We left Toronto yesterday at 11:30am (a tad behind our original 5am schedule - lol) and are now here in New York living in Greenwich Village for the month. The cat was a little angel on the 9 hour drive and she's acclimatized pretty well to the new apartment. It's been raining and damp here and will probably continue to be the rest of the week. I don't mind!
Side note, we're returning the Dell Mini. It is PAINFULLY SLOW. It's simply not worth having. It wasn't even that cheap. Unfortunately, Dell makes it far from easy to return. Husband was on the phone with them for an hour (which he doesn't have to spare) while they passed him around from one department to another and back again. The verdict after all that time? "We'll send you an email." We've been waiting for DAYS to get that email now. Are they trying to run out our 30 day return window? I've always used Dell but this is enough to detour me. I like to know that a company is there for you not only during the good times (buying) but the bad times too (returning).
We parked the car here last night so we're going to drive it out to Jersey now and leave it there.
I hope we have a story worthy week so you can read about something interesting!
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Sunday, May 3, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
New York in May
When I got back from New York this last time, I told my husband what a great time I had and how much I would love to spend more time there with him. Then he had the most fantastic idea... "why don't we go for a month?" Hell ya! I got the cat vaccinated last week and now all I need is a box to stuff her in and we're ready!
We're driving down and staying in a sublet. We almost had one nailed down yesterday but it all fell apart... I went to the bank and purchased a bank draft for $7.50 to send the funds with express shipping. The envelope was in my hand ready to drop in the mail when I got a call from the girl. "Sorry to bug you but I just want to make sure you don't smoke." "Nooooo", I replied confidently. Then, she went on, "Also, you don't have any pets?" I was caught. I can't completely lie. I told her that we have a small cat and my parents will be watching her but there is a slight chance that we'll have to bring her with us in case my parents are going away. That was a deal breaker. No matter how much I pleaded with her explaining that my cat is exceptionally clean and non-allergenic and I would pay a cleaning lady extra to do a super thorough job when we leave, she said, "I just don't want a cat in my place." Blurg.
So, we're still looking but I'm confident we won't have a problem finding another great place. I think I'll bring myself to lie this time around.
P.S. For those of you who got your panties in a bunch when I said I was going to stuff my cat in a box, you didn't realize what a luxurious box it would be. Here's a photo of the cat carrier I'm picking up tonight from PetSmart:
If we don't find a sublet, the three of us will stay in there.
We're driving down and staying in a sublet. We almost had one nailed down yesterday but it all fell apart... I went to the bank and purchased a bank draft for $7.50 to send the funds with express shipping. The envelope was in my hand ready to drop in the mail when I got a call from the girl. "Sorry to bug you but I just want to make sure you don't smoke." "Nooooo", I replied confidently. Then, she went on, "Also, you don't have any pets?" I was caught. I can't completely lie. I told her that we have a small cat and my parents will be watching her but there is a slight chance that we'll have to bring her with us in case my parents are going away. That was a deal breaker. No matter how much I pleaded with her explaining that my cat is exceptionally clean and non-allergenic and I would pay a cleaning lady extra to do a super thorough job when we leave, she said, "I just don't want a cat in my place." Blurg.
So, we're still looking but I'm confident we won't have a problem finding another great place. I think I'll bring myself to lie this time around.
P.S. For those of you who got your panties in a bunch when I said I was going to stuff my cat in a box, you didn't realize what a luxurious box it would be. Here's a photo of the cat carrier I'm picking up tonight from PetSmart:
If we don't find a sublet, the three of us will stay in there.
Monday, March 30, 2009
New York Follows Me
As you might know, a lot of footage in movies and television shows set in New York City are filmed in Toronto. It's cheaper and the two cities look similar. While walking in my neighbourhood (that's right, I'm using Canadian spelling - we love our "u"s), King Street East was transformed into a Manhattan scene.
Photo below: the line of New York yellow taxis
Photo below: New York news stand and hot dog cart
It looks like the gods didn't think I had enough New York. And, as it turns out, they're right because Husband and I are going to spend the month of May there. We're planning on subletting an apartment and work remotely. The only thing I worry about is how my cat will do in the car for 8 hours. Oh boy.
Photo below: the line of New York yellow taxis
Photo below: New York news stand and hot dog cart
It looks like the gods didn't think I had enough New York. And, as it turns out, they're right because Husband and I are going to spend the month of May there. We're planning on subletting an apartment and work remotely. The only thing I worry about is how my cat will do in the car for 8 hours. Oh boy.
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