On the move again

So I've decided to move again. This isn't that shocking. I've been living here two years, so I was bound to start hating it soon. I was so happy with the place in the beginning and then it just seemed to get noisier and noisier. And it's dark and the carpet is gross and it's ugly, but mostly it's really expensive, especially for what it is. I am clearly paying for location, if one considers this a good location. I mean, it rocks being close to so many quicky bus stops and an SA and my second job and my Walgreens pharmacy. The neighborhood isn't inherently sketchy, but I need my rent to be reduced by at least $75 possibly $100. It's gonna be tough coming up with security deposits and first months rent plus people to actually help me move. It wouldn't be so bad if I could actually drive the damn truck myself. And I will likely have to move on a Friday, although I would be willing to pay for a couple of extra days so I can do it on Saturday and come back and clean. This isn't a firm decision (I have until the end of this month to give my notice), but I'm pretty sure. I just can't keep paying at this rate.

I'm also more than likely going to get rid of my cable, even though that is gonna be HARD! I bought an antenna at Best Buy on Saturday (and got another one from Rebecca that same evening) and was finally able to hook up the converter box and get channels yesterday. All these years of cable have me spoiled rotten. Regular programming kind of blows, but I can always watch stuff on-line (I might even one day figure out how to hook my laptop up to my TV) or up my Netflix subscription with the money I'll be saving on cable.

In other attempts at money saving, I am probably going to ditch my cellphone service when my contract ends and do the pay-as-you-go thing because at this point barely anyone calls me except bill collectors. I might also get a weak landline so I can ditch cable internet for cheap-ass NetZero. That's still questionable.

I just wrote down all the major furniture in my apartment to try to figure out how big a truck I need. It never seems like a lot of stuff until you're humping it up and down the stairs on a hot day.