Well, life can get a little interesting around here even though our lives may seem to be a bit dull. You can always expect the unexpected. Always. We do have a few rules, however, which must be abided by when visiting the bachelor pad. These may be viewed as the Ten Commandments of the Sacred Dwelling.
Woohoo! We have heat! Now to the average joe, that may not seem like a huge thing. But once you know the situation you will understand. We live in a fancy place... or at least fancy by our standards. We pay a total of about $1000 a month for rent, electricity, and two phone lines. When we originally decided on the place, it was in the middle of summer. It is a popular misconception that Minnesota is cold all of the time. There is a period of about 3 months where the temperature will hit up in the high 90's with 100% humidity. That is not so bad if you have air conditioning, which we do... central even. But here's the catch. It only has two modes... really cold, and off. So all summer long, we've been trying to maintain a balance of keeping some of the windows open with the AC running, or leaving the AC off all together. The later didn't always work, because the pad heated up to an unbearable level in a heart-beat. And to top things off, when our friends would go out onto the balcony, they would tend to leave the balcony door open. We have yet to kill all of the flies and other little creepy-crawlies that found their way to "safety" in our home through the open door.
Well, we got our first snowfall of the season the other day (10/13), and the management switched the AC over to heat. WOOHOO! Now all we have to do is leave it off! If it gets to be a bit too stuffy, we simply crack a window for a few minutes and it's perfect.
That leads me to the part where we're trying to quit smoking. Yes, we are both smokers, but aspiring quitters. I know nobody likes a quitter, but we're living on the edge with a bungy cord. With the deightful aroma of ferret permeating the living room, and wonderful smell of stale cigarette smoke everywhere else, we came to the conclusion that it's time to do something about it. We now require everyone to smoke outside whenever possible, and the leaving the windows open to let some fresh air in helps. It seems to be working, as the paint has stopped peeling off the walls.
10/23 Woohoo! You'll never guess what! Mr. Yuk finally had enough of this place and quit! Yup, just walked right out. Well, not exactly. If memory serves he gave a whole 7 hours notice. Fortunately he was not stupid enough to quit without having a comparable job. He now works as the network administrator for the executive wing of a major corporation... not a job I'd want. This would be especially true if I had his temper. Out of "residential" respect for the guy, I'm not going to bring up the various problems that he and I have experienced as a result of living together. For a while there was a small war, and we managed to work it out with very few casualties. We're still waiting to hear back from the ASPCA on whether or not we're getting charged.
11/20 Hot Bunz! As promised, here is the explination as to why one of my friends is called Hot Bunz. A bunch of us had gotten together one Saturday night, and were looking for something to do. We made a few phone calls to a couple more people and then finally ended up deciding to go dancing. We went out to a local club when one of the girls with us realized she had left her ID at a club in Somerset, Wisconsin. So we all decided to head out there instead. When we arrived, we saw that that evening they were going to have a contest called "Hot Bunz". The mischivous little fiends that we are, we waited until one of my friends was drunk, and then talked him into entering. What a RIOT!!! They judged it on firmness, seductiveness, and shake for females and "potluck" for males. They didn't tell the male entrants what "potluck" was until it was too late. It turns out that they had to do a steamy dance for a blowup doll placed on a chair in the middle of the dancefloor... without touching it! We laughed our heads off! He didn't remember most of what had happened until he made the mistake of asking us later in the night. Only then did he remember being out on the dancefloor spanking his butt in front of a couple'a hundred strangers. If you ever get the chance to talk one of your friends into doing something like that, I highly recommend it! =)
12/08 Well, I don't exactly know what's going on with Mr. Yuk. I am having a heckuva time finding a roommate. If he leaves, and I don't have a replacement I'm going to be stuck with $1000/mo of rent. That will be tough to handle on my own. The other problem, is he CAN'T leave legally without someone taking over in his place. If he decides to stay, we'll be getting Lord Jester as a roomie (he can be found in the guestbook). He's not a bad guy by any means, but the place is just not big enough for 3 people. This is a situation that really needs to be thought out properly. I'll post what happens with it here as soon as I know.
Welp! There is a bit to say here, but I'll try to keep it short. For a while, we were at each others throats. It had gotten to the point where we were not even speaking to each other when we did happen to cross paths. He was also setting up some administrative jargon on his computer to keep me and my friends from being able to do anything on it. Finally, in January, the 14th had rolled around and the rent still had not been paid (it was due on the 1st). I had left him a few notes saying to either give me my money back (I had already paid him my half), or pay the rent immediately. Then suddenly and without warning he was nice. and not just average nice, but going out of his way nice. It was eerie. It was almost like he was terminally ill, and felt like he had to make his last few days count. Lord Jester has since moved in, and things seem to be going ok. If more happens, I'll post it.
04/06 Things are still going fine around the pad... to an extent. Lord Jester has not really been around. However, he managed to make a total mess of the place and has yet to clean it up. Mr. Yuk and I are both leaveing it alone out of matter of principle. As Lord Jester's father has recently passed away, we have both been hesitant to bring it up. As I mentioned before I have a new cat. She is the most adorable little kitten you could ever ask for. I have given her the affectionate name of Cheezy Poof. Unfortunately, Mr. Yuk is allergic to cats, so Guyver3 has to watch her for a while. I will have a new place in June, so I can take her with me then. The funny thing about this is that I never really liked cats...
5/30 There is no more pad! I have been forced by circumstances, and a number of ambitions, to move back in with my parents. Man, this above all else sux. All of the bedrooms that I could have used have been converted into offices. My living space consists of whatever I need to curl up on the floor. Literally. But on the up side, the "rent" is cheaper than I will find anywhere else. So for the time being, until I decide I can't take it anymore and need to get the hell out of there, we must all say goodbye to the pad. Give it time, and it will live again. In the meantime, there are certain to be some great stories from the folks place, so I will add them in a special section here.
Some friends of mine and I are prone to writing music - we're desktop musicians I guess you could say. If you have any interest in that kind of thing, you may want to visit The Guyver3 Homepage. There you may find some original works by them, and soon by them and I. This may include some of the music that Guyver3 and I have composed put to MIDI.
WOOHOO!
1/12/99 Finally! I have a place of my own! It's a nice apartment with a great view of a geese-filled pond, indoor & outdoor swimming pools, underground heated garage (very important as the average temperature has been at about -10F), minigolf course, party rooms, game rooms, workout room... lots of nice stuff. Unfortunately, no furniture. That's right, no furniture. I have nothing to sit on, sleep on, eat on, etc. I do, however, have a Christmas tree and a lamp. Oh, and my laptop computer. But nothing else. Not that I spend a whole lot of time there anyway. Most of my time recently has been spent with my new girlfriend Cat. So, for the time being nothing much is happening there. As soon as the pad is really "up and running", I'll add more here.
In the very near future, this page will also include a number of true stories relating to the computer and gaming world. They are presently being fabricated. =)
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