Somebody tried to steal my mail

I was ticked too. I got a package and when the mail lady rang the bell I had just gotten out of the shower so I buzzed downstairs and asked her to leave it on the table and I would pick it up. I got dressed and went downstairs and I saw somebody with the box in his hands. Once he saw me, he put it down and backed away from the table. He then gave me some lame line about bringing it to me. Only problem is that he doesn't know me. I could tell he was lying by his body movement.

There wasn't even anything important in the box but it was the principle of the thing. I plan on calling the management company tomorrow and letting them know. I know other neighbors have had their mail stolen off of the table.

The nerve of some people.

Living in an apartment can be scary

I'm not ready to buy a house yet so I live in a apartment. For me apartment living is just so much easier. I really don't want to be bothered with all of the maintenance and sprucing up of a property that I would have to do with a home of my own. I may eventually buy a condo or a town home where I pay a maintenance fee but a traditional home is so not for me.

There are other considerations to owning a home as well. Besides maintenance you have to worry about whether your home is fireproof or not. Not having your home fireproofed can be a disaster. It's not just enough to have fire extinguishers and smoke detectors even though they are both important.

So why is it scary living in a apartment? Because you don't always know whether or not the builder has used fireproofing products when they constructed the building. Using the correct types of products can limit the amount of damage that may occur during a fire. Because let's face it, you can control what you do. But your neighbors are a whole different ball of wax.

One of my neighbors likes to walk down the hallway smoking cigarettes. One of my greatest fears is that an ember for the cigarette falls on the floor and starts a fire. Or even worse, that she drops it on the floor and it sparks. Either way, I hope she's careful with her cigarettes and I hope our building is properly constructed.

That's truly one of the downsides for me.

I am so tired

I didn't get too much sleep last night. I slept from 12-1am then from 3-6am. That's only 4 hours which is not nearly enough. I don't know why I'm not sleeping but I have to figure something out. I can't keep going on this little amount of sleep. I know I have some sleeping pills which I may take. Hopefully they will regulate my sleeping cycle.

Today is going to suck though. I'm already tired and it's not even 9am.

Crazy spam comments

I usually don't get a lot of comments on my blogs. I think most of the people that read my blogs are lurkers like I am. I don't have a problem with people not leaving comments at all either. But I hate when I see a comment and you can tell it's just to get a link-back.

Some of the comments are straight spam. They mis-spell, leave 500 links in one post or just say great info with a link. Others look like regular comments but when you read them in their entirety or visit the site in their link, you realize it's just spam.

Sorry spammers, I'm just not that desperate for comments that I'm going to let anything and everything get through.

What's your favorite piece of jewelry

I don't have a favorite piece right now. I do have some earrings that I really love. They're plain diamond stud earrings. I also love my tennis bracelets, they're both 1 carat. One is a XO design and the other is a "S" design.

I bought the XO designed bracelet myself. The other was a gift for my birthday. I wonder if they went to holsted jewelry to get that bracelet. It definitely has the "Wow" factor going for it. It's sparkly with crystal clear diamonds. I absolutely love it and wear it pretty often. I should go look to see if I can find any deals on matching pieces for it.

Considering I don't foresee me getting any rings as jewelry, I may need to buy one for myself. I surely don't mind that. At least I'll get exactly what I want.

Can you write a novel in 30 days?

NanoWriMo (sp?) is coming up in November. I really want to participate but I'm not sure how much I would get done. I don't work on 1 story at a time either. I write for whichever story I have the ideas for. Since I currently have 3 story ideas, how would I narrow down which one to write for?

I still have almost 3 weeks before it starts. Who knows, I may change my mind and participate.

I'll get a beach body eventually

I can't wait to move to Florida. The only thing I'm worried about is that fact that I'm not in shape. I know it's shallow but I'm looking into the lap band central florida area. I've thought about lapband but I haven't made up my mind. I plan on being extremely busy my first 6 months so I'm looking for a work around.

I'll come up with something. I always do.

Why exactly I need furniture

I had planned on leaving Pittsburgh back in 2005. I knew I wanted to finish school but I thought I would have been done by 2007. When I bought the furniture that I currently have, I got what I considered to be "temporary" furniture. Temporary because I only thought I needed it for 4 years max. It was cheap, both in quality and in price. It's served it's purpose and now it's time to get rid of it. However, I won't buy new furniture as long as I'm here.

Besides, June will be here before I know it.

I'm going to need all new furniture

I'm not moving until next year but I'm already counting down. I'm graduating school in April and by the end of June I plan on being gone. I'll be celebrating the 4th of July in my new city, whichever one that may be. As of right now it's either Orlando or Jacksonville. But something strong is pulling me towards Miami.

I am not taking any of my furniture when I leave. I plan on going through and purging everything starting a month before I leave. Basically whatever doesn't fit in my car doesn't go at this point. I only care about clothes, shoes, important papers and of course my laptop. Everything is getting trashed.

I knew that when I bought that furniture though. I purchased it with the intent on only having it 5 years. I had just forgotten how expensive furniture is though. I've been looking at everything from couches and love seats to quality kitchen sinks and refrigerators. I know that some places don't provide a frig so I'm looking at everything now. I'm already comparing prices so I know what to budget for. I also need to know when something is a good deal and is something I should jump on.

I'm really getting excited for my move. I really can't wait.

Short story update

I haven't written in a long time because of school and just life in general. Next month is the writing challenge where you write a novel in 30 days. The bad thing for me is that it's supposed to be all one story. I tend to focus on one story but if I get a good idea for another story that I'm writing, I'll interupt and write for that one.

I guess this challenge will make me stick to a schedule. I just hope there's nothing pressing due for school next month.

30 days before I have to get my car repaired

I'm not looking forward to this at all. As usual I've waited until the last minute and now it's something that has to be done. I hate paying for car repairs but I have to. I'll call around and look for a good auto body shop to take care of my car. I already see that I can get a online estimate. I'm sure that number will be off the charts. If they take appointments over the internet, all the better.

I want this process to be as painless as possible.

I really don't care about the playoffs

I love baseball. I really do. But I'm just not excited about the playoffs that start today. Maybe it's because I'm at work and I'll miss the game between the Phillies and the Brewers. Of course I'm rooting for the Phils.

I don't really care about the rest of the games though. I'm sure that will all change within the next couple of days.