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28 September 2011
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Graduate Life
Michael and I moved nine days ago. So far the tally is:
- Apartment filled with boxes that still need to be unpacked: 1
- Screws and nails scattered throughout apartment: A jillion
- Call from the landlord about a complaint received: 1
- Unannounced visitors, in which Michael had to scavenge through boxes for pants and I had to wake up from a coma-like nap before we could open the door: 2.5
- Fights about where to hang things: 1
- Home-cooked meals in last nine days: 1
- And, conversely, boxes of cereal consumed: 3
- Broken vacuum: 1
- Unnecessary and/or impulsive purchases for our "new home": too many
- Love I have for new apartment: 1,000,000 units
- Money saved in rent: $325
- Angry neighbors downstairs pounding on the ceiling for a good 45 seconds a la Mr. Heckles: 1
- Batches of "Banana Bread of Peace" made to assuage said angry neighbors' apparent noise-induced wall-banging rage: 4
So far, I'd say that the transition has been pleasant, albeit a bit more exciting than our last place. I mean sure, in our previous apartment, downstairs neighbors might have played bass guitar until midnight, listened to Katy Perry's Fireworks from 3:30 to 4:30 am at full volume, or opened closet doors incessantly, but hey--we weren't so quiet either. In this new place, we're figuring out that life is more like WWII appeasement than living above Bill and Ted. (Though, ironically, Germany in this case seems to enjoy a consistent muscle-relaxant.)
Yet I digress.
This week we plan to have all our boxes unpacked, cars cleaned out, and everything organized, so we can be real human adults who don't exist exclusively in squalor.
Also, Tuesday spousal call-out: Michael watches Vampire Diaries with me. And likes it. But then again, I watched the premiere of Whitney last night and kind of liked it. How embarrassing for us both.
In parallel, a Tuesday Spousal Commendation: The ratio of Michael's effort to mine regarding the move is about 60 bazillion to 1. Let's just say that Husband can get stuff done while Girlfriend just takes too many naps.
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