Gettin' Hot in Herre
It only took 2 months of complaining, during the coldest months, to actually get my own thermostat installed. As you can see, it's quite ugly. I will not complain since now I am warm. Opening the door to my apartment on Monday evening I was greeted to a warm blast of 75 degree heat in my face, which was a bit much. I settled on 68 degrees as comfortable for winter. What a concept, not shivering at home!
Since I can't be completely happy about anything, please note the crappy patch job on the right side of the thermostat. Thanks for that attention to detail, jerkstore.
In other news, another move is impending. Looks like I'll be back to having a roommate, which will allow me to have an actual nice apartment, rather than living in basements and garages and being a general second-class citizen.
One other thing as pleased me about living here recently. I bought my plane ticket to Seattle for a March ski trip to Whistler, BC. Total ticket cost after taxes: $194.60. On the way there it's a direct flight, return is via ORD, as per usual. How odd is it that I can fly across the country for $100 less than it costs to fly into CID or MLI. Also, I'll be back in the IC area around the second weekend in April for a wedding. Social secretaries start your pencils.