Wacky Hijinks Ensue

Matt & I went to a viewing of a townhouse last night, the first viewing we've gone to. We both actually like it a lot; it's got about 50% more square footage, good size rooms, a finished basement, a good layout and the price is about $10k less then my personal limit. The only problem is that the HOA dues are just under $250/month and they're a decent chance that that'll put the monthly cost over my affordability threshold. Also, apparently the property has been on the market only about a week, so the sellers aren't desperate to give concessions to sell it. ALSO also, I need to have $1000 minimum on hand for closing and it'll take me a few more months to save that up, assuming no injuries, accidents or emergencies happen in the meantime.

Gyah!

This upcoming weekend I'm flying up to Philly* to visit a friend who got me a free buddy pass on the airline he works for; I'm not going to have a WHOLE lot of time, but I plan on having fun. Seeing the Liberty Bell and have an authentic Philly Cheesesteak are definitely on the list. :-)

The weekend after that, Matt (blaireau_bougon) is moving up here, so that's going to definitely be a full & busy weekend. I already sent out an email to most of you who might be interested, but if there's anyone who'd like to come over & help unload the van and generally have a "welcome home" get-together, let me know so I can give you the address & get a good headcount for the pizza. :-)

* I'm finally getting to travel some, even if it's only for a weekend! :-D

Two days of testing starts today. Undoing the utilities' setups took a significant amount of time yesterday. Searching for new accomodation starts this afternoon. And the goddamn power flickered/went out last night, so my sleep machine stopped working in the middle of the night and my alarm clock reset. Thank goodness I'd set the alarm on my phone, too.

Oh frabjous fucking day.

To all my buddies here in Raleigh/Durham/Garner: I'm sorry to spring this on you so shortly, but could any of you help me move my bed to the new apartment sometime this weekend? The guy who was originally going to help me got called out of town for work and there is NO WAY I can move this thing by myself. I completely understand if you can't help and hope that you all have a good weekend.

I'm back. I had a good time (thanks guys!) Packing continues. Later!

Well, Sara and Mikey just came over and we moved my 2 bookshelves over to their apartment. Happy Birthmasiving Day, guys! That wall looks incredibly bare without the shelves; it's really driving home that I'm leaving here.

EDIT: I've filled and pitched 3 large trashbags full of crap that I neither need nor want, nor would anyone else. I've also managed to box up all my CDs except the few that I'm going to listen to on my eventual drive to Raleigh. Now to attack sort and destroy dispose of the computer games.

Okay, ladies and gentlemen, the first part of moving has begun:

The Cull.

Specifically, I'm going through my books and selecting the few that I want to take with me vs. the ones that I can have sent to me later vs. the ones I can get rid of. I'm going to let my family have first crack at the later categories, but if anyone local would like to take a look afterwards, let me know. I can put up a list of the available books later.