Archive for the 'Apartment Living' Category

Little things that make a big difference

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

I know it’s not even that far into December, but already I’ve noticed that I’m just not feeling the Christmas spirit. Sure I’ve done my fair share of Christmas shopping. I’ve begun my gift making process. I’ve mailed gifts to far away family and friends. I’ve ordered gifts online. I’ve [...]

More then just red bricks

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

When I was younger, and by younger I mean anytime before I was twenty five and moved to Seattle, I used to love it when I would go to The Big City with my brothers and sisters and my parents. Anytime we would go there, if time permitted, my parents would drive us around [...]

My kid learned how to fly a helicopter this weekend. Sort of.

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Friday night, before heading out to have dinner with friends, Babboo and I stopped over at our new house to check on the latest going-ons.
Behold, we have a concrete driveway:

While this may seem rather boring and not really blog worthy, it is, in fact, very exciting. Of course it doesn’t mean we’ll be moving [...]

Sometimes it’s best to leave The King in charge

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

I’ve worked as a janitor. I’ve made sodas for people through the window at a convenient store. I’ve waitressed at a truck stop. I’ve answered phones and done research at a small town newspaper. Heck, I’ve even worked for a essential oil company.
While I’ve had some random jobs in my younger [...]

Does anyone actually have sex in a bathroom? I mean, really.

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

My family and I moved to Corvaillis, Oregon when I was a kid. My dad had hurt his back working at a printing press and therefore needed to go back to school to find a different career.
We moved into the house that will forever be known as The House on 13th Street. [...]

A lesson learned, the hard way

Monday, July 9th, 2007

We got a call a few weekends ago from the managers of our storage unit. It was a courtesy call to let us know that someone had broken into our unit so we “might want to come down and put a new lock on it.”
“Um yeah, we’ll be there in like 2.3 minutes!”
Luckily it [...]