Apartment Living

Do I live in a ghost town? Am I the only person living in this apartment building? I think the preconceived idea I had in my head moving into this apartment was that it was going to be exactly like the t.v. shows Friends, or the Big Bang Theory. Why don't I have a neighbour that barges into my house every hour or so? Why don't I have a sexy woman across the hall? Since I've moved here I have not seen a single soul in the hallways OR the elevator! Is it weird that I want an awkward elevator moment with some random in the building? Maybe it is... But regardless, I still want a good story to share! The only person I have ever encountered is the RiverDancer living above me. I guess I haven't actually encountered RiverDancer, but I hear the water/feet moving at a rapid, alarming rate at all hours of the day (minus the water).

If you have ever seen The Big Bang Theory, you would know the awesome laundry room conversations they have. So last night I decided to do laundry, for the first time living here, and maybe I would find my new bff4l. Not only did I miss the time frame of when we're allowed to wash our clothes, between 9am-10pm, by two minutes. But on top of that I didn't even see a single living organism. Not even once. What's with all the false advertisement on television shows about apartment living? If I knew I'd be moving into a ghost town, maybe I would have decided to reside elsewhere. I'm just kidding. I love it here. I especially love it when my room mate opens the bathroom window while getting ready, and proceeds to tell me there are creepers creeping from across the street, and they had just finished a drug deal. I love Abbotsford.

On a totally unrelated topic, I just got back from the casino, yes I know it's 1pm now... I don't have a problem, don't worry. But I lost the $20 dollars that I put in. I'm pissed. Why am I so bad with my money? Do I need to gamble? No, I need to buy food, pay rent, gas, and cat food. Dumb. Roulette- 1, Taylor James- 0.

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P.S.- I don't have any recent Facebook pictures. Sad.

Coffee is my Saviour

I feel like a zombie right now. So I decided to take a break from studying and have a little photo shoot with my coffee (Christmas blend from Starbucks). Since I have a midterm tomorrow, I will be up all night, possibly dying from heart palpitations due to the copious amounts of caffeine I have ingested. All in the name of university. 50 more pages of reading to go! Canadian democracy will be the end of me. Also the obese person that lives above me who needs to learn that it's not appropriate to river dance at midnight. That too, will be the end of me. Ican'tdropout,Ihateriverdance,Iwanttosleep. /Rant completed.

Moving

I hate moving, I hate moving, I hate moving. It's the 4th time this year that I've decided to move myself. This time around I'm in an apartment... stairs...elevators...BAH! I'm happy with myself because I've signed a year lease and I'll be staying here for that year. (except for when I go to Peru)

So now that all of my possessions are in the house, minus Chairman Meow, I feel relieved. I love my apartment, I love where it's located, and I love my room mate! All I have yet to do is nail my paintings up in my room, and grocery shop for the dreaded first week's move in. I hate having to buy condiments, but I should be used to it since it's MY FOURTH TIME! On another note I think I'll post pictures of the apartment when everything is done and set up.

PS- Smoking.. So I had a hiccup and smoked last saturday.. Saddening, I know. So today is my 4th day of not smoking..for the second time. But I'm happy for this second time around because I'm pretty sure I have strep throat, so there has been no cravings!

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Here's the recent photo from Facebook. (Roosters in Pitt Meadows, where I smoked myself silly.)

Holla!

What the hell? Who are you? Where have you been? Do I know you? These are all questions you may be asking, since I've been M.I.A. for 6 billion years. Well, let us see here, I'm Taylor James, I've been around, and you may possibly know me.

In all reality I've been neglecting this blog because I've been having the time of my life. School has officially started..3 weeks ago, and I'm already procrastinating my readings...what's new? I dropped my psychology online class due to the reason I read my final paper topic and decided I didn't understand a word it was asking of me. Oh well. On the topic of school, today was the final cut off day of paying tuition, and guess what? My student loan has yet to arrive in the mail. Let me ask you this, StudentAid B.C., do you want me to pay your interest rates for the rest of my life, or do you want me to drop out of University? It's up to you, but I think I know what you'd really like out of me...

Oh another interesting topic, I'm moving out in ONE WEEK with my friend Merry Lou! We'll be living in a two bedroom apartment, second level, and on top of that, for super cheap! We decided to paint the second bedroom a neutral yellow, since there's a baby on the way. JOKES. But yes, I'm very excited for this. Going from living on your own, to moving back in with your parents is not exactly what I had imagined I'd be doing anytime soon. So moving out again will be a nice treat. When I'm in Peru for 3 months we've decided that it would be easier to just find someone to live in my bedroom for that period of time. So one of mlou's friends will be sleeping in my bed, and hopefully not engaging in coitus.

I hope to post more frequently, but my time management skills are greatly lacking as of late. Don't miss me too much!

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Here's the latest picture (New Years)