Virtually everything else has been taken care of now. Well, what can be taken care of, at least, without proving that I’m actually employed. So, in short, there isn’t all that much that’s actually been accomplished in the last couple days. I’m still calling, still getting voicemail, and still suspicious that, if nothing else, the whole damn HR department’s on vacation. This is gonna be murder on the long distance bill at that. And then people ask me why I’d want to pay a little more for a phone plan with free long distance… heh, this is why. Ah well, it’s Friday. Hopefully come Monday things will actually get back to their regularly scheduled insanity. And hopefully the apartment I want isn’t taken by then. Stupid goddamn other people.
Now, however, I’m not waiting for apartment people to get back to me. I’m waiting for employment people to check their voicemail. I’ve been haunting it since yesterday, after I got home from Ottawa, and so far she’s not called me back. Part of me is thinking she just had yesterday and today off, or was sick, or something… of course, there is the pesimistic part of me that just wants to go on thinking they filled the position and just didn’t feel like telling me. Fortunately, I’ve learned to ignore that tiny insignificant part of my mind. However, she *is* being all manner of difficult to get a hold of. She supposed to be emailing me paperwork, some of it needed for my rental application, and all of it needing to either be filled out, signed or at least read. I can’t fill out the application until I have proof of employment, and I can’t have proof of employment until chick dooing the hiring sends it to me. Too bad, too, ‘cuz I love that apartment, and the longer she makes me wait the less likely it is that it’ll remain vacant. Did I mention I hate relying on other people? Blah…
Hockey reference aside, I have found the place with a 98% chance of me moving in. The rent’s a little steep, but… after doing a little bit of numbers work thanks largely to the fact I have a pretty good idea what my monthly income’s gonna be, it won’t be impossible to pull off. Actually, it’ll be fairly easy to pull off, after the first month. So now, I just have to finish making certain arangements, and… as of 11/15/2006, I will hopefully be moved out of this place. Or, at least, it will be in my name and partly payed for. Gives me about… 5 days or so to sort things out, then it’s to the job site with me. Of course, there will be a few days of internetless lollyblogging, but that won’t be avoidable. Much. Because, well, I will be plenty busted ’til my second paycheck. But I’ll be moved! And employed!
moving | October 31, 2006 by James | 
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In the span of about 48 hours, I’ve assembled a record 5 apartments to look at tomorrow. My previous record being 0, and then 3. And after tomorrow, I suspect strongly things will be made easier. At least, until moving day. But by then, I’ll have forgotten I’m supposed to be stressing out over it. Yay distractions!
moving | October 30, 2006 by James | Comments Off
After running around trying to get a few more questions answered and finding very little in the way of actual information we like, mom has apparently decided we’re going to Ottawa tonight. Not that I’m complaining–I hate early mornings as much as the next guy. But I’m gonna miss my hockey game, dammit!
moving | October 30, 2006 by James | Comments Off
In the 2 days since I got the job offer, I’ve made and received more phone calls than I ever have in a year before that. And now, almost every single one of them is waiting for a response of some variety or another. And not from me, either. I’ve got 3 possibilities for places to live so far. Well, 2 now, since one won’t be ready until the first of December and well, I’m hoping to be moved long before then. On top of that, I have information that needs to be updated, and people that need to call me back with information I need. *then*, I get to call the office back I’ll be working for, so they can throw paperwork at me, and so we can do this all over again. Fun stuff, really. On the up side, though, it took only about an hour and a half to get a hold of people I needed to this morning. The down side? I’ve been waiting ever since for most of them to call me back. And this be why I usually don’t like to rely on other people. I want this over with already dammit! Ah well. At least if it isn’t going 50 miles an hour I won’t be stressing about it too much. But I’d like it if it went faster than half a mile per hour…
So I started my looking for a place today. And so far, I found one that’s a definite possibility. Yay for the internet and family members who know the city! Or… something. Now, I just need to figure out when I’ve got a free day, book the appointment to actually see the place, and then, if it doesn’t make me wanna run in the opposite direction, put together first and last. Shouldn’t be difficult to do, I wouldn’t think. And, getting from there to the Dell office I’ll be working at doesn’t require half a dozen buses and a sharp u-turn. That’s always a good thing. Hm. I could be moved out inside of 2 weeks. That’s… frightening.
moving | October 25, 2006 by James | Comments Off
