Well, that's not quite right. They aren't shades, they are blinds. Today I finally had blinds installed on my windows (the double cell honeycomb fabric style) and I don't know how I lived without them. Already my place feels cooler and there's much less glare. Life is good.
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Showing posts with label condo. Show all posts
Friday, July 11, 2008
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Things are looking up
Posted on 4/17/2007 10:33:00 AMby TC with No comments
So lots of good news lately. As of June 1 I have a full year long roommate. This should work out well. She's the girlfriend of a friend of mine and she's an undergraduate at WPI. Potentially if things go well she'll be able to stay for more than a year which will leave me in a much more stable position than I've recently had.
Also good news is that I recently got a fairly nice raise. I've recently changed my responsibilities and work-load at work and taken on some fairly mission critical systems. This raise reflected that.
What this translates to is that I should be able to save a down payment for a new car, build up a cash reserve (in addition to the car savings), and actually spend money on a few things that I've been needing/wanting lately. The plan is to adjust my direct deposits so that the difference between my current salary and my salary effective July 1 gets put directly into my savings so that I don't get used to the increase. Additionally I'll be putting most of the rent into savings too.
I'll also be getting a new computer for the first time in about 8 years. I was lucky enough to get my Dad's old one a few years back but the time has come to get a new high end computer. After all, what does it say about an IT professional when his comptuer is almost 6 years old. It's soooo slow and barely keeps up with things any more.
I'm looking forward to being able to spend money as needed now and STILL be able to save a large portion of money.
Also good news is that I recently got a fairly nice raise. I've recently changed my responsibilities and work-load at work and taken on some fairly mission critical systems. This raise reflected that.
What this translates to is that I should be able to save a down payment for a new car, build up a cash reserve (in addition to the car savings), and actually spend money on a few things that I've been needing/wanting lately. The plan is to adjust my direct deposits so that the difference between my current salary and my salary effective July 1 gets put directly into my savings so that I don't get used to the increase. Additionally I'll be putting most of the rent into savings too.
I'll also be getting a new computer for the first time in about 8 years. I was lucky enough to get my Dad's old one a few years back but the time has come to get a new high end computer. After all, what does it say about an IT professional when his comptuer is almost 6 years old. It's soooo slow and barely keeps up with things any more.
I'm looking forward to being able to spend money as needed now and STILL be able to save a large portion of money.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Milestones
Posted on 3/28/2007 11:08:00 AMby TC with No comments
As of last Saturday I have officially been a homeowner for a full year. I closed my condo on March 24, 2006. As of yesterday I have been actually living in the condo for a year.
Additionally as of last October 22, 2006 I have worked at WPI for 5 years. On August 23, 2007 I will have lived in Worcester for 10 years.
It's amazing how major milestones seem to creep up on you.
Additionally as of last October 22, 2006 I have worked at WPI for 5 years. On August 23, 2007 I will have lived in Worcester for 10 years.
It's amazing how major milestones seem to creep up on you.
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Now that was odd...
Posted on 1/03/2007 06:57:00 AMby TC with 3 comments
So the weirdest experience happened this morning. I was in bed and was in the process of waking up. I'd already hit snooze once so I was in that whole lightly sleeping stage. All of a sudden I heard a woman's voice very calmly and softly say "boo". It felt like someone had leaned over my ear and said it. It wasn't like someone trying to scare me, more like someone trying to wake me up. I woke up and there was no one in the room, nothing was out of place. It wasn't even the alarm since that went off about a minute later after I was wide awake. Also, this wasn't a dream since dreaming voices are kind of different. This one felt like I was actually hearing it. I could almost feel the breath on my ear. Very odd.
Monday, January 01, 2007
Happy New Year
Hello 2007, good-bye 2006.
It was a fantastic party as usual. It's always fun to co-host something with Elliot and it was a pleasure being surrounded by old friends and new friends for the start of what I think will be a banner year.
Cleanup is mostly done at this point, and it actually went really quickly. The fun part is finding all the alcohol that people brought that I hadn't noticed, including several bottles of wine. :)
It's wierd being alone in the condo, especially with having all the furniture setup in the guest bedroom. Carlos left on Saturday and I ended up buying his desk, night stand and book shelf so I could advertise the room as furnished. For all the time I've been here except for about 2 days I've had a roommate and those days I was still in the process of moving in so they don't entirely count. I kinda like having the whole place to myself. If it didn't cost so much to do so, I'd probably fore-go getting a new roomie.
Well, tomorrow I go back to work. This vacation has been exactly what I needed. I barely checked my email the entire week. I didn't feel like I was getting behind on things. I actually, truly relaxed this week. Unfortunately, all good things come to an end and I have a very large list of things to get done at the beginning of this year so it'll be a while before I can slow down again.
I hope you all had a very happy new year's eve and I wish everyone a very happy new year to come.
It was a fantastic party as usual. It's always fun to co-host something with Elliot and it was a pleasure being surrounded by old friends and new friends for the start of what I think will be a banner year.
Cleanup is mostly done at this point, and it actually went really quickly. The fun part is finding all the alcohol that people brought that I hadn't noticed, including several bottles of wine. :)
It's wierd being alone in the condo, especially with having all the furniture setup in the guest bedroom. Carlos left on Saturday and I ended up buying his desk, night stand and book shelf so I could advertise the room as furnished. For all the time I've been here except for about 2 days I've had a roommate and those days I was still in the process of moving in so they don't entirely count. I kinda like having the whole place to myself. If it didn't cost so much to do so, I'd probably fore-go getting a new roomie.
Well, tomorrow I go back to work. This vacation has been exactly what I needed. I barely checked my email the entire week. I didn't feel like I was getting behind on things. I actually, truly relaxed this week. Unfortunately, all good things come to an end and I have a very large list of things to get done at the beginning of this year so it'll be a while before I can slow down again.
I hope you all had a very happy new year's eve and I wish everyone a very happy new year to come.
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