Apartment hunting and the logistics of moving

[eohartman]

I've decided that it's much easier to apartment hunt in a town you've lived in your entire life, than to visit a new town and find the best price/location/square footage in that area.

That being said, I've been apartment searching in Tennessee/Kentucky all week long. I've got it down to three prospects. They all say the apartments "go fast" so if we want it we should put our $200ish down payment on it now. Plus the $50 application fee.

I hate being pressured by apartment people. If I hear "They're going fast" one more time, I'm going to crap on that person's doorstep.

Dustin and I have been figuring out the logistics of the move. I'm going back to Atlanta early next week, where I will continue/finish packing up the apartment into 3 categories: 1) Things that go to Dustin's new apartment up here (300 miles away), 2) Things that will go to my dorm room in late August, and 3) Things that will go to my parents basement for storage. Categories 2 and 3 will be moved to the parental unit's basement, though I need to separate the stuff so it's easier for me to move into the dorms later. The majority of the stuff will be coming up here, so we're trying to figure out the best way to transport everything. I hate to spend money on a UHaul, but that looks like the best option so far. I'd drive up with a carload of stuff, Dustin and I would drive back to Atlanta in his truck, then we'd rent a UHaul trailer and tow it back up here on his truck. We just have too much big furniture now to move everything in his truck (even if we make several trips). Blah.

It's weird driving around here and knowing that in a little over a year, I'll be moving up here, too. It's a nice area. It's not a big town, but it's not tiny, either. There's a mall and shopping centers, and Nashville is only 40 minutes away. But it's not Atlanta. It's hard to imagine myself living here, when all my life I've always pictured myself living on the farm. I just keep telling myself this is only temporary, and a few years from now we'll be back in Atlanta and everything will be loverly again.

In the meantime, I'll be living in a military town, driving my station wagon with bumper stickers that go against this towns entire belief system: "Say no to war", "Save the wildlife", and "Human Equality."

Comments

[breathlessdream.livejournal.com]

Sounds like fun. I would enjoy seeing you drive around with those bumper stickers on your car. Just don't get beat up or something for it.

[lizzie.livejournal.com]

lol. I want to show off the fact that I'm democrat, though I don't want people to think I hate soldiers. It's a fine line.

I did get really excited the other day because Dustin and I were in the WalMart parking lot and I saw a car with a Kerry/Edwards bumper sticker. I almost wrote a note and put it on their windshield that said "Thank God I'm not alone!" lol

[slloyd.livejournal.com]

I hate being pressured by apartment people. If I hear "They're going fast" one more time, I'm going to crap on that person's doorstep.

Hmmm...That might work in your favour...

Apartment Person: They're going fast!
Batgirl: (craps on doorstep)
Batgirl: (points to crap on the doorstep) This one won't be anymore! ha!
Apartment Person: ....
(everyone else pulls out, Batgirl gets apartment on the cheap)

In any case, good luck in the new town, but I hope you get to back to Atlanta later on!

[lizzie.livejournal.com]

ROFL. That's very true. I'm going to look at a few townhomes tomorrow- I'll be sure to keep your idea in mind. ;-)

[chasingangie05.livejournal.com]

Yuo will definitely be a minority there with those bumper stickers... lol

Ive already packed stuff and I dont move until December. Im way too excited.... Good luck on all the fun! lol

[lizzie.livejournal.com]

lol. I can't sleep at night because I keep on thinking of how I'm going to pack everything, and what I want Dustin to bring back up here with him when he comes to visit me in Atlanta next weekend. I'm such a dork.

[agonistes]

Nashville's only 40 minutes away...and Louisville, which <3s bumper stickers like yours, is two hours away, and glorious. :D

It'll work out. *hugs*

And have Jeff Buckley eating a banana. :D

[lizzie.livejournal.com]

I'm going to have to visit Louisville once I live up here. From all you've said about it, and those gorgeous pictures...it looks great. Plus I want to go to that really cool looking restaurant!

Jeff Buckley is cool, yo. I still listen to some of his songs occasionally and think of you. :-)

[bfvgunner.livejournal.com]

I would say that without a shadow of a doubt, your human equality one will not go against anyones beliefs, except the natives. Of all the societies and cultures in AMerica, I would consider the military to be the least racial. Its damn near impossible to eb racist openly and in the military, because of the living conditions. And about yuor "say no to war" sticker - theirs a bradley fighting vehicle here that has "PRAY FOR WAR" painted on it ;-)

I"m sure if you put a "SUPPORT OUR TROOPS" sticker somewhere on ur car no one will mind the ohter stuff. A liberal who claims they dont hate troops is just fine... ;-)

[lizzie.livejournal.com]

Well, I think my idea of "human equality" and a soldier's concept of the phrase are a bit different. A soldier's goal may be to spread equality, but the road to equality involves a lot of death and dispair. My goal just involves love and pretty flowers. :-)

That fighting vehicle needs a heart painted on it. I'll send you red paint, if you'd like. lol

I'm going to find a nice "support our troops" sticker and put it on my car. That's a good idea. I don't want one of those ribbons (they're so dumb and overdone!), but just a nice bumper sticker would be helpful. I do support our troops, I just don't support everything we're doing.

[bfvgunner.livejournal.com]

By human equality I meant that the majority of soldiers do not accept racism as a fact of life. Theirs exceptions, and big ones at that, but no other society in America will you see latinos, blacks, and whites, and all the other little ethnic gruops that make up America, so accepting of each other.

My driver really wants a "HOWS MY DRIVING? 1-800-I DONT GIEV A FUCK" sticker because we pretty much own the road. In the name of security and not getting blown up by roadside and car bombs, we dontl et cars too close to us and we avoid running over anything. PersonalLY I just want GA Southern flags to put on my antennas!