I’ve mentioned before I need furniture for the apartment. There isn’t anyone in my family who isn’t aware of that. I mean, they’ve all seen my stuff. I can fill a bedroom just fine, but… heh, I’ve never had my own place before, so filling the rest of it will … Read the rest
On the bright side, though, those of you who actually thought I’d be offline for upwards are a month will be pleased–or, perhaps, not–to know it’ll only be a week or less. So, yay small fortunes! Or… something. I went into Ottawa yesterday, as I threatened to, and finally got … Read the rest
And I should so be in bed by now, but I’m just… well, sleep isn’t happening any time soon. And no, it’s not because of the half empty can of coke sitting to my left. Although I suspect that probably won’t exactly serve to be a sleep aid. So what … Read the rest
The most progress I’ve ever made so far has been made today. I have now in my hands their official letter of offer. Well, as official anyway as it can be without the rest of the paperwork that’s ordinarily supposed to come with it. Which means, after getting something resembling … Read the rest
It might be. My haunting of people’s voicemails has paid off, in that I am now apparently about to receive at least a letter of offer from them. They’d originally wanted to send it with the rest of the paperwork either this weekend or early next week. Not bad, except … Read the rest
It’s entirely possible. I now officially have a 98% chance of landing an apartment in Ottawa at the beginning of December. Everything’s been taken care of now, all I need now is to get a hold of Dell, get my paperwork, fax crapola back to them, and fax my letter … Read the rest
On one hand, I’m mildly encouraged by the fact I’m now exactly where I was almost 2 weeks ago, but on the other, I was kind of expecting to be a little farther along in the proceedings by now. But, I feel a little more confident, at least, in saying … Read the rest
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 … Read the rest