Hello! I’m back.
I’ve moved into my new home — for the next 6 months, anyway — and am in the midst of dealing with that issue, which is much more of an issue than you’d think.
Remember how I complain about my bizarre and horrible luck? Well, it struck again yesterday when I discovered that this house, sitting on the side of a hill in California and battered with sunshine, has no air conditioning, a fact that the landlord conveniently lied about. He was asked when I first looked at the place, and said that it had it. When I called to yell about it, he indicated that he was waiting to have it installed when it got hot and I let him know that it was 85° in the house… which I felt was hot enough. Suffice it to say, if the air conditioning isn’t installed within two weeks, I’ll be moving out yet again and possibly initiating some kind of lawsuit to boot.
So, let’s see. Other complaints.
When I arrived here yesterday morning to start cleaning, I was more than a little startled to find that there was a guy sleeping in my bedroom — this after the previous tenants had given the keys back. He was sleeping on the floor, no furnture or water in the house; I told him he had 30 minutes to get out and I went to the grocery store. When he left, he left a key on the floor by the front door… and left the front door open. He also left half-eaten fast food, soda cups, and stopped up toilets.
Yes, my day was fun-filled.
After a sleepless night with no air conditioning, I got up this morning to start spending huge wodges of dosh on household items. Pots and pans, silverware, lamps, fans… I had to make two trips to Target, and still have plenty of items on my list yet to purchase.
I’m having a lot of trouble dealing with the spending; yesterday I was fuming at spending $1 on a can of tuna that was 50¢ back home. I come from a middle class background and was never poor; I’ve always found a way to purchase nice things like a computer or TV. But now that I have a decent amount of money in the bank, I’m finding it difficult to spend. Maybe it’s because I don’t have an income. Anyway, over the last few weeks I’ve spent more than $20,000. That includes moving expenses for my stuff and car, airline ticket, rental car, 6 months of rent on this house, a couch and chair, and $600 worth of household items today. Frankly, it’s not really that bad, considering that the rent is 3/4 of that total. Still, it’s a huge amount of money for me and there’s still more to spend: dining room furniture, shelving, and various other Ikea stuff; and possibly a new TV as I’ve discovered that my old set — which fit perfectly in my old living room — is now incredibly tiny in the new living room. Strange… I bought that set 3 years ago and now I could buy a much larger flat panel TV for less than I spent on it then.
In other news, my websites will be down sporadically while everything is moved over to a Mac Mini and Tiger Server. That’s just a little aside for you Mac geeks out there.
