i've had a pretty good week.

posted by CecilMcDude on Oct 3, 2008 3:59 PM PDT

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posted October 3, 2008 3:59 PM PDT

The day before yesterday I found myself an apartment in Little Italy, downtown. $970 a month, studio. Nice location. I'm just waiting for them to call me to sign the lease.
Yesterday I bought myself a 15 speed mountain bike (except it doesn't feel like a mountain bike with its lame-ass handlebars, which i will soon fix), and I used it yesterday to give myself a little tour of all the different parts of the island that I haven't seen yet.
Today, I got my new laptop, rode my bike to the library, and I just downloaded itunes, firefox, et cetera et cetera, painstakingly transfered all of my music from my ipod to my itunes, and it's basically all set up now.
Tonight, I'm trying to decide between drinking and going to the Datarock show. It might be fun, but I'm not a real fan (only listened to the album in passing).
And tomorrow night, I'm going to go see Kill Me Tomorrow play at the Casbah. I'm super psyched, because the last time I saw them was probably four years ago.
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posted October 3, 2008 4:07 PM PDT

Good for you!....but...970 for a studio....good God....
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posted October 3, 2008 4:16 PM PDT

Oh yeah, well the Navy is going to pay me around 1350 a month anyway, so I can bank the rest, after I've bought a mattress and a futon and such.
Also, the studio I found before was $735, but it was low-income housing, and there were a ton of creepos living there. Lots of bums hanging around outside. This new one I just found is in a nicer neighborhood, and just down the street from the sheriff's station.
This one is just a few blocks off broadway and the Gaslamp, and maybe five blocks from the Casbah.
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posted October 3, 2008 6:37 PM PDT

Are you getting a side job to supplement? 380 a month is stretching it.
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posted October 3, 2008 8:43 PM PDT

yeah, that's not very much. i don't know SD but i have to imagine it's on the pricier side of things, even without having to worry about gas money.
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posted October 4, 2008 1:28 PM PDT

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Originally posted by Clemptor on October 3, 2008 6:37 PM PDT

Are you getting a side job to supplement? 380 a month is stretching it.


No, that 1350 a month is in addition to my regular pay, see? Having this studio is actually putting an extra 380 a month in my bank account... except for having to buy furniture, at first. But this is more money in my pockets, in the end.
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posted October 4, 2008 2:11 PM PDT

Oh nice! Good for you!
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posted October 4, 2008 2:13 PM PDT

+5 obscure points for kill me tomorrow
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posted October 4, 2008 2:22 PM PDT

I saw them probably five years ago when I saw The Locust, and they've been one of my favorite bands since. I don't understand why they're not more widely liked.
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posted October 4, 2008 2:31 PM PDT

their music is kind of hard for a lot of people to swallow i think. i love them though.
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posted October 4, 2008 3:10 PM PDT

how are you liking san diego thus far?
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posted October 4, 2008 3:12 PM PDT

except for the fact that i've spent assloads of money on getting settled in, yes.
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posted October 4, 2008 3:14 PM PDT

seriously, the weather here is awesome, even today when it's cloudy outside, it's still really nice. this beats the fuck out of japan. and everyone speaks english. and if they don't, i know enough spanish to get by.
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posted October 4, 2008 3:23 PM PDT

how long are you going to be stationed here?
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posted October 4, 2008 3:29 PM PDT

I get out in October next year, and we're going to deploy sometime around August, I believe, so I'll be here for about ten months.
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posted October 4, 2008 3:32 PM PDT

ten months is enough time to hit comic con in July, its a must if you're in town
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posted October 4, 2008 3:32 PM PDT

That would be interesting. Where does it happen?
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posted October 4, 2008 3:33 PM PDT

convention center downtown and its huge, biggest convention of its kind. it sells out the whole convention center.
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posted October 4, 2008 8:17 PM PDT

Hooray for cosplay girls!
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