A Million Little Wrap-Ups

I'M MOVING TOMORROW! I'M MOVING TOMORROW!

Everything is packed and ready to go. I have everything boxed up (including the kitchen table... it's complicated), and in the garage, so all we have to do is back the truck up and load it. I have ten friends coming over to rescue me Friday after work. I have beer. I borrowed an LCD projector to show a movie at my new place for those who help with the move. I'm ready to order the pizza.

My landlord just told me I have to shampoo the carpet (it's spotless, and there's nothing in the lease stating this), and walked around the house asking me about minor nicks and dings that are in areas I have no contact with. I told him it was most likely the incompetent painters he sent through the house. He's going to take the deposit, and I think I'm just going to let it go. It's a moral dillema, right now. I don't want to go to court, but it's really not right to let him keep it. That said, I need to get on with my life.

MASS FIRING?

15%

That's the number management is floating. That's close to 4,000 employees, worldwide. There's reason to believe my area won't be affected, however!

If I see any silver lining to this particular cumulonimbus, it's that I've come to realize I need to get a buffer-savings going. I can't live this close to the bone. I still want to pay the car off next month, but after that, I'm going to put some money aside for the next thunderstorm. This is the midwest, after all. When it rains...

BOOK!?
Not done! It's okay. I once blogged that it's better to have a goal and make progress, than not have a goal and flounder.

That said, I'm almost done! I had a goal, I worked towards it, and I put a lot of words down. I finished 10,000 of the 15,000 words I wanted to get done. I have a nice mental reprieve next week, and Monday off. I'll spend time relaxing and writing. I'm very close, and I'm no longer stressed about it.

SCHOOL
I just went to my graduate school orientation last night. It was great! We had some wine and hung out in the back of the "Headquarters" for the Creative Writing department. I played croquet.

CARNIVAL?
Send me a post! I'm looking forward to posting my first Carnival on Monday.