Tomorrow I move to Connecticut. I am really excited that I'm going to be moving but for some reason I was a bit more excited about a week ago. Seriously. There's just been some things that happened yesterday that have gotten me a bit stressed out. I guess I should start out with some things that happened earlier last week so that I don't confuse the hell outta everybody.

So, ok. About a week ago I was skyping it up with Rani and I mentioned to her that my mom had told me that if my dad hadn't found a transfer to Connecticut that she would be moving back to North Carolina as soon as the lease on the apartment expired. So, I was pretty bummed out about that until I thought of a good thing to do. So, I told Rani about it. I was like, "I'm thinking of getting an apartment in housing in Connecticut since my income is pretty low right now." I had checked the Hartford housing authority and they're taking applications for a two-bedroom apartment. So, I was like, "Ok, so that means that they should be giving those apartments pretty soon. I'm going to call on Monday." I also told Rani that since it's a two-bedroom apartment, she could probably end up moving in with me when I get the apartment, at least if she wanted to and until we can move to New York. She said she would think about it but she had high hopes. The whole reason for getting this apartment would be that I would be able to have my own place (hopefully before my mother's lease expires, just in case she has to go back to NC) and so that Rani and I could see how it would work out with us being roommates. So, it would be a nice thing.

I called on Monday and the lady said that they were making a waiting list so to send in my application. I told Rani and I mentioned that if they're making a waiting list, then that means that I would most likely end up being on top of that list and since they have units available, I would probably get an apartment rather soon. At least that was my reasoning and I hope that it's true. So, I told the lady to send me an application which I should receive at my mother's apartment in Connecticut. I will fill it out and mail it as soon as possible.

There is only one problem that I thought about when I started thinking about public housing in Connecticut. What if they don't let Rani stay because she's not a blood relative? That would absolutely suck. I mean, I guess the worse case scenario is that I would have to get my own apartment if my mother has to move out. I mean, I guess. But, it's something that can be worked out, so I'm not worrying too much about it.

So, there were two things that absolutely pissed me off today. The first one was that I was calling all the places I had applied to and which had clearly stated online that they were hiring when I applied and about four out of the seven places I applied told me that they weren't hiring. Omygoodness, one of the places was so terrible! They not only told me that they weren't hiring, but that they were actually laying people off. I was like, "Then whyyy would you post online that you're hiring?" I got so mad. So, before applying anywhere I would call the place I would intend to apply to and they would all say they weren't hiring. So, I basically only filled out one application even though basically everywhere I looked they said they were hiring. What is going on? I'm getting ready to sue, no lie.

The only good thing that came out of calling places I had applied to was that I called Whole Foods in Glastonbury and the PBS was actually really nice. PBS is almost like the HR person. He said that I was being proactive by calling and that he would pass my name and my telephone number to the hiring manager. So, that was good. I really do hope that I get that job. My mom works at that store so it'd be really nice to work there. Plus, I used to work for the company and I really liked it. It might be a good thing to work for them because there are Whole Foods stores in NY so, I might be able to transfer. So, that's really good.

The other thing that happened today that totally pissed me off (and I mean, seriously... it pissed me off sooo much) was that I was calling school to find out everything that I needed to do in order to start school for the Spring semester and everything. I basically got all the information that I needed to get to them and I was actually going to go to the school next Tuesday to get everything ready. I actually had to call a couple of different departments of the school but, of course... financial had to be difficult and not answer the phone not ONCE out of the AT LEAST five times that I called. Not only thing, I had called them a couple of times last week and the same thing happened: no one would pick up. So, I left them a message but, of course, no one called back. So, about 30 minutes after I left that message for financial aid, I got a call from somebody from the office (I don't remember what department he was from) and he said that tomorrow is the last day to pay for tuition or my classes would be dropped. He said that since my financial hadn't come through that I could pay for classes and then get reimbursed when the financial aid DID come through. I was like, "WHAT!" So, I remember that I had logged into my financial aid profile or whatever and it said that I need to fill out some papers and send it to them. But, there was no link so that I could download the files that I needed to send them and I didn't really get anything in the mail. Great! So, that means I'm probably going to have to start in the summer. Or worse yet, in the fall. Uggh! Things are being difficult. That means that the move date to go to NY has been pushed back by a year, basically. So, that sucks. But, hopefully Rani will be able to move to Connecticut and we'll be able to at least be roommates before the whole NY thing and well, it might make the whole waiting-to-be-in-NY a whole lot easier.

I don't know, it just sucks. I'm feeling pretty mad about this right now. I don't even want to talk about it anymore. Uggh.

I'm going to sleeep now because tomorrow is a big day and I gotta wake up early to finish packing, wash some clothes that I take with me and other things. I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and that you will all have a Happy New Year.

2010 is the year of changes for me!

Let's go, 2010.

--Zul

Labels: apartments, Christmas 2009, connecticut, moving, New Year 2010, North Carolina

Tomorrow I move to Connecticut. I am really excited that I'm going to be moving but for some reason I was a bit more excited about a week ago. Seriously. There's just been some things that happened yesterday that have gotten me a bit stressed out. I guess I should start out with some things that happened earlier last week so that I don't confuse the hell outta everybody.

So, ok. About a week ago I was skyping it up with Rani and I mentioned to her that my mom had told me that if my dad hadn't found a transfer to Connecticut that she would be moving back to North Carolina as soon as the lease on the apartment expired. So, I was pretty bummed out about that until I thought of a good thing to do. So, I told Rani about it. I was like, "I'm thinking of getting an apartment in housing in Connecticut since my income is pretty low right now." I had checked the Hartford housing authority and they're taking applications for a two-bedroom apartment. So, I was like, "Ok, so that means that they should be giving those apartments pretty soon. I'm going to call on Monday." I also told Rani that since it's a two-bedroom apartment, she could probably end up moving in with me when I get the apartment, at least if she wanted to and until we can move to New York. She said she would think about it but she had high hopes. The whole reason for getting this apartment would be that I would be able to have my own place (hopefully before my mother's lease expires, just in case she has to go back to NC) and so that Rani and I could see how it would work out with us being roommates. So, it would be a nice thing.

I called on Monday and the lady said that they were making a waiting list so to send in my application. I told Rani and I mentioned that if they're making a waiting list, then that means that I would most likely end up being on top of that list and since they have units available, I would probably get an apartment rather soon. At least that was my reasoning and I hope that it's true. So, I told the lady to send me an application which I should receive at my mother's apartment in Connecticut. I will fill it out and mail it as soon as possible.

There is only one problem that I thought about when I started thinking about public housing in Connecticut. What if they don't let Rani stay because she's not a blood relative? That would absolutely suck. I mean, I guess the worse case scenario is that I would have to get my own apartment if my mother has to move out. I mean, I guess. But, it's something that can be worked out, so I'm not worrying too much about it.

So, there were two things that absolutely pissed me off today. The first one was that I was calling all the places I had applied to and which had clearly stated online that they were hiring when I applied and about four out of the seven places I applied told me that they weren't hiring. Omygoodness, one of the places was so terrible! They not only told me that they weren't hiring, but that they were actually laying people off. I was like, "Then whyyy would you post online that you're hiring?" I got so mad. So, before applying anywhere I would call the place I would intend to apply to and they would all say they weren't hiring. So, I basically only filled out one application even though basically everywhere I looked they said they were hiring. What is going on? I'm getting ready to sue, no lie.

The only good thing that came out of calling places I had applied to was that I called Whole Foods in Glastonbury and the PBS was actually really nice. PBS is almost like the HR person. He said that I was being proactive by calling and that he would pass my name and my telephone number to the hiring manager. So, that was good. I really do hope that I get that job. My mom works at that store so it'd be really nice to work there. Plus, I used to work for the company and I really liked it. It might be a good thing to work for them because there are Whole Foods stores in NY so, I might be able to transfer. So, that's really good.

The other thing that happened today that totally pissed me off (and I mean, seriously... it pissed me off sooo much) was that I was calling school to find out everything that I needed to do in order to start school for the Spring semester and everything. I basically got all the information that I needed to get to them and I was actually going to go to the school next Tuesday to get everything ready. I actually had to call a couple of different departments of the school but, of course... financial had to be difficult and not answer the phone not ONCE out of the AT LEAST five times that I called. Not only thing, I had called them a couple of times last week and the same thing happened: no one would pick up. So, I left them a message but, of course, no one called back. So, about 30 minutes after I left that message for financial aid, I got a call from somebody from the office (I don't remember what department he was from) and he said that tomorrow is the last day to pay for tuition or my classes would be dropped. He said that since my financial hadn't come through that I could pay for classes and then get reimbursed when the financial aid DID come through. I was like, "WHAT!" So, I remember that I had logged into my financial aid profile or whatever and it said that I need to fill out some papers and send it to them. But, there was no link so that I could download the files that I needed to send them and I didn't really get anything in the mail. Great! So, that means I'm probably going to have to start in the summer. Or worse yet, in the fall. Uggh! Things are being difficult. That means that the move date to go to NY has been pushed back by a year, basically. So, that sucks. But, hopefully Rani will be able to move to Connecticut and we'll be able to at least be roommates before the whole NY thing and well, it might make the whole waiting-to-be-in-NY a whole lot easier.

I don't know, it just sucks. I'm feeling pretty mad about this right now. I don't even want to talk about it anymore. Uggh.

I'm going to sleeep now because tomorrow is a big day and I gotta wake up early to finish packing, wash some clothes that I take with me and other things. I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and that you will all have a Happy New Year.

2010 is the year of changes for me!

Let's go, 2010.

--Zul

Labels: apartments, Christmas 2009, connecticut, moving, New Year 2010, North Carolina