Words from bunnyjadwiga

Better late than never, right? :)

Transformation: I guess with all the changes I've made in the past year, this is a good word for me. I don't look all that different but boy do I feel different, and I live differently too. I may not be a beautiful butterfly quite yet, but I'm certainly not just a lowly caterpillar anymore.

Roommates: Argh... the bane of my existence. Over the years, I've had 11 different roommates, not counting the 2 boyfriends I've lived with. Of those, one is now married to one of my exes (though to be perfectly honest, she was a good friend at one time and I still miss her), one was a psycho who moved out in 2 months because I wouldn't clean up after her like her mom did and then brought friends over to threaten me when I withheld part of her damage deposit to pay for the utilities she never gave me, one was the biggest and stinkiest slob I've ever met in my life, the current one likes to act like my father and has turned out to be a creepy bully, and the rest were mostly ok. A couple were actually really decent. The most recent roommate (who is also the one that's lasted the longest - I think it's about 2 years now - has made me realize that there's only room for one control freak in my household, and that's me. Thank goodness Ian is so laid back and not a control freak at all.

WoW: This game has been a big part of my life for over 2 years now. My time in the game has had ups and downs, and for a long time was almost my entire life, outside of work and sleep. Thankfully, in the past few months, I have learned a lot more moderation and I'm not spending anywhere near as much time playing it anymore. But it's still a really fun game, and I'm actually just about to go back to raiding, after quitting a few weeks to a month ago or so. I've realized that I just needed a break and that I miss raiding; however the moderation I've learned recently will prevent me from letting it take over my life again like it did before, and I won't have any hesitation in either not signing up for a raid, or removing a signup because there's something going on in RL.

Crafts: I love making things. Especially pretty things that I can look at and say "I made that, isn't it pretty?" I love learning new crafts, and the weirder/more obscure the better. Also, the more I can work with the components from scratch, the better (ie. getting a fleece right off the sheep rather than always working with prepared rovings, etc). I think part of my love of crafts also has something to do with the fact that I love learning new things. This is why I really don't understand when people see me making something (like doing embroidery or knitting in public) and say "oh, I could never do that..." and it makes me think "well, why not? I taught myself, no reason you couldn't learn how too!"

Tea: how other people are with coffee, I am with tea. It flows through my veins, I swear.

condo pictures!

half of the kitchen
Originally uploaded by madylynrose

I went through all the ads on Craigslist for the building I'm going to be moving into, and saved the ones of the particular layout we're getting so I could upload them here.

Here's half of the kitchen, which shows the awesome amount of windows we have. I haven't actually see the particular suite we've rented - just one of that layout (we looked at 2008, we're getting 2708). So I'm not sure which particular color of cupboards we're getting (I think there's 2 different ones). We also have a carpeted living room, not hardwood floors. Otherwise, these are almost identical to what we have.

I got verbal confirmation from my rental guy today that we've got it (it was about 95% before, now it's 100%). I call on Thursday to make an appointment for us to actually sign the lease next week (I also get to call and order my iPhone on Thursday). I pick up the keys on the afternoon of July 24th, and we're moving in on the 25th. I booked the movers today too, and they can move both of us in one day. I am SOOOOO excited. :)



( more pictures after the jump )