there's more!

when i wrote yesterday's post, i mentioned that there were a lot of new and great things happening. then i got so into the whole thesis-finally-finished-after-six-years thing that i forgot to mention the rest.

for the last couple of months alicia and i and my dog and her two dogs have been living in my apartment. generally speaking, this is the best thing that has happened to me in, well, maybe ever. i love her and i love having our whole family in one place. what i don't love is the fucking monster-beast-dog who lives above us and his foot-stomping mother. i already hated them, and peanut was already afraid of them, but the ungodly noise level from above is really only the beginning. now that the three little doggies live together, there is some kind of competition going on to see who can bark the most and howl the loudest at the big dog upstairs. the same competition stands for voices outside the door, people passing by the windows, car doors slamming, and our keys in the door. i love my apartment. alicia loves my apartment. but folks, it is time to fucking move on!!

so we are moving to a house. a friend of ours is renting her house before she sells it and she agreed to rent it to us so we no longer have to live with neighbor noise and cramped spaces. we will have wonderful luxuries like a double car garage and a washer and dryer. no more saving quarters! we must be living right.

just for fun, before i move out of my beloved apartment, i think i'll post a few obligatory photos of the space that made my life normal for the last two years.