Busy Signal

Hey everybody--I finally made it to my weekend. I was thinking of hopping on the keyboard early this morning and letting loose with a fire and brimstone expletive-riddled rant about the most annoying mofo ever to toss the dice in my casino, but I held back. I just went to bed instead, and decided not to waste electrons on the loser.

Anyhow.

Today is my day off, I've gotten a few things done this morning, not quite all I wanted to accomplish, but my afternoon/evening will be spent out condo-hunting with Falcon Rob. We both have the next couple of days off, his lease is up next month, and I'm on month-to-month here, so we're going to try and find something fairly quickly.

The one thing I'm starting to notice as I begin this endeavor is that most property management companies don't seem to really want to lease these places. I couldn't begin to tell you all the messages I've left with different services, only to never get called back. Or the numbers that are listed aren't valid. Or I get a damn busy signal. Seriously... I haven't heard a busy signal in decades...

And one place in particular that I'm extremely interested in, whenever I call, it immediately rings to a voicemail message saying the inbox is full, and I need to try again later. It's been like that for several days. I emailed them, and got an auto-generated response, so I guess I'm going to have to square myself with the fact that this particular property isn't for me.

We've got an appointment at 1 pm for a place down in Henderson that sounds nice, but just doesn't rev my engine, if you know what I mean. There's another spot down in Silverado Ranch that I'm *really* interested in, but even though I've been in contact with the property management office and they've made it sound like it's perfect for what I'm looking for, I haven't heard back from the 'field' agent yet to set up an appointment. If I haven't heard from them by noon, it's back on the phone again.

Anyhow, my next few days will be spent looking for a new place. If we don't find anything this week, my days off next week will be booked up too. And once we *do* find a place, I'm going to spend all my free time packing up and getting ready for the move--it's gonna happen quick. June is shaping up to be a very busy month for me. Oh, and on top of all the moving expenses and deposits and whatnot, the DMV wants another $450 or so for the privilege of driving on Nevada roads for another year. So those of you coming out to visit in June and July, my finances and free time are stretched to the limit. I will be spending very little, if any, money on recreation until August. (Except, of course, going to see a double feature next week at the movie theatre--there's just enough cash in the budget to spring for movie tickets and Junior Mints).

Damn, some days it feels like I just can't get ahead.

But I think I'm more than ready to move on and get out of this place. I have one roommate who is a complete loser, and every time I see him he just annoys the hell out of me with his mere presence. And the other day, I woke up just drenched in sweat, and my room was hotter than hell. I went out to check the AC, and the old f*cking turd had the thermostat set at 88 degrees! I kid you not. Well, I immediately cranked that shiat down to a more comfortable level, and two hours later, he had it turned back up again. Of course, it was only 102 degrees outside, so 88 must feel like the F*CKING ARCTIC!

Rob and I have already discussed our thermostat preferences--'OFF' when nobody's home, and nice and ice cold when sleeping. I'll pay the damn electric bill to be comfortable--there is nothing worse than laying in bed sweating. Except maybe waking up and finding your unemployed loser roommate rummaging through your refrigerator.

Yep, it's time to go.

Mikey