broadcast outcast

For a good while in the last 36 hours, I had a strange feeling that this must be what 1982 felt like.  You know, life without cable or internet.  Well, I cheated, with my cell phone and all, but still.  It’s close. Anyway, I took a leisurely stroll to my local library branch this morning. [...]

After all the buildup and all the babbling…I’ve finally moved. To tell the truth, I hadn’t been thinking about moving much at all in the weeks leading up to actually shoving off.  Perhaps it was the whole, “out of mind, out of sight” way of thinking, but I managed to enjoy every last minute of [...]

It’s Monday night and I move on Friday.  I wouldn’t recommend anyone do what I’m doing in terms of packing…which is essentially nothing. I’ve done very little in that realm.  I’ve done laundry and am finishing up painting my dresser a different color.  I’m using google maps to figure out where my essentials are near [...]

Well, without going too far and being too sentimental, I have one week left before I move.  168 hours from now, I will be sweating and rearranging things in my new apartment in Chicago. It’s interesting, as this date has approached, how nostalgia creeps in.  I will miss my parents.  I will miss my brother [...]

Brief and to the point: I’ve mailed in my security deposit, and I will be living with a girl next year.  My living situation is settled.  Chicago cometh in 3 weeks.

This weekend I scrapped together two new articles for the magazine I’ve been writing for.  In fact, it’s doubly nice because I’ve been working out of the country for about a year now for this magazine and my editor still keeps me on.  I’m certain he has gotten interest from others seeking to do the [...]

Well, I’ve returned home from Chicago in one piece.  After a pit stop about half way to visit a girl I hadn’t seen in quite a while, I’m now able to give details about my apartment-hunting in Chicago. The drive itself was the easiest I’ve ever had.  I didn’t run into traffic coming or going. [...]

On my quest to secure housing for my school year, I will be making the trek to the Windy City this week for a few days.  I have a number of potentials I’m following up on through Craigslist, with one in particular being the front runner.  I’ve already talked about that one in another post. [...]

Well, given the timing of everything, I’ve begun my search for a place to live in Chicago.  It’s not time-intensive, nor is it very serious at this juncture…but it has begun. With classes beginning September 20, I figure I’d like to move into a place somewhere around Sep. 1.  That would give me about two [...]