*Holding a Corona bucket* "I has a bukit!"
So today has been good... but first yesterday so that today makes sense.
I finally bit the bullet and went to Kingston yesterday to look at apartments. I was looking at 3 buildings all with the same company.
Took the train in... was very early to the train station because I misread the time the train left at... waited 1.5 hours in the station + 2 hour train trip.
Because of the Wednesday screw-up with my paycheque, Ajae lent me $800 to use for the deposit. When I got to Kingston I took a bus to the bank and deposited it. Then walked to my favourite used bookstore. A little while later I proceed to the first of the three apartments. Landlady isn't in and I'm early so I go read my book at a park bench. 15 minutes later its actually the appointment time so I buzz her again. She's in but won't show the apartment because the tenants have been giving her problems... how this is punishment for them I don' know.
Second place I'm early (because I can't see the first place) so I have to wait a bit to see the apartment. It's small... and the balcony can probably have two people on it both standing.
Go for lunch at Wendy's then over to the rental office to fill out the application, find out who the rental cheque should be made out to and the price of the first place, to help me make my decision. Turns out second landlady showed me the wrong apartment, but the apartment she should have shown me is no longer available anyways. There is another 1 bedroom available in that building but not till Oct 1st.
So I go see the third place, a 2 bedroom instead of 1. It's much nicer, bigger, beautiful view, and I like the idea of having a guest room/office for visitors. It's only $35 more a month than what Ajae's paying.
So I head back to the rental office (its just after 2) and she explains the problem with it. The current tenant moved in begining of July and now wants out due to personal reasons. So she's put in her notice to vacate for 1st of Oct... which does me no good. I'm having a 'why did you show me it then?' moment. The housing lady knows that current tenant wants out badly though so says they will contact her and ask her if she will change her notice to vacate. But she won't be home from work till 5:30.
So I went to the bank to get the money order done up... spent an hour in Tim Horton's... went to my other favourite used bookstore, Giant Tiger, the dollar store and Canadian Tire to kill time. Finally I head back. CT has signed the new NtV and I put in my deposit... then I talk to Ajae who says I missed train... the next one is at 8:12.
So I go to the Panda Garden for a dinner... (Chinese buffet) where I never get a knife or fork (I took them off the table next to mine) and where I don't get the water I asked for till I am eating dessert.
It's 7 now so I head off to the bus and get to the train station at 7:15... I wait an hour... then another 1/2 hour cause that's how late the train is running. Get in to Fallowfield at 10:35, meet Ajae at Baseline at head home.
So today was the co-op student's birthday (the one for the lab Ajae works in) so we all went to Jack Astor's for lunch. Which involved Corona and some silly conversation about housing since one of the guys just bought a new condo, and I was telling them about yesterday.
Also, after some intial problems we found out where my paycheque had disappeared to... turns out they delivered it to my mailbox instead of to the woman who hands them out (you are supposed to sign for them). Also Coral found the address for one of my old houses so my passport papers are ready to go! (My mom is coming up this weekend and being my guarentor so they needed to be all set before I leave the printer at work.
I phoned about the apartment, but they said to call back Tuesday morning, but that everything was in order a credit check just had to be done.
I've been paid for 3.5 weeks work, I am feeling very flush now... like I can afford some new shoes and clothes.
I finally bit the bullet and went to Kingston yesterday to look at apartments. I was looking at 3 buildings all with the same company.
Took the train in... was very early to the train station because I misread the time the train left at... waited 1.5 hours in the station + 2 hour train trip.
Because of the Wednesday screw-up with my paycheque, Ajae lent me $800 to use for the deposit. When I got to Kingston I took a bus to the bank and deposited it. Then walked to my favourite used bookstore. A little while later I proceed to the first of the three apartments. Landlady isn't in and I'm early so I go read my book at a park bench. 15 minutes later its actually the appointment time so I buzz her again. She's in but won't show the apartment because the tenants have been giving her problems... how this is punishment for them I don' know.
Second place I'm early (because I can't see the first place) so I have to wait a bit to see the apartment. It's small... and the balcony can probably have two people on it both standing.
Go for lunch at Wendy's then over to the rental office to fill out the application, find out who the rental cheque should be made out to and the price of the first place, to help me make my decision. Turns out second landlady showed me the wrong apartment, but the apartment she should have shown me is no longer available anyways. There is another 1 bedroom available in that building but not till Oct 1st.
So I go see the third place, a 2 bedroom instead of 1. It's much nicer, bigger, beautiful view, and I like the idea of having a guest room/office for visitors. It's only $35 more a month than what Ajae's paying.
So I head back to the rental office (its just after 2) and she explains the problem with it. The current tenant moved in begining of July and now wants out due to personal reasons. So she's put in her notice to vacate for 1st of Oct... which does me no good. I'm having a 'why did you show me it then?' moment. The housing lady knows that current tenant wants out badly though so says they will contact her and ask her if she will change her notice to vacate. But she won't be home from work till 5:30.
So I went to the bank to get the money order done up... spent an hour in Tim Horton's... went to my other favourite used bookstore, Giant Tiger, the dollar store and Canadian Tire to kill time. Finally I head back. CT has signed the new NtV and I put in my deposit... then I talk to Ajae who says I missed train... the next one is at 8:12.
So I go to the Panda Garden for a dinner... (Chinese buffet) where I never get a knife or fork (I took them off the table next to mine) and where I don't get the water I asked for till I am eating dessert.
It's 7 now so I head off to the bus and get to the train station at 7:15... I wait an hour... then another 1/2 hour cause that's how late the train is running. Get in to Fallowfield at 10:35, meet Ajae at Baseline at head home.
So today was the co-op student's birthday (the one for the lab Ajae works in) so we all went to Jack Astor's for lunch. Which involved Corona and some silly conversation about housing since one of the guys just bought a new condo, and I was telling them about yesterday.
Also, after some intial problems we found out where my paycheque had disappeared to... turns out they delivered it to my mailbox instead of to the woman who hands them out (you are supposed to sign for them). Also Coral found the address for one of my old houses so my passport papers are ready to go! (My mom is coming up this weekend and being my guarentor so they needed to be all set before I leave the printer at work.
I phoned about the apartment, but they said to call back Tuesday morning, but that everything was in order a credit check just had to be done.
I've been paid for 3.5 weeks work, I am feeling very flush now... like I can afford some new shoes and clothes.