Well, as of yesterday, we've been in this here neighborhood for a year. The time, she flies ( Read more... )

I finally got around to taking pictures of the new digs.

( Beware LARGE images ahoy! )

I vacuumed tonight and the Maxwell really wished that I hadn't. He was skittering all over the apartment, his tail poofed out like a bottle brush and his eyes wide as saucers of cream, trying to escape my machine of doom. But there were little fluffy puffs of new carpet fibers everywhere and I knew that Momma D would appreciate the efforts and she' ( Read more... )

This complex does not offer separate dumpsters for recycling, something I find reprehensible. Why don't they? Because they're not required. Don't you just love loopholes? So, basically, it's up to individual tenants to take care of their own recyclables which is fine for people who give a damn, but people who won't recycle if it's not convenient ( Read more... )

Okay, I've got my stereo and fancy schmancy computer speakers hooked up and everything sounds good. I Still have a few more boxes to unpack, mostly non-essential items which is why I let them sit around and block 60% of the closet for all of last week. After that the posters go up ( Read more... )

1. Living in a dwelling that is adequately insulated. The old apartment (this is where we used to live!) was old as hell and poorly insulated, so it took a lot of effort to retain heat which was good in the summer, but bad in the winter...for obvious reasons. Now we're in this place that's properly insulated with western facing windows that get the ( Read more... )