So the year rolls in and we're trying to figure out what we're going to do as far as living arrangements. The lease is up, and we're thinking a 3 or 4 bedroom apartment so that Tyler, myself, and his two friends can all split rent that much easier. We're content to stay in the complex we're in, but we, or at least I, would like to look at a new unit to inhabit.

Why? There's two damned PITS in our floor. IF any at all, there should only be one. Why's that? Because the pipes sprung a hot water leak sometime during the early winter. Not bad if you don't like cold tile floors right after a shower. But Godawful when they come in to fix it and YOU STILL LIVE THERE.

There's mud all over the damn carpet and dining room tile, which we literally JUST mopped a day or two prior; there's a fucking HUGE pile of dirt STILL sitting in my dining room with a Shop-Vac sitting on top of it; we can't use our own bathroom and Heaven forbid I need to use one, because I ain't going to our roommate's (there's something sentient in there besides him); there's two piles of dirt sitting on my porch; and the 26-gallon aquarium that took a WEEK to establish? Emptied. And now we get to establish it all over again.

As you could prolly tell, I'm not a happy gal. I'm enough of a neat freak to hate mud being tracked on my floors. Especially nasty, potentially-surrounds-a-septic-tank mud. As if the roaches weren't enough.

*sigh* Just... Grr. These people come in at freaking 8 in the morning to try and fix this problem. They hypothesized that there were two places that the leak could be reached. I CALL BULLSHIT. Any dumbass could have told them that the leak was under the damn bathroom and not the dining room. Despite their close vicinity to each other, THAT DINING ROOM TILE WAS NEVER WARM LIKE THE BATHROOM TILE WAS. Kind of makes more sense that the leak would be there, yeah? So they punched a hole through our dining room floor yesterday, came back today and told us that they weren't going to be able to reach the damn leak from there, then punched a hole in the bathroom floor. Guess where the pool of water and mud was. HERP DERP. Ain't rocket science! It's plumbing and common sense.

So yeah, about half our apartment unit is unusable and they haven't done SHIT as far as talking to us about moving to a temp unit, despite the fact that our lease is practically up. But wouldn't it be a professional courtesy to, y'know, ASK the tenants if they would like to move to a different unit or renew their lease? *sigh* I forget we don't live in an ideal world.
I have no experience in business and I don't claim to, but running an apartment complex is a business and the point is to make sure you DON'T get bad reviews or else you're out of a job. Word spreads like wildfire and the more people know that you're a bad landlord or whatever the person in charge of the complex is, the fewer tenants you'll see and the less money you'll be getting. Isn't that kind of obvious? There are plenty of other places in the area for us to go to. I would just figure it's in the interest of the owners of the complex to at least make sure that a tenant or group of tenants isn't just outright miserable. Hiring more maintenance staff wouldn't kill 'em, THAT'S for damn sure.

Others we've talked to say what they're doing to us is shady. I'm inclined to agree. If shit like this continues should we continue to live here in the complex, I'm going to fucking raise Hell and make DAMN sure that our concerns are seen to. We pay them enough of our hard-earned money for them to give a shit about our living conditions.

Thanks for reading, if you got this far. Sometimes life throws you a curve and you just have to rant.

Well, another year's gone by and here we are at the start of 2010. It's going to take me forever to get used to the 10 instead of the 09 when I write the date. xD

What can I say about this year? It's been a life-changing year for me. I moved down to TX from KS to be with my love in an utterly rebellious strike against my father, my mom had a stroke and is now trying to become a CNA, I've made new friends and patched up an old one, and I've finally gotten a job to help support myself and my fiance.

Really, since I don't pay much attention to the outside world (I'm such a recluse >w> ), most of the changes I've noted are within myself. I don't feel any different, but it's becoming more and more clear to me that I am changing when I hear it from other people. Tyler's mom, for example, told me that I've grown up a lot since she met me. I used to be so shy, and now I'm almost as boisterous as any of her family. x3 And for some reason, I know this part should bother me more than it feels like it does, but I just don't feel like I have that much in common with my immediate blood family anymore. Maybe I never did, but I can't tell since I've lived with them for 9/10ths of my life and it's only becoming more apparent since I'm out and becoming my own person.

Seems like my nerdiness and geekiness truly shows so much around my dad and sister that they constantly poke fun at me for it. Not that I mind, but sometimes I wonder if they just aren't used to me being so opinionated. My sister started listening to a bit of Lady Gaga, who, in my opinion, is a talentless hack who can't properly hide a tampon string during her questioningly dressed performances. Voiced that opinion and she took offense. But lately she's done that a lot; I'm just so used to being a music snob and not having anyone show me a differing opinion. But hey, I started listening to a bit of black and death metal, and I'm sure my folks have the same opinion of Dethklok as I do of Gaga. xD Though, in all seriousness, a fictional animated band can beat a questionable popstar any day. Brutal. x3
My brother seems to really be following my footsteps as far as extracurricular activities go. He'll be a QuakeCon-attending type before too long, I'm sure. That and he started drawing anthros. He's in the same league as most of the Furry fandom and the dramatic scene of dA, but he's willing to learn and I'm glad I got to share some knowledge with him this past Christmas. I'm mostly just glad he doesn't trace Naruto and Bleach and whatever other crap the nooblets here on dA and Gaia trace. So he's getting a good start, at least.

But anywhos, I've rambled on long enough about my life, giblets, so I wish you all a Happy New Year, and may it bring you the best. May the wind be always at your back!

<sub>Just wanna wish you all a Merry Christmas, those who celebrate it! ^^

And let y'all know that my activity will be spastic at best. Going back home to KS for a few days and celebrating Christmas. x3

So, whatever you celebrate, have a good one!</sub>



Well, back from KS and happy to be home. ^^ Glad to have seen all the fam and friends, but glad to be home.

Tyler and I made out like bandits this year. x3 We got some awesome stuff for the apartment, like a NuWave oven and an electric grill, a coffee table, towels, a set of Chicago Cutlery knives, a dinnerware service set for six, an iron and coffeemaker and toaster, and I got a Snuggie. x3 He and I gave each other watches. <3 I got canvases from CC, or ~MsPheonix to many of you, and a dragon statue. I also got fuzzy socks, those neat paper lanterns you get from Romancing the Stone or Earthbound Trading Co. stores, and a book on portraying Science Fiction machines and armor. ^^

Some of the awesome things I gave were a set of Cross pens and tickets to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert on Dec. 30th to Tyler, a painting and chocolate and an NBC car seat cover to CC, an AE gift card + B&B Works soaps to my little sis, Ninja Reflex for the DS+Spore Creature creator for the PC to my little bro, and a beautiful hand-carved wooden cross with sand from Bethlehem, incense, olive leaves, and rosary potpourri in little covered insets in it to my parents. ^^

Oh! I also got a new birdie! He's a beautiful dark-green opaline yellow budgie named Richter. I'll post pics of him and Kori (my sky-blue opaline white female) when I can. <3 Tyler gave Richter to me the day after we got back from KS. In return, I bought Tyler a new 26-gal. starter aquarium and the DIY cinder blocks and wood to make a stand with. :3 He can has fishies.



So what about all of you? How were your holidays? What did you give and receive?

Sorry for the long break again. xP Our old ISP decided we were "voluntarily disconnected" because we hadn't received a reminder about our bill. So, about a month or so later, we've found the ISP Clear, which is cheaper than TWC (our old ISP) and now we're all wireless. As in, we browse using a 4G network, with two towers practically right over our heads and spotted all over the DFW area.

So anybody who worried about my sudden disappearance off the face of the 'Net, worry no more, for I hath returned! ^^

Got a crap ton of messages to slog through, so that'll be fun when I'm not working. x_x And in other news, caught my first cold in what feels like ages (but probably isn't all that long), and I've been getting over the fever and the coughing and the hacking and sneezing. And working at a dusty home decor and clothing store does nothing what-so-freaking-ever to help. T-T

Anyways, I've returned and don't believe I'm likely to disappear like this last one for a while. The only exception will be Christmas, when we go back to KS and OK. Prolly the 23rd through the 26th. Dunno for sure, though, so that's tentative.

It's good to be back!

Hey all, just wanted to let my internet friends and RL friends I can only talk to via internet that I'm not going to be on much over the next four days. What activity will be there will be sporadic at best.

I'm going home this weekend to Kansas. So from tonight (November 12th, 6:30-ish) to likely sometime Monday, my online activity will be spastic or nonexistent.

If/When I do get on, I'll be able to use WLM/MSN again because I'll be borrowing my fiance's laptop.

So, until then, giblets! ^^