I moved!
I moved! I am now in the city! With a new job! Yay!
Moving is a pain. Lots of little things need to be done.
Services to take care of:
Alien registration: go to city office, get gaijin card updated Done!
Bank: I went to open a new bank account today, but it was 3:15 and apparently it closes at 3. Maybe that's a sign I should go with a different bank.
Electricity: It's on, but I also have a phone number I was told to call when I moved in. Do I still have to do that?
Water: same as electricity
Gas: call company, arrange a time for them to turn it on and show me how it works Done!
Phone: I don't need a landline unless it's necessary for internet. I still need to cancel my old phone.
Internet: Some neighbor of mine has an unsecured wireless network. I need to get my own, but in the meantime . . .
Household things I need to get:
Refrigerator
Washing machine
Bicycle
Stove
Mailbox
Lights (kitchen, dining, little downstairs room, top of stairs, bedroom)
Pole for hanging clothes in the closet
Pole for hanging clothes on the balcony
Dining room table
Additional chairs for dining room
Carpet to make the downstairs living room less echoey
Curtains for upstairs living room
Pantry/cabinet for food and dishes
Rack for drying dishes
Bath mat
Towel rack
Door stop
Smoke detector
Mesh for cat-proofing the balcony
Converter for TV
Things for container gardening
Things for general beautifying/comfifying
I had a lot of these things in my old place, but chose not to bring them. My refrigerator was older than me, and the washing machine was almost as old and a total pain in the neck. Other things were built in, or not compatible with the new place. Blarg. You'd think that with all the junk I hauled over here, I wouldn't have so much to go out and acquire. On the other hand, I am totally excited about decorating and arranging the new place! Yay new things!
Moving is a pain. Lots of little things need to be done.
Services to take care of:
Alien registration: go to city office, get gaijin card updated Done!
Bank: I went to open a new bank account today, but it was 3:15 and apparently it closes at 3. Maybe that's a sign I should go with a different bank.
Electricity: It's on, but I also have a phone number I was told to call when I moved in. Do I still have to do that?
Water: same as electricity
Gas: call company, arrange a time for them to turn it on and show me how it works Done!
Phone: I don't need a landline unless it's necessary for internet. I still need to cancel my old phone.
Internet: Some neighbor of mine has an unsecured wireless network. I need to get my own, but in the meantime . . .
Household things I need to get:
Refrigerator
Washing machine
Bicycle
Stove
Mailbox
Lights (kitchen, dining, little downstairs room, top of stairs, bedroom)
Pole for hanging clothes in the closet
Pole for hanging clothes on the balcony
Dining room table
Additional chairs for dining room
Carpet to make the downstairs living room less echoey
Curtains for upstairs living room
Pantry/cabinet for food and dishes
Rack for drying dishes
Bath mat
Towel rack
Door stop
Smoke detector
Mesh for cat-proofing the balcony
Converter for TV
Things for container gardening
Things for general beautifying/comfifying
I had a lot of these things in my old place, but chose not to bring them. My refrigerator was older than me, and the washing machine was almost as old and a total pain in the neck. Other things were built in, or not compatible with the new place. Blarg. You'd think that with all the junk I hauled over here, I wouldn't have so much to go out and acquire. On the other hand, I am totally excited about decorating and arranging the new place! Yay new things!