Reconnaissance

This weekend was an interesting blend of achievement and cancellation. I had been hoping throughout the week that something might go down back home, since Joe and Dana both turned 21 last week, with mine on the horizon. Unfortunately nothing happened though as Joe told me on Thursday that the outlook was bad; Dana got sick last week and was going to just do family stuff at home, and Joe was probably going to go to a bar which would exclude Ray and Mike. It really wasn't a big deal, and it's not like it was heavily pinning my hopes on, but since "events" out in Jersey seem to be quite rare, this weekend seemed like a good spot for shit to go down.

Saturday is when things fell into place. We had talked to JWB3 and Eric about coming to check out the house in Philly so we could get money issues out of the way and get a real good look at the place. For those of you who don't know, the great house experiment of Drexel failed (as Jay and I predicted it might), and bad blood now resides between the duo of Eric and Kyle and the rest of the house. After there was a blow up where fists were practically thrown, it was clear that said duo would not be returning at the end of the lease. Jay and I had to find a place to live anyway, so we stepped into the fray. We worked out a real nice agreement with Kyle and Eric on the whats/whens/and hows, and John and Kaitlin seem more than willing to fill in the rent vacancy with people they already know.

We got there around 2 and didn't leave the city till about 8. Even though it's west of Penn's campus, the bike ride to Drexel isn't bad and the neighborhood is really nice. Surprisingly nice actually. The house itself is a three story, 6 bedroom place, with everything including washer/drier. There is even a small backyard with grass and a wooden deck which means that BBQ's will happen frequently (that sounds ridiculous to be excited about, but if you're not from the city you have no idea how rare that is). The house is a little old, but so is every one in the area. It's still nice the way it is, but if you wanted to improve it, all the place needs is a little paint and minimal effort. What's great is that Jay and I will basically get the entire third floor, which includes a bathroom, for about $500 a month each after utilities. After checking out the place, my mind immediately started to brainstorm on how I want my room set up, and I'm really looking forward to moving in. We also paid Eric and Kyle for the security deposit (which we get back), the rent for May, and our share of the part-time rent for March.

After that was done, I grabbed a Western pizza from Ed's and we hooked up with D-Money and Jeremy at their place. I hadn't seen them in awhile, and we basically just chilled and shot the shit. We brought up the future AC casino trip that's in the works, plans for trout fishing on the weekends, and a possible camping trip down on the coast (possibly NC).

Once we got back and Jay left, I went over to Kent's to hang out for the rest of the night, and basically dorked it out the rest of the night. By the way, it's incredibly easy to lose track of time when on your computer. Sunday was a bit of the same, hanging at Kent's just to kill time.

Today at work should be real busy, but starting tomorrow I will be getting treated to infinite meals to celebrate my birthday. I might be testing the water to see what people are up to this week, but if you want to do something feel free to let me know.

And a baba booey to you all.