I have no television and no Internet at my Atlanta apartment. I also don’t even own a radio, so it’s very quiet at my place. I’ve been decompressing after work by watching borrowed DVDs on my laptop. Hollis and Drew have been my hookup and this is what I’ve watched from each of their collections:
From Hollis:
- Frasier, season 2 (no idea why she has season 2 as opposed to other seasons, but it was fun to watch these episodes again)
- 40 year old virgin
- Transporter 2 (i actually only watched about half of this because the dvd was scratched)
- Sky High
From Drew:
- News Radio, seasons 1 and 2
- The Amazing Race, season 1 (who knew gay men were so evil?)
- Firefly, the complete series
- Old School
I’m flying to Baton Rouge on Thursday for Thanksgiving. After I stuff my belly at mom’s house I plan to spend the rest of the long weekend on the couch, with the cats, watching television.
A couple of nights ago I was pretty bored. I tried to pump myself up to be even more productive during my time in Atlanta, so I took some metal letters that I had bought and affixed them to a wall in my apartment. Can you tell what the message to myself says?
I’m living pretty streamlined these days. Since I already own a house in Louisiana, my place in Atlanta is just crash pad to sleep and get dressed in. So I didn’t want to spend a lot of money furnishing it. Here is a sampling of some of the cheap-ass stuff I’ve bought to get me through the year.
This is my sofa.
Plus I bought two of these chairs.
When’s the kegger?
My place in Atlanta does not have a washer/dryer, so Saturday morning I had to do four loads of laundry at the laundromat.
Highlights include:
- Being asked for $8 by a beggar. Not sure what that bought him, but that was his price.
- Standing up for 90 minutes because the place was too yuck to sit on anything. (Don’t ask me why I thought it was un-yuck enough to wash my clothes there. I guess I don’t have much or a choice.)
- Taking home mildly damp clothes because I wanted to get out of there asap.
I really miss the convenience of my own home…
Okay, the truth is this is actually what I slept in Monday night. I meant to put a blog post up on Tuesday but never had time to do it. So let me fill you in on why I am sharing my sleeping attire with you…. the heat and electricity in my studio were out of commission for three days. On Monday night when I took this photo it was 55 degrees in my apartment.
I used the layering method to keep semi-warm and had to sport the following to preserve body heat:
- a tshirt
- a long sleeve nightgown
- a hoodie (with hood up to cover ears)
- a long terry bathrobe
- sweat pants
- two pairs of socks
- fleece gloves
Sexy, huh?
What a week.
I moved in to my flophouse studio last Saturday, November 1. It’s okay — I just don’t like renting because of the landlord layer you have to go through to get stuff done. The Internet hasn’t worked since I moved in, and at some point last night it looks like a circuit blew because this morning when I woke up I had no heat and half the kitchen had no electricity. Of course, it was the half that the fridge and stove are connected to. My landlord (who is a very nice man, btw) is out of town until Monday, so I’m not sure what to do. I don’t think the circuit box is in my apartment. Think it might be in the garage. Oh well, guess the food I just bought at Publix on Wednesday night is going to go bad.
So, since I have no Internet, phone, or cable at my place (oh, and no furniture) it makes me not want to spend very much time there. So on Tuesday night I meet my friend Drew after work to watch election results, drink beer and eat pizza. It was fun even though I thought CNN’s coverage was over the top. What was up with that hologram? That was a jump the shark moment. (See pic at bottom of page.)
On Thursday I went to the Georgia Aquarium for the first time. I’ve invested using Charles Schwab for about 12 years and I participate in their “private client” program which means I pay them to manage my portfolio. Well, we all know how the market is going these days and I’m sure they are losing some business. So on Thursday they had a “client appreciation” event after-hours at the Aquarium. It was just for their clients, free admission, parking and dinner & drinks. Very nice. Check out the pic of me fake petting some sea creature. You could really pet them, but I wasn’t about to go there.
At the Georgia Aquarium fake petting something icky. The event was very nice but I did not care for the Georgia Aquarium at all. The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago is tons better.
My empty studio. I don’t even have a chair to sit on. Have furniture shopped some, but it’s tough. I have a lovely, fully furnished house in Baton Rouge, so I don’t want to spend a lot (or any) money on this place — especially since it’s just a rental. But after only a week there it’s already depressing me. Gotta get some excitement in there soon — or at least a chair.
Check out my totally pathetic “bedroom.” It’s a little nook off the main (and only) room. Right now I’m sleeping on the vinyl foamcore mattress from Hollis’ trailer. The funny thing is, it’s kind of comfy.
Here is a pic of CNN’s election night hologram. Drew took a photo of the television screen to capture this lame moment in CNN history.
