A, B, or C

With the lease on my apartment up at the end of the month, I had three choices:
A. Sign another one-year lease
B. Switch to a month-by-month lease and pay more money
C. Find a new apartment

I have opted for C. Find a new apartment, so now I'm in the process of doing so. I called a few places on my lunch break and left messages. The only one that answered was one that will possibly be rented very soon by someone else who already looked at it. I hope I'll hear back from the other places soon.

I'm not yet freaking out about not having a place to live after July 31st, because Emily is freaking out for me.

Along with finding an apartment, moving also means getting rid of things I don't need. (I used to be a pack rat when I was a kid, but now I'm a firm believer in only keeping the things you are currently using, or will be using in the near future.) So I'm trying to sell both my broken console record player and my electric chord organ. I found a buyer for each on craigslist, if only they'd call me back...

I'll also probably go through my stuff and take a box or two to the Salvation Army. The less that needs moved when the time comes, the better!

I'm excited about having a day off tomorrow, although I still don't have any plans for the day. I guess there's nothing family-related going on. Maybe I'll do something with Emily, if she wants to, and maybe we'll go to our parents' house anyway. I can imagine them calling us and inviting us over for a spontaneous hamburger or something. Whatever happens, it'll be relaxing.

If the Indians were in town, I'd go to the game, but they're in Detroit playing the Tigers for the next three days.

June 2007 Book List

New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
The sequel to Twilight, about Bella who is in love with a vampire, Edward. In this one, Edward breaks up with Bella thinking it will be good for her. It's not good for her. She gets really depressed for a long time. But Jacob, a werewolf, becomes her new best friend, and she starts to cheer up. I liked the ending, and I'm looking forward to the third book.

Knocked Out By My Nunga-Nungas and Dancing in My Nuddy Pants by Louise Rennison
The next two books about Georgia, the 15-year-old British girl with many teenage problems. She's really funny.

Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys by Dave Barry
Hilarious. I love Dave Barry. This book explains why guys like violence (they possess the noogie gene), why guys MUST watch sports (concern rays shoot from their foreheads and affect the game in favor of their team), and why guys are bad at relationships (they could be married to a woman for 50 years and still not even be aware that they are IN a relationship). Among many other things.

You Suck by Christopher Moore
Not my favorite Christopher Moore book, but still very funny. It's about Jody, a vampire, who has just turned her boyfriend Tommy into a vampire. And now they have to figure out how to carry on as normally as possible, while only being able to come out at night and being immortal and stuff. They get a minion named Abby Normal, who is a goth teenager and is very amusing. This book is pretty much a sequel to Bloodsucking Fiends, which I haven't read yet, because I didn't know that You Suck is a sequel. I figured it out though when they kept referring to events that recently happened, and I confirmed it by looking at Moore's website. It still works well enough on its own.

She Got Up Off the Couch by Haven Kimmel
BOOK OF THE MONTH AWARD
This is the sequel to A Girl Named Zippy, which I love, and this one was just as good. It's the memoirs of Haven's (Zippy's) childhood, growing up in a small town in Indiana. She is a fascinating child, and is always able to tell something thought-provoking about each of her memories. Her story-telling is like nothing else I've ever read.