good morning!
i spent most of my day yesterday on my laptop not connected to the net. i reread thru AoC to try and see if i kept my characters consistent and reworked some bits of dialogue. i have to admit, most of the thing's the same. i hate edititing! and then i wrote chapter 14. it's long, it's full of drama. oh, the angst! :)
i also managed to call alison and erica yesterday. i'm going to visit alison's apt on saturday, see how it is, where it is, and pick her brains regarding bills, so i can tally up how much money i need kept aside. mom must've heard me on the phone, because suddenly she's asking me what i'm planning. i finally admit i'm looking into moving, and trying to figure out the finances of it. i admit i'm going slowly, so that i'll actually be able to afford it. erica did tell me she lived on less than $17,000, which did my brain some good. less of my savings getting drained! i'd like a buffer in case i need it for residency, loans, perhaps buying anything later. you never know when you'll need a nice savings cushion.
but then mom started saying how i shouldn't mention it to dad, who'd then cut me off completely. if i pretend i'm just staying with friends for ease of rotation-commute, and come home normally on weekends, then i'll still get a little financial support every semester (don't knock the $2000, right?) and dad would still pay for all the car stuff. hm... i never thought mom would actually be supportive of me moving. who knew? of course now she's insisting she wants to see the apartment with me. and that i shouldn't take it until like october, when i'll be driving into long island and not queens. ::facepalm::
ah well. will eventually study for exams. i'm not quite sure what to do with chapter 15, after all... :)
i also managed to call alison and erica yesterday. i'm going to visit alison's apt on saturday, see how it is, where it is, and pick her brains regarding bills, so i can tally up how much money i need kept aside. mom must've heard me on the phone, because suddenly she's asking me what i'm planning. i finally admit i'm looking into moving, and trying to figure out the finances of it. i admit i'm going slowly, so that i'll actually be able to afford it. erica did tell me she lived on less than $17,000, which did my brain some good. less of my savings getting drained! i'd like a buffer in case i need it for residency, loans, perhaps buying anything later. you never know when you'll need a nice savings cushion.
but then mom started saying how i shouldn't mention it to dad, who'd then cut me off completely. if i pretend i'm just staying with friends for ease of rotation-commute, and come home normally on weekends, then i'll still get a little financial support every semester (don't knock the $2000, right?) and dad would still pay for all the car stuff. hm... i never thought mom would actually be supportive of me moving. who knew? of course now she's insisting she wants to see the apartment with me. and that i shouldn't take it until like october, when i'll be driving into long island and not queens. ::facepalm::
ah well. will eventually study for exams. i'm not quite sure what to do with chapter 15, after all... :)