housing and pets

[cornerofmadness]

I did forget to say I hope petaling with Pete(or something along those lines) went well for ishte with the heat advisory for most of OH I hope no one got sick on the charity ride.

If people have wondered why I don't just move from here and rent something else, you have to be here to understand (evil_little_dog can attest to this). This is the beginnings of the Appalachian Mts and hillbilly life. There are almost NO rentals here. My place is new only 6 years old and it's actually nicer than anything I've seen. There was one place to rent in Gallipolis that wasn't HUD but it's a huge meth site. Jackson has only one place that's not HUD, ditto springvalley.

Rental houses are like hens teeth. My school routinuely puts new profs up in the dorms since there is simply no housing. Many profs end up in rental trailers and I'm not talking nice double wides. i'm talking 1970's tin cans.

I could buy a house. There are plenty for sale since this whole area is dying. OH was one of the hardest hit areas in the recession right behind Michigan. In fact I just saw today the house I want in Jackson (if i want city (ha) living) has been reduce to 52K. I could buy that. Except a) I want to leave here b) my tenure is coming due this fall and if I DON'T get it I'm out of here (and this is a possbility, almost no new scientists joined the ranks of the freshman) c) my student loans make it impossible for me to get it in my own name.

SIgh.

And then there is the issue of no pets in most rentals. Speaking of which Kanda is now walking normal and is back to being evil. However, he did something last night he's never done before. As I was watching kekeshi he insisted on being held. He climbed up my arm and refused to let me write. He was like LOVE ME. NOW DAMN YOU.



The List

Kanda please note the following behaviors are not in your best interest

A) rubbing on my legs when I’m fresh from the shower.

B) sneaking into the bathroom in the dead of night and licking the side of my butt while I’m on the commode

C) whining in general

D) tossing your food on the floor

E) trying to trip me at any time (I nearly sat on you last night, trust me that wouldn’t have been fun)

F) Note it is possible for you to pee/poop in that big ass litter box without hitting the sides.

G) shoelaces are not a toy. You have dozens of toys go play with them

H) my toes are not edible

I) When have you ever seen me open the fridge and give you something? Your face does not belong inside there.

Please pick at least three of these and work on your behavior


I also remembered the other happy thing I forgot yesterday. I feel like making jewelry again. I've pinpointed part of the problem. I used to have the stuff in a little tacklebox which made it easy to work. Now it's just in a sack. it's hard to get excited when you don't even know what you have. I hate that muchly. I don't like the big three drawer things walmart sells. Anyone know where i could get an organizer.