May 29

I am starting to rethink the whole air conditioning thing, I mean, I can handle it, but what about Luci? Cats don't sweat like humans, and when it gets above 85 degrees, I need to at least leave the fan on while I'm at work for her. Now that we're on the second floor, it's going to be a lot warmer than it was in the basement studio. Hopefully, a decent window unit will solve my problems. I just hope it's safe to leave one of those things in my window all the time when I'm not home. I live upstairs, so I guess it's safe. The only way anyone can break in is with a ladder, of course anyone who wants to break in now just needs a hammer to smash the window, so maybe I'm worrying about nothing.

I need to get back to the gym now that I've finished painting and decorating, I had no energy last night to do anything except sit in front of the fan and watch Dog the Bounty Hunter. Maybe a 5 hour energy shot is what I need to get back into the swing of things. Of course I still need to get my subway-size Pink Floyd poster dry mounted, in fact, I think I'll do it today after work.

May 23

Painting is hard work, my fingers are sore, my shoulders are sore and my head hurts from breathing in paint fumes. I'm almost finished, all that's left are touch ups. The posters I ordered online are here, James Dean for the bedroom and a Pink Floyd wall size print for the dining room. I think I'll have to have it mounted on a board like I did with my Michaelangelo, it's too big for a regular frame. The bathroom is the only room I'm really not happy with, it's going to need more than a few touch ups. I'm not entirely sure I chose the right kind of paint. At any rate, I hope to be finished painting by this evening.

May 17

I have spent all weekend cleaning & painting my new condo. I'm tired and sore but it feels great to finally be a homeowner. The living room is done, and the foyer, last night I did the bathroom and that took forever, but I think it looks pretty good. The bedroom shouldn't be as hard, but I'm not sure how long the kitchen is going to take. I got my mini-fridge, but since it was stored on it's side when I picked it up, I have to wait 24 hours before I can even plug it in. Oh well, at least it's in place. One thing is that I might not have air conditioning, the outside unit is missing and I didn't find this out until after I had signed the contract, I don't know if it's the responsibility of the previous owner or mine, but I've gone without AC before. I think I'll be okay.

May 12

A Million Little Pieces is turning out to be a really good book, I wasn't able to put it down. I've heard that parts of it were fabricated and Oprah got mad and really let him have it when he was on her show. There's a part where he claims to have had root canal surgery on two teeth with no anesthesia, no Novocaine and no pain killers, because he's an addict and couldn't have any. Just a couple of tennis balls to grip while he's in the chair. For his sake, I hope that part WAS fabricated. That's worse than any kind of torture they could dream up down at Gitmo.

My electricity is almost on, and it's a good thing, because I think the broker is losing patience. It's not my fault, but this should have been taken care of a month ago. If they try to squeeze more closing cost money out of me I'm going to be really angry.

May 7

It looks like I might be closing on my condo tomorrow afternoon, finally. It all depends on if the electricity is back on by tonight. I'll find out in a few hours. Kenny has been great, letting me crash in his guest room. I've been trying to be helpful, loading the dishwasher, fetching the mail, cleaning up in the bathroom to make up for it. We've hardly seen each other all week, so at least I don't feel underfoot. Luci is comfortable in the guest room, but the dogs keep stealing her food, so I have to keep hiding it behind boxes. The first thing I'm going to do once I'm in my condo is plug in the stereo and blast my new Peroxwhygen CD. I haven't even listened to it yet. I like to listen to music when I'm cleaning. Hope it doesn't disturb the neighbors.

May 3

I am out of my ratty studio apartment! But, I am not in my condo. Instead, I am sleeping on a guest bed in my uncle's house because I haven't closed on the condo yet, since there's no electricity. I know I'm taking a huge chance that I might end up homeless, but I really had no choice. I couldn't do a pro rate on the studio, it was either be out by the 1st of the month or pay for a full month, and I didn't want to do that. Hopefully I will be in the condo within a week.