by Matt | Jan 6, 2003 | Imported Entry
For once things might actually be going my way. When I got to Burgen (the photo department building) this morning my friend Tammy was waiting outside. She asked me if I still wanted to take the portrait photo class I had wanted but couldn’t get into. I of course said yes. She was dropping it because of time and money conflicts but was going to take it next semester if the professor would secure her a spot. We went together to talk to the professor to see if we could swap spots in the class. He agreed and I spent the rest of the afternoon working out the details with the Registrars Office. While I was taking care of that I also had the opportunity to figure out some of the finer points of my financial situation. According to the Bursars Office, I’m 100% covered for tuition. I’ll get a $500 credit on my account this week and a $2000+ credit next week. Which is good, that means I can finally afford to go grocery shopping. I was hoping I wouldn’t have to eat Ramen noodles all week. What was surprising was that the refund was so little. I asked about that and was told that it was because the NH Higher Education check hadn’t shown up yet. So, that was the only downside to my afternoon and I’m going to call them in a few minutes and figure out whats going on with that. So, I got the class I had wanted, I get a tiny bit of money, got a hold taken off my account, and generally feel pretty good at the moment. I’ve had a rather nice day.
So, my class schedule now stands as:
Mon/Wed: Portrait – 3pm
Tues/Thurs: Shakespeare – 9am , Person Vision – 12pm
Not too shabby. Well, I’ve got to call NH Higher Ed. Cya.
by Matt | Jan 5, 2003 | Imported Entry
My fathers flight didn’t leave until Saturday morning which means he had to spend all day Friday in Savannah. I warned him before that there’s simply nothing to do in this town but he didn’t believe me. He kept asking if we were going to go do something. I asked what would he like to do and he couldn’t think of anything.
This is a common problem in Savannah. You see, this is the south and they pride themselves on doing absolutely nothing day in and day out. So, when I say “there’s nothing to do” I’m being completely serious. There are a few things to do in this town. 99% of them involve either a lot of money, eating out or tourist-trip-ish things. Most of our “Saturday nights” on the town involve eating a nice dinner and renting or seeing a movie. Beyond that the average person doesn’t have much in the way of entertainment.
Don’t get me wrong, the city is nice and perfect for those tourist-ish activities, but once you’ve lived here for a while those aren’t really an option any more.
Oh well, so on Friday we tried to keep busy with little errands and projects. We replaced a belt on the vacuum cleaner, we replaced the chain on the front door, that sort of thing. After I ran out of little things for my Dad to do I handed him a stack of DVDs and told him to try and relax a little.
Friday afternoon Lauren got back into town so I was instantly happy. We helped her unpack and then went out to the Atlanta Bread Company for some dinner. Afterwords we exchanged gifts from Christmas and my birthday. I ended up getting some PJs, an Emeril cookbook and spices, a caffeine molecule coffee mug from Thinkgeek.com, some coffee and a few other nice things.
Saturday I spent all day with Lauren. We got some lunch, unpacked her room, had a very tasty “birthday dinner” at Longhorn and watched the special addition Romeo and Juliet. We also made plans for this afternoon which is where I find myself at the moment.
Lauren and I, along with Hallie and Sara are going to go see Chicago this afternoon at 4. I’ve never seen the play before but I have heard the music on various occasions so it should be interesting. After that I’m not sure what we’re up to. Most likely trying to relax since we start classes tomorrow.
Thats about it. Later.
by Matt | Jan 2, 2003 | Imported Entry
Home sweet home… or at least thats what I thought it was going to be. Walking into my apartment this afternoon was like stepping into war-torn Afghanistan after a US air strike. Apparently Melissa, our “guest”, was planning on cleaning this evening in preparation for our arrival tomorrow. Unfortunately for her we were a day early. There were at least 4 loads of dishes that needed to go into the dish washer, potted plants on the rug with soil all over the place, all kinds of stuff. I flipped. I spent 3 hours in which I should have been resting trying to clean my apartment. If Melissa had come in while I was clean there probably would have been blood shed.
Now, this is probably where I need to explain a few things. I was “ok” with her staying here last semester, I had dealt with it. I wasn’t happy but I felt I was doing “the right thing” by helping someone in need. I was being a nice guy. When I walked in this afternoon I wasn’t thinking “wow is this place messy” but “how, after being nice, could someone do this to me.” I couldn’t understand the lack of common decency. It was not that the apartment was messy but rather the fact that someone had let it become that messy. That was my real problem.
So, after cleaning until my obsessive compulsive side was satisfied my father and I decided margaritas were defiantly in order. While we were at the mexican place down the street Melissa stopped by to finish her cleaning. She was told by Jason that we were coming tomorrow and rightfully so she was coming over to clean. For that I thank her. Again, what I found offensive was NOT that the apartment was messy, but that it had been allowed to get that messy in the first place.
At least she was coming over to clean. If she had simply disappeared I would have been out for blood. I left a note on the counter which I feel mildly bad for stating literally “leave your key and get out.” I feel kind of bad about being so blunt about it but it’s how I felt at the time so I don’t feel like apologizing for it. She did and she’s gone.
While I’m still pissed (a lot) I always have a habit of forgiving and forgetting. Call that a downfall if you will but I can never really hold a grudge for very long. So, for the next week or so I’m sure I’ll sneer at the mention of her name but after that she could probably get rid of any bullet proof vest she may have purchased. Please note that statement is only to illustrate a point and I’d never actually shoot anyone. I abhor guns in their entirety… well, except the Desert Eagle which is just so damn cool that it simply must be liked.
So, here I sit, no money, only 10 cable channels and with a VERY clean apartment. When I say clean I mean it… I even cleaned that little shelf in the bathtub thats for the soap!
Thankfully Lauren comes back tomorrow so I get to see my sweetheart. I can’t wait. I’ve gone far too long without seeing her. Which reminds me… I need to wrap her Christmas gifts tonight. Silly slacker Matt.
Tomorrow Jason gets home as well and I’ll see about what he wants to do to replace the living room furniture that was Melissa’s. The TV sitting on top of a cardboard box just doesn’t look quite right. I think I can probably get a cheap entertainment center setup at IKEA or Target or if worst comes to worst, Walmart.
That’s about it. I’m very tired and I’m glad to be “home” if you will. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some wrapping to do. I should probably apologize to Jason as well since I left a rather ranting email in his inbox while I was at the “height of pissed.” He always said I should tell him if I was pissed about somthing and I certainly took that advice. It’s not really Jason’s fault, although he didn’t really do anything one way or another, to help or to hinder the situation, but yelling at him about something that he didn’t do doesn’t really make a lot of sense… it only makes me seem like a parent.
Whatever. Sleepy time.
by Matt | Dec 31, 2002 | Imported Entry
Well, Chip is over and were in between movies. This seems like a good time to pack up the computer. I’ll be leaving in the morning so I really won’t have time to do it later. The drive should be easy, I’ll be in Savannah on Thursday. I’ll have my phone on if anyone wishes to call me while I’m on the road. Wish me luck.
Later.
by Matt | Dec 31, 2002 | Imported Entry
It’s been decided, mostly by me, that it makes more sense to leave tomorrow than it does to leave on Friday. There’s no sense in waiting till after 1 storm in order to drive into another. If I leave tomorrow I’m ahead of all the weather for this weekend. My plan is to leave tomorrow around 9-10am and make it to Emporia VA by about 10:30pm. Emporia is only 10 miles from the North Carolina boarder so the drive the next day would be a piece of cake. That gets me into Savannah around 3pm on Thursday. The other plan would have me getting in around 10pm on Saturday. This way I have not 1 1/2 but 3 1/2 days to get everything in order, go grocery shopping, clean my apartment and spend time with Lauren. I’ve really missed her and only getting to spend one day with her before classes started just wouldn’t have been acceptable.
So, tonight I’m staying around here and packing rather than enjoying any New Years celebration of any sort. I should probably start some laundry, I have a lot to do before tomorrow.
by Matt | Dec 31, 2002 | Imported Entry
A few interesting things happening in terms of school I felt worthy of mention before I signed off for the day. First of all, my loans finally went through which means everything should be ok money wise. I might/might-not have to pick up a part time job to cover spending money. It will depend on how tight I am with the little money I’ll have and how much supplies will cost. We’ll see. Also, I’ll be making the drive on my own this year. Its far too much money for a plane ticket for my folks to continue flying down and they’ve finally realized that and asked me if I wouldn’t mind driving alone this time. While it is better making a drive like that with someone else I don’t think it will be too terrible. It’s not like I don’t know the way by this point.
I’ll stop in VA somewhere, sleep for a little bit and finish the drive on the 3rd. Should be a piece of cake. I’ll make sure to stock up in KMX and CDs before the trip.
My folks also tell me to take back anything that I might want because after I leave they’re putting the house on the market and they don’t want to have to pack up stuff I don’t want/need. So, I guess that when I come “home” it won’t be home anymore. It’s really kind of upsetting seeing as how this house has been my home since before I was born. It’ll be sad to see it go. I don’t know where they’ll be moving to but Milford probably isn’t an option. They’re looking up around Concord.
Thats about it, I’ll let you know more when I figure out what I’m doing.
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