one month in
Realized this morning its been a month since I moved to Austin and almost a month since the project started. Twelve days in and only about twelve to go before I head on to the Beecave store and do it all over again. Turns out I made a good team with the Arizona vitamin merchandiser and so it was decided I would help him with the next store and run it until its time for me to move on again to my final store in the Austin area. I'm pretty excited. No more commute once that happens.
For now though, well, unless there is a wreck on Loop 1, like there was this afternoon, it isn't that bad getting around. Though I am beginning to think that Austin drivers aren't as adept as their Metroplex counterparts.
Really haven't done much of anything while I've been down here. Been out a couple times with Dave and some of his friends. Mostly I either hang around my house and go to bed early or I go over to Dave's and hang out there for a bit watching Venture Bros until he decides to call it a night. We're all old people apparently. Getting up at 5:30am doesn't help matters at all.
The apartment is largely finished, as far as the living room and kitchen are concerned. Still debating on whether or not to buy a microwave. A think a toaster oven is a bit more likely to happen sooner than later. Finally visited the Ikea the other night and picked up some trim for the place. Some rugs, another lamp, pillows. Going to go back this weekend and buy my first bed frame in something like five years. Very excited about that. Then all I need is a desk and the rest is just fleshing out the decor but nothing major. Unless I decide to buy a dinner table or another couch.
Skully is really getting on well. She's got her little perches and is eating regularly and has her own little water fountain. The sound of the water trickling is very soothing and ambient. It keeps the apartment from being otherwise silent.
Silent and dark. There aren't many light fixtures. I need more lamps. Two so far, but I am thinking five or six or more.
Caught up with an old Denton friend and her boyfriend yesterday. Had lunch at a place called Mr. Naturals. It was rather good and I'd like to go back. Saw yet another part of Austin that I wasn't really familiar with. The little bit of town I live in is known as Furniture Row and its about as exciting as it sounds. It's not far from Anderson though so there is a little bit to do there and oddly I live by two comic/game stores, though one is arguably superior to the other in just about all regards. I've gotten to be a regular already.
Another place I visit semi-regularly is the convenience store next to my apartment. It's crewed by a motley assortment of creeps and one kindly older Southern guy. He's all right but the potential felon is something else. Always listening to classical music and staring at stripper's asses. I think they're strippers, anyway. There's also a busted down taco truck in front of the place. All in all that little square of property gives me the heebiejeebies.
I'm hoping to step out and do something this coming Friday, as it will be my first weekend night off in awhile and my last one for another couple weeks.
For now though, well, unless there is a wreck on Loop 1, like there was this afternoon, it isn't that bad getting around. Though I am beginning to think that Austin drivers aren't as adept as their Metroplex counterparts.
Really haven't done much of anything while I've been down here. Been out a couple times with Dave and some of his friends. Mostly I either hang around my house and go to bed early or I go over to Dave's and hang out there for a bit watching Venture Bros until he decides to call it a night. We're all old people apparently. Getting up at 5:30am doesn't help matters at all.
The apartment is largely finished, as far as the living room and kitchen are concerned. Still debating on whether or not to buy a microwave. A think a toaster oven is a bit more likely to happen sooner than later. Finally visited the Ikea the other night and picked up some trim for the place. Some rugs, another lamp, pillows. Going to go back this weekend and buy my first bed frame in something like five years. Very excited about that. Then all I need is a desk and the rest is just fleshing out the decor but nothing major. Unless I decide to buy a dinner table or another couch.
Skully is really getting on well. She's got her little perches and is eating regularly and has her own little water fountain. The sound of the water trickling is very soothing and ambient. It keeps the apartment from being otherwise silent.
Silent and dark. There aren't many light fixtures. I need more lamps. Two so far, but I am thinking five or six or more.
Caught up with an old Denton friend and her boyfriend yesterday. Had lunch at a place called Mr. Naturals. It was rather good and I'd like to go back. Saw yet another part of Austin that I wasn't really familiar with. The little bit of town I live in is known as Furniture Row and its about as exciting as it sounds. It's not far from Anderson though so there is a little bit to do there and oddly I live by two comic/game stores, though one is arguably superior to the other in just about all regards. I've gotten to be a regular already.
Another place I visit semi-regularly is the convenience store next to my apartment. It's crewed by a motley assortment of creeps and one kindly older Southern guy. He's all right but the potential felon is something else. Always listening to classical music and staring at stripper's asses. I think they're strippers, anyway. There's also a busted down taco truck in front of the place. All in all that little square of property gives me the heebiejeebies.
I'm hoping to step out and do something this coming Friday, as it will be my first weekend night off in awhile and my last one for another couple weeks.