Where Do I Begin?

I had reserved a 16' penske truck which I was going to use to haul my worldly possessions when I got a call from the local penske pick-up location that they could only find a 22' truck which they would give me at the price of the smaller one. Didn't think nothing of it until Saturday dawned and I went to pick it up. The truck was massive and to add insult to injury, I had a car carrier hooked up in the back.

Anyway, for sanity's sake, I won't rehash that whole trip. So I made it in one piece and was real excited until I got to the apartments where I had put my deposit down. They were horrendous: there is one entrance that leads to a gazillion apartments, the hallway stunk of mildew, the apartment itself was small and dark, the bathroom had an old, dirty carpet...in the bathroom! Who puts carpet in the bathroom, let alone a dirty one?? So I went outside, took a heave and thanked my lucky stars that I hadn't signed a lease here.

However, the problems were just beginning: it was now 2pm and I had to find another apt, get approved and move in by 9am the next day as the movers were already scheduled to come unload the truck which also had to be taken back. To cut the long, stress-inducing story short, I was moved into a new place by 11am the next day. What is really ironic about this story is, the apt that turned out to be ghastly had great reviews and the one I ended up moving into had terrible reviews. That just goes to show how much weight to give to apt rating websites...people's opinions can be very skewed.

The cable guy came out today after 2 days of no cable or internet, so I'm in heaven. I got to find my section, books to be bought, etc. I'm trying to relax as much as I can prior to orientation next week. Things accomplished so far: registered my car and got new plates, OH is really backward, I have to take a written exam before I can get a new DL...what's up with that?? Found a place to get my hair done; got a local number for my cell; and almost done unpacking. That's why it's necessary to move at least a week prior to classes, get alot of b.s. out of the way.