Bachelor PadPOSTED AUG 30, 2011

The day of home ownership has finally arrived... is what I would say if I had enough in the bank to meet closing costs. Alas, student loans continue to weaken the local economy (my local pocket) and ownership is out of reach for the moment.

The day of apartment rentership has finally arrived... and this is still a landmark. First lease. First security deposit (and incentive to reduce the number of thumbtacks I put in the walls, not an easy task LOL). Oh yes, and no roommate. No one turning down the thermostat or insisting we pay for cable TV. No one stumbling on my plans for world domination and using my death laser to cook French-Bread Pizza. The place is all mine, mwu ha ha ha ha ha!

The need to move everything I own (a mercifully short distance) put the brakes on certain projects. Progress on the Audio/Video Component Archive stalled when I packed up its source materials, and work editing my novel needed to take a week off. These are resuming, with the novel taking top priority. To think: In only two months I can finally stamp "NO MORE EDITING. EVER." on the book and move on with my career.

Somewhere in these projects will be another "clean out what I don't need anymore" session. After all my efforts in 2010... still too much stuff needed to be hauled last week.

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