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Life has been...hectic, I suppose. Moving was even more of a pain than I anticipated - Ryan's father took the boat out on the day I was planning to move, so I ended up having to haul (with Ryan's help) half of my belongings over the land route to the parking lot. Which, since they put the new road in, wasn't such a long walk, but it *did* involve lugging several boxes up a *very* tall staircase (which, in turn, was better than having to climb up that hill without it). Fortunately, by the time I came back for the second load, the boat was back, so we didn't have to carry the other half up and down the hill.
But move I did, and I now have my own room in a four-bedroom apartment. Having my own space has done good things for my state of mind, even though I've only been here a couple of days. I do feel a bit lonely, though...one of the problems with being fairly non-social is that you don't make friends easily. Maybe that'll be rectified once classes start...
In other moving news, they had a six-CD-changer shelf stereo system on sale for $70 at Fred Meyer's. I'd actually been looking for a multi-CD stereo for less than $100, so I nabbed one for my dorm room. Unfortunately, when playing CDs it had a static hiss in the background (which may or may not have been the fault of various wireless gizmos around the dorms), and it tended to emit a loud pop when changing tracks, occasionally skipping over the first few seconds of a CD. I don't know if it was just a defective unit or if the whole design was faulty, but I went and got my money back. And since they didn't have anything else that looked appealing in my price range, either there or at Costco, I ended up spending the money on groceries. At least I know I won't starve before I first get paid for my library job in a month or so. =)
Aside from the stereo return, Ryan also ferried me about town in search of utensils and dishes at the two (count 'em, two) local thrift shops (my one roommate so far apparently is either on the meal plan or simply doesn't eat). I even found two large plates, two small plates, and two cups, all in the same pattern. The bowl I found doesn't entirely match, and the pattern's a bit cutesy (snowmen and pine trees and whatnot), but at least they don't all clash horribly. And it cost me all of three bucks for the lot. At the other shop I found a bunch of stuff - frying pan, cookie/small pizza sheet, dish rack, cooking/eating utensils, etc. Plus another pair of not-quite-bitch boots, a laundry basket, and a carousel-style CD holder. Guess I won't be unloading a bunch of CD's at Secondspin.com, after all. At least, not until I need the money desperately. *halo*
Am currently reading Our Lady of the Forest by David Guterson. While I've always liked his semi-poetic style (slightly more exaggerated in Snow Falling On Cedars), his is an excellent study in just why it is we have quotation marks. He's apparently sworn off of them for this book, and while it's done moderately well, it's still confusing in places as to who's talking, or just what exactly is speech and what is thought. But then, it could be that he was trying to emphasize how little difference there sometimes is between what we think and what we say; one of the main themes of the book is the power of subjective perception.
And I don't think that last paragraph made one whit of sense. (Maybe I should use it in a paper sometime?)
On a more creative note, I made a cute flip-flop sign to go on the outside of my door, courtesy of Microsoft Paint and this really nifty catgirl website mainted by a furry artist named Bridget Wilde. The site is pretty nifty, with all sorts of nice pictures, so I snagged a couple for use on my sign:
( See the pretty signs? See them? Aren't they pretty? )
And for a few final closing notes:
--It's been rather a while since I spent this long on the computer. God, I've missed wireless broadband.
--Tension Tamer tea is awesome. Especially with just a bit of orange-blossom honey, and especially-especially when it comes with a free magnet.
--Considering how small the chairs they have here in the dorms are, they're surprisingly well-designed. I've been sitting here for a good few hours and my butt hasn't gone numb, nor has my back become sore.
--I'm trying to convince![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
eventhewaves to come up here for college again. Considering how much he claims to hate Los Angeles, combined with the fact that non-resident tuition here is actually a couple thousand dollars cheaper than resident tuition there, plus the fact that it *rains* here (a lot), I might just be able to convince him to transfer up mid-year. But nothing's certain yet.
--And that's it. Time for Rose to go to sleep.
But move I did, and I now have my own room in a four-bedroom apartment. Having my own space has done good things for my state of mind, even though I've only been here a couple of days. I do feel a bit lonely, though...one of the problems with being fairly non-social is that you don't make friends easily. Maybe that'll be rectified once classes start...
In other moving news, they had a six-CD-changer shelf stereo system on sale for $70 at Fred Meyer's. I'd actually been looking for a multi-CD stereo for less than $100, so I nabbed one for my dorm room. Unfortunately, when playing CDs it had a static hiss in the background (which may or may not have been the fault of various wireless gizmos around the dorms), and it tended to emit a loud pop when changing tracks, occasionally skipping over the first few seconds of a CD. I don't know if it was just a defective unit or if the whole design was faulty, but I went and got my money back. And since they didn't have anything else that looked appealing in my price range, either there or at Costco, I ended up spending the money on groceries. At least I know I won't starve before I first get paid for my library job in a month or so. =)
Aside from the stereo return, Ryan also ferried me about town in search of utensils and dishes at the two (count 'em, two) local thrift shops (my one roommate so far apparently is either on the meal plan or simply doesn't eat). I even found two large plates, two small plates, and two cups, all in the same pattern. The bowl I found doesn't entirely match, and the pattern's a bit cutesy (snowmen and pine trees and whatnot), but at least they don't all clash horribly. And it cost me all of three bucks for the lot. At the other shop I found a bunch of stuff - frying pan, cookie/small pizza sheet, dish rack, cooking/eating utensils, etc. Plus another pair of not-quite-bitch boots, a laundry basket, and a carousel-style CD holder. Guess I won't be unloading a bunch of CD's at Secondspin.com, after all. At least, not until I need the money desperately. *halo*
Am currently reading Our Lady of the Forest by David Guterson. While I've always liked his semi-poetic style (slightly more exaggerated in Snow Falling On Cedars), his is an excellent study in just why it is we have quotation marks. He's apparently sworn off of them for this book, and while it's done moderately well, it's still confusing in places as to who's talking, or just what exactly is speech and what is thought. But then, it could be that he was trying to emphasize how little difference there sometimes is between what we think and what we say; one of the main themes of the book is the power of subjective perception.
And I don't think that last paragraph made one whit of sense. (Maybe I should use it in a paper sometime?)
On a more creative note, I made a cute flip-flop sign to go on the outside of my door, courtesy of Microsoft Paint and this really nifty catgirl website mainted by a furry artist named Bridget Wilde. The site is pretty nifty, with all sorts of nice pictures, so I snagged a couple for use on my sign:
( See the pretty signs? See them? Aren't they pretty? )
And for a few final closing notes:
--It's been rather a while since I spent this long on the computer. God, I've missed wireless broadband.
--Tension Tamer tea is awesome. Especially with just a bit of orange-blossom honey, and especially-especially when it comes with a free magnet.
--Considering how small the chairs they have here in the dorms are, they're surprisingly well-designed. I've been sitting here for a good few hours and my butt hasn't gone numb, nor has my back become sore.
--I'm trying to convince
eventhewaves to come up here for college again. Considering how much he claims to hate Los Angeles, combined with the fact that non-resident tuition here is actually a couple thousand dollars cheaper than resident tuition there, plus the fact that it *rains* here (a lot), I might just be able to convince him to transfer up mid-year. But nothing's certain yet.--And that's it. Time for Rose to go to sleep.
