God, it really has been a long time:

I'm sorry. Shit's been happening. I finally got a start date for the job and it's soon. Like Nov 15 soon. So I've got to find an apartment, acquire some furniture, and figure out how I'm going to get everything up there by next week. That's kind of scary.

I'm flying up tomorrow to look for an apartment. I have two places to look at so far and am hoping to add one more. I really need one of these to work out; otherwise I'm kind of screwed.

Since almost everything I own will fit in my car, I just wanted to FedEx a few boxes up. It would be the cheapest and easiest way to get everything up. But when I looked at my relocation info, I learned that the only ways of moving stuff that they will reimburse for are GBL, renting a U-Haul, and hiring private movers. So private movers are not going to want to move my four boxes and God know I can't drive a U-haul. So I'm afraid it might have to be GBL, where basically someone from the army comes out and picks up your stuff and maybe like a decade later you get it. I called to ask if FedEx was an option and was told that she'd never heard of anyone doing that but she couldn't seen why it wouldn't be OK. I imagine most people have furniture and stuff. Anyway, she's going to get back to me.

Otherwise, I worked about two weeks for one company, had two days off, and am now working for another company doing data entry. It's supposed to end by Friday, but I'm thinking it'll be earlier. I think I only have 2-2.5 days of stuff left. I hope it ends earlier, I hate it and it's not really worth the money. I just feel bad quitting, since I said I'd finish the job and they are accomodating me by giving me Monday off. Stupid responsibility. I haven't told the temp agency that I'm leaving yet, but I will let them know next week. Now that I don't want another job, it should be OK. They've been awesome, which is the other reason I feel bad quitting this terrible job. So I guess I'm stuck at it till I finish.

Not much else going on here. D-- is in NY, but will be back on Thursday, so hopefully I'll see him before I go. Should see A-- and J-- and maybe K-- too. My brother and sister should be over too since it's my brother's birthday on Nov 11. And then that's it. There aren't too many people here that I care about, really. Funny how that happens. It was hard to leave in high school: hard to leave A and J and M and N and D and T and, God a dozen more people. Now, T's in London, N and D are in NY, M's just out of jail, A's in small town GA, and I completely lost touch with J. He might be in jail by now too. T&J are insufferable together, TC is in Cali and unlikely to ever come back, C has a baby. You don't realise how fully you cannot go back, when you graduate from high school. But this is real good-bye. No more coming home for a month at Christmas and at least a few weeks in the summer. It's strange, but mostly in a good way. I won't miss it much.