Foiled by the weather. It's really bad. Apparently it rarely ever snows in NYC in December, but Sunday night we got about 20 inches. It was lovely. And then it fucked up my world ( Read more... )

Utilities canceled? Check ( Read more... )

I've been apartment shopping this week, and it's a good damn thing that my mom's an accountant. We did some calculating and discovered that I would have to live in X apt. with Y rent for Z months before the savings is realized. Sometimes the result was that I'd have to live somewhere for over two years--no no no. I want to be gone in two years ( Read more... )

I might be moving in July, folks. If the Major Capital Improvements (MCI) stick--meaning our landlord can charge us for repair the roof/elevator/etc.--then my rent is going up by a total of 9% when my lease is up for renewal. This figure includes the MCI, arrears for the past year in which we were fighting the MCI, and a 3% increase in rent (for ( Read more... )

waiting for the exterminator. I can't believe I'd rather be at work.

Yep, it's my birthday, folks. 31 isn't so monumental, but I took the day off of work anyway. I considered going to a spa, but decided the best gift to myself is getting out of debt sooner rather than later. This kind of monolog runs through my mind these days: "Do you want to go to the bar and blow $30, or would you like to get out of debt by 35 ( Read more... )

I just finished my seconds revisions of my building's response to the Division of Housing and Community Renewal's (DHCR) decision to side with my landlord's Major Capital Improvement (MCI) Rent Increase. Yeah, they're trying to raise our rent based off of capital improvements to the building that we didn't want or aren't legitimate. The editing ( Read more... )

Man, it was no small feat cleaning and organizing all that needed to be dealt with today. You know how paper just piles up? First you stack it, then you stash it, but eventually it rages out of control. Well I tamed the paper beast today and must have recycled 2+ lbs. of it. In the midst of it all I found a volunteer application for the ( Read more... )

Yesterday my orange ball of ruff-n-tuff turned twelve! TWELVE! Morrion's been in my life for a dozen years now. Wow. They've flown by too, let me tell ya. I've moved this guy about 15 times over the course of our time together. Ah, the college years. Ah, the sorta homeless post-collage years. And then there was that entire year apart when I ( Read more... )