Andrewhy - August 19th, 2003

11:40 pm

Finally made the move to Murfreesboro this past weekend. I spent every last dollar I had moving here. I can't buy my books until I pick up my financial aid check on Friday. I have food though, so I'll survive until then. School is going ok so far. I went to the student newspaper office today to apply for a position. They want me to do technology articles, which is cool by me.

The apartment I found is in one of those big apartment complexes with a pool and shit. All utilities are included, but there's no high speed internet access. It's back to dial-up again. They were supposed to replace the filthy ass carpet, but the workmen haven't made it to our apartment yet. Which sucks, because I can't bother unpacking my stuff until they do.

This town is not very safe for riding a bike around in. I took a spill today when trying to navigate onto a driveway-curb. My right knee is swollen and stiff, and my nose hurts from where it met the pavement. My glasses are also broken; not from the bike accident, but from a week ago, when the frame around the left lens snapped unexpectedly. The frame is made of titanium, which is apparently difficult and expensive to solder. Sigh. This week has been a mix of positive developments and near-disasters.

On top of that I'm currently losing in the online poker game I'm playing. I've been doing well in general. I cashed out $50 that I won in the last two weeks; I've been using that to pay for food now. I had about $13 left in the account, and I'm almost out of that. Losing occasionally is expected, but I haven't won a single damn hand, it seems.