Update- sorry it's been so long.
So! I spent 3 days at a hotel after being with evannichols and while the hotel did indeed appear to have wifi, my beloved Mac wouldn't pick up on it. So I went to the closest library. I did find a new place to live, and up until last night I thought I was living in the most dystopic environment, which was rather unexpected, and my initial time there was far less than ideal. That said, I'm glad that I waited until today to post, because now I am pleased to report that while it's not fabulous in many, many ways, my time there won't be as vile as I first thought. I've made two new friends who took me under their wing when I was at the worst of things. I'm on the other side of it and our differences are now far more apparent, but we'll take it as it comes. One major issue (and why I've been so off in a seeming hole) is that while the landlord had said there was wireless and a router and so on, THERE'S NO INTERNET AT ALL. This is a major problem, as you can imagine. I ported over my Comcast modem, but it's useless at this house, so I'll be cancelling that and sending the modem back. I'm consulting with the male half of the pair of friends about getting internet ASAP that a couple of us can share. I've felt as though I'd fallen off the face of the earth, and it's simply not acceptable for me not to have internet. Once again I'll be looking for employment, and I will need to find another place to be and 1 hour stints at the library won't cut it. But if I'm not online as often, that's why. Hopefully he and I can consult and get that fixed by the end of next week. It also hasn't helped that I'm living in a different part of town and didn't know where the nearest library was-- and obviously couldn't look it up online. Kind of a perfect storm. I'm at my 'old' library now, and so comfortable here. But I'll need to find a closer one.
I had a wonderful Friday and Saturday when my dad and stepmom came to Portland. I've not seen them since the fall of '08 and my dad continues to mellow as he ages and enjoys his retirement. Even better, evannichols joined us for dinner Saturday night (he even picked the location!) and then we all went to the premiere bout of the Rose City Rollers, Portland's women's roller derby team. It was EXCELLENT. Loud, but excellent. We didn't last both complete sets of play as my dad was getting tired and my tolerance for that kind of loud experience is minimal, but boy was it a great time. I've decided to make it my goal to get to all of the home matches. Thanks again, evannichols, for picking such a marvelous restaurant and being a part of the group.
So I'll be primarily offline until my down the hall neighbor and I figure stuff out- if he doesn't move fast enough, I'll call Clear and see if I can do that. I was just totally off the grid, and was so pissed off because the landlord said there was internet. What it turns out that meant is that he has it on his phone and somehow thought it broadcast throughout. :P
I'm sure that I have worried many of you, and there were many reasons to be worried. But things have settled down again and I'm back on track. I'm going to disable comments only because I only get one hour increments at the library (at least until I can resolve this missing laptop issue). Oh, and if people do want my new address, email or, better yet, call me.
I had a wonderful Friday and Saturday when my dad and stepmom came to Portland. I've not seen them since the fall of '08 and my dad continues to mellow as he ages and enjoys his retirement. Even better, evannichols joined us for dinner Saturday night (he even picked the location!) and then we all went to the premiere bout of the Rose City Rollers, Portland's women's roller derby team. It was EXCELLENT. Loud, but excellent. We didn't last both complete sets of play as my dad was getting tired and my tolerance for that kind of loud experience is minimal, but boy was it a great time. I've decided to make it my goal to get to all of the home matches. Thanks again, evannichols, for picking such a marvelous restaurant and being a part of the group.
So I'll be primarily offline until my down the hall neighbor and I figure stuff out- if he doesn't move fast enough, I'll call Clear and see if I can do that. I was just totally off the grid, and was so pissed off because the landlord said there was internet. What it turns out that meant is that he has it on his phone and somehow thought it broadcast throughout. :P
I'm sure that I have worried many of you, and there were many reasons to be worried. But things have settled down again and I'm back on track. I'm going to disable comments only because I only get one hour increments at the library (at least until I can resolve this missing laptop issue). Oh, and if people do want my new address, email or, better yet, call me.