arcade Fire – “In The Backseat” Today is our moving day! We confirmed the pickup with Paul and he will be here around 10am. We’ll get all the big stuff moved (beds, computer desks, dresser, etc) and then whatever we have already in boxes. Here’s a funny story: We’re moving most of our stuff [...]

the neighbor’s Steppenwolf – “Magic Carpet Ride” playing very loudly We have KEYS! And a lease! And a new full-size wood framed futon from a thrift store for $65! :excite: The “move in day” was a fiasco. As of Thursday morning, the lady still hadn’t gotten ahold of me, so I called again and the [...]

Nine Inch Nails – “Mr. Self-Destruct” I finally got ahold of the apartment lady. Our move-in date is the 1st of September (so soon!) and I’ve got the check for the deposit written; I just need to mail it. Woohoo! I’m so glad we’re not holding it for another two weeks. I want to move [...]

The Presidents of the USA – “Zero Friction” We got approved for the apartment! :highfive: Hurray! The only crap thing is that they didn’t factor my student loan money into my income (even though they totally could have), meaning our income isn’t quite 3x the monthly rent, so they’re charging us a $350 security deposit [...]

Duran Duran – “Hungry Like the Wolf” We got an apartment! :highfive: It’s a 1bd for $525 (sounds horrible, I know, but in downtown Portland $525 is CHEAP for a 1bd) and it’s in the same neighborhood as we are now. One wall is this interesting reddish-purpley color. Daniel likes it; I’m not crazy about [...]

Moby – “Fireworks” The apartment we looked at got rented – Daniel called today about putting in an application and was told that it was taken. So. I guess at least we know how to go look at apartments now, for future reference. :blah: It’s actually a decent temperature today, and sort of overcast. I [...]

Sonic Violence – “Asphyxia” The apartment we looked at was so cute! It’s not huge, but it’s certainly tons bigger than what we have now. It has hardwood floors, a cute kitchen with a huge refrigerator and a stove that are both only 1.5 years old, and a crawlspace in the one bedroom where we [...]