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It is ON!

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Guess we couldn’t escape without Catty Karla getting one last lick in. While Craig and I were running another load of things to the storage unit, she came over to get some family paintings and stuff. She apparently lit into Mom. Mostly about my thing with Poppa over the phone, but also for us leaving.

It is ON. Karla, Poppa, Grandma, Caroline… I’m going to prove you wrong!

My fear will be a catalyst for my new life! I’ll take this leap of faith… I will succeed.

In the words of Yoda: Do, or do not. There is no try.

Gotta go. Love you all.

XOXO

Second Thoughts the Other Way

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Okay, now we have second thoughts the other way. Mom called one of the affordable apartments near us and while they’d be cool with the girls, they require all tenants to be making at least $1700 a month. Totally lets us out.

Mom called our DHS case worker to inquire about Section 8 Housing, course, the state screwed up DHS so it’ll probably be… oh, friday… before she gets back with us.

Which took us back the other way, back towards leaving again. Either way, we’re going to be homeless for a bit.

I found a few entry level web development jobs I could do, but will they take me is the question. I’m completely clueless about cover letters in the first place, let along crafting one to convince people to consider me when I’m not even there yet.

One is, awesomely enough, with the World Wildlife Federation and the other is for a yacht company. I can do everything both ask, though I’ve only dabbled with ASP. (I can make it say “Hello World” and some other basic newbie stuff.)

*eyes Echo snoozing in the armchair* I don’t think so! Mom did her best dragon impression ever last night, remember? You are sleeping tonight!

Second Thoughts

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

We’re starting to have second thoughts about going down to Richmond. Granted, we got almost no sleep last night, so this might just be exhaustion talking.

Trying to find safe, affordable, pet-friendly hotels is proving difficult and we’re realizing this isn’t going to save us as much money as we thought.

This morning, Mom actually suggested that we see if we can rent a room from Neil and his brothers. No offense Mom, but last time Neil and his brothers came over, I found them downright creepy. I know I used to be good friends with them, but that was 12 years ago.

I suggested that we just move outright, get me and the girls down there and then immediately return for our things. At this point, I could be convinced to part with everything but the essentials.

Truth be told, we’re scared. Very scared.

I started looking at Section 8 housing in the Grand Rapids, MI area, but a lot of them only allow dogs up to 25 – 35 lbs.

I know the “hows” always present themselves, but I’m starting to feel like I’m caught between a rock and a hard place. I just wish someone would tell me what to do.

Paperless Policy?

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Trying to get the car rented is proving to be annoying. The car rental place wants two proofs that we are who we say we are. Apparently mom’s drivers license and card aren’t enough.

There’s just one, teeny problem… After our mail carrier lost our mail for the 3rd time, we moved as many services, bills, and other mailings to paperless as we could. Coincidentally, that leaves just the Charter Cable bill as the last one that’s physically mailed to us.

They finally agreed that our mortgage and the cable bill would work, but they wouldn’t take any of the printed online statements as “proofs.”

I completely understand them needing to verify our identities, but this is really kind of annoying. I would have thought with the sheer number of businesses and organizations that now offer paperless as an option, they’d have policies in place to accommodate that.

After a long conversation, Miro (our Cockatiel) is going to a new home. We hated to have to decide this. He’s 16 years old (they only live 15 – 20) and doesn’t take to changes quite well. Making him stay in his very tiny traveling cage indefinitely just seems very cruel, especially at his advanced age.

Mom started out with an appointment to take him to the local Humane Society… but I decided that wasn’t happening. While I support the work of the Humane Society as a whole, our local office has a reputation that I find disturbing. I found the number to the local Avicultural Society and they put me in touch with the officer in charge of their pet-bird rescue. So they’re coming over in an hour to pick him up.

I’m not getting rid of my pets

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Why does everyone seem to think getting rid of pets is necessary before making a move? Sure, it would be easier not having the little extra bodies to look after but the same could be said about children. Especially the small ones.

Maybe I’m just strange, but to me surrendering my pets just because I’m moving is completely unthinkable.

Tell Me About Richmond, Dallas

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

We’ve narrowed down the two areas we think we want to move to:

  • Richmond, VA
  • Dallas, TX

Without going into a lot of details regarding our reasons, please tell us about them. We want the good, the bad, the ugly. Even a “WTF are you looking there…?!” with your reasoning would be appreciated.

Help me out here!

Moving

Friday, February 24th, 2006

Okay, I promised an update regarding the move and here it is.

I’m still a bit ambivalent about this whole move. A large part of me will be intensely glad to be out of Alpine Meadows, but another part is still waiting for the next shoe to fall.

Parkwood Green accepted our application (they don’t do credit checks, in fact crime seems to be the only thing they’re concerned with) and the bank went through on financing.

The (new) trailer was moved into the park yesterday, though the crew almost got into an accident on the way over. We had a sudden snow squall go through, which reduced visibility to almost zero. Apparently some lady hit the breaks unexpectedly, a semi swerved to avoid her and almost hit our trailer. However nothing happened and they finally made it into the spot… only to discover our water line had broken during the night. ^^;

Mom visited this morning on the way home and saw that everything is hooked up now, which should mean we can begin moving our stuff in. I’m still not sure which room I’m taking, but we can hash that out when we can actually move in.

The only other ugly thing is that we’re going to have to rent a power-washer to clean the trailer once it gets warm and the shed is full of garbage from the previous owner. >_> But that’s not too bad, considering.

Trudy, the owner of Cedar Mobile Home Service, is a miracle-worker. I swear. She’s taken care of all the permits, phone calls, even managed to talk a building inspector to give us a permit on his day off. Right now it’s looking like we’ll be able to live in the new trailer Monday or Tuesday. Trudy is good, let me tell you.

Another bad thing is that we couldn’t stay with Comcast. They don’t offer service in Sparta, even though it looks like they’re only a mile away. *sighs* Bye-bye anime, Food Network, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Anyroad, we’re going to take a load of junk to the trailer today and then we’re going out with Jodi tomorrow to pick out new appliances. (Note to self, turn Amazon store to vacation and get financial aid papers filled out!)

In other news, my main blog can now be set to friends only! (Haha!) I knew there had to be a plug-in to do this. ^_^

Instead of trying to inform everyone who needed the password, I can just send them logon information and be able to set things just like I can do on LiveJournal.

I just know I have some pretty weird people checking out my blog and I wanted a better way to protect sensitive entries. This is still my online diary, afterall. Yes, I want to share with my friends and family, but I don’t necessarily want my classmates reading my health-related posts. (or rants full of obscenities.)

Don’t worry, this isn’t going 100% friends only. I was just looking for a better way to protect posts to varying degrees.

Mirror, Mirror – On the Wall

Friday, October 8th, 2004

Taking a cue from Jasson, I decided to make a mirror site for my blog here. ^_^ Pretty quick I’ll link it up to my Bio page or something; since I really should fix all the links to my friends pages and well, stuff.

And in other news, back to work on the site redesign. I’m beginning to plan out the new look for the Library. Actually, I’m contemplating my rules again.

I’ve been spending quite a large amount of time trying to advertise Lunaescence, and I am getting more traffic. However, the Library has pretty much ground to a halt.

I’m honestly wondering if my rules are simply too strict for my audience. On the flip side, I really don’t want my page becoming a haven for garbage and ego stroking – plus, from feedback from some of my authors, they want my rules to remain in place or else they’d stop posting. I feel like I’m stuck between Scylla and Charybdis, in some ways.

I know I should be patient, but – seriously – I am not a good one to wait. What patience I had evaporated waiting for the house to sell. Despite the fact that I’m moved (and have been for almost 2 months now) I’m finding myself stuck in high gear.

We’re Back

Monday, September 13th, 2004

Well, we’re back. ^_^ I’ve missed blogging so badly, so bare with me as I summarize several weeks worth of blogging. lol

The move went smoother than expected, though Mom’s spent enough time screeching today to unpleasantly remind me of the Freaks. We got cable TV and internet today at about 11am, so we’re back online for good. Letme tell you, though…. that Comcast guy was a friggin moron. I had to tell him several times that I already HAD a Cable Modem and Ethernet Card. He was all set to rip my machine open and pop in a $30 ethernet card, when all I needed was to be actually connected. (Aka “Gimme the damn disk before I have to hurt someone.”) And he comes in bringing all kinds of cable when the connections that come up through the floor are nearly 8 feet long. Anyway, now all our TVs are hooked up for the first time in years and I’m on a faster connection than I’ve been on… aside from the really fast ones at college in the labs. The During that time, somehow, Mom’s forgotten how to use the remote other than to blast things she thinks we should desperately hear and to surf the channels as gratuitously as any guy. So she hits one stupid button and then it’s “SALLY, GET OUT HERE!” in the most aggravating tone of voice she can muster. She’s also become a great one for complaining that she has to exercise, but then when I invite her to walk she turns me down. I suppose this is just a sign she’s going to let her weight go again. I also warned her that we needed to set up a checking account in order to get our internet phone, which she conviently ignored. The moment it wouldn’t work, we had trashtalk Comcast time. (Yes, I know… I still think their guys are idiots, so I can’t talk.) However, she also spent a huge amount of time calling Jass and I out to see this or that on a Cable channel we never had before. *sigh*

My mom’s juvenille antics aside, the move has felt more like a vacation than the horrible amount of work it usually does. The usual nightmares never sat in and we’ve chruned through most of the boxes. What’s left is pretty much contingent on other things. Such as my new computer desk, a new entertainment center, or to be put away into cupboards, etc.

The girls are settling in well, though a week ago we had a bit of a scare. Our back door doesn’t latch very well, so unless it’s locked there’s a high probability that even a draft can open it. And when it unlatches, it not only opens… it swings wide open. Well… about a week ago, it happened and we weren’t aware that it had happened. Echo slipped out of it and was gone for about an hour before we noticed. Five hours of frantic searching went by before my baby was home. Since then, Kaze has been very clingy to all of us, but especially Echo and I. In fact, she wakes me up in the morning at about 7:30am and then has to have a cuddle session before I can do anything. If I don’t cuddle her, I might as well forget about walking because she’ll trip me. XD I can’t say Echo has been avoiding the door, but so far she hasn’t had any interest in going outside… so hopefully that escape will be the last.

Where was I…. oh yeah… the move.
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Moving Hiatus

Saturday, August 21st, 2004

Welp… time’s here. ^_^ Monday evening or Tuesday morning I’ll be calling and canceling my internet service and then taking my computer down. Tuesday at around 9am the final trash gets hauled away; at 1pm the Moving Truck arrives to move us to our new home. Of course, I can’t guarantee how often we’ll be on to check everything – we’ll try for at least once a week at the library or friends’ houses. It might be just a week, might be a couple, might even be longer. Until then, you can contact me at one of my two e-mail addresses in my contact info, might take a bit, but I’ll eventually respond.

I love you all and will miss everyone dearly! ^_^ See you later!
- Sally