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Apr. 28th, 2008 04:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jianantonicI'm at the San Antonio airport trying to write, with limited success. We've been here since about 1, because our rental car was due back before 2, but our flight isn't until 7, so we've got some time to kill. Internet access isn't free here, so I'm hooked up with my slow broadband connection waiting as patiently as I can for each page to load. It was all fine and dandy until this asshole sat behind me and started spouting shit about why global warming isn't real, the Democrats are pure evil, and how there's not really an oil shortage or a recession. It's hard to write when all you can concentrate on is not punching someone. But his flight took off, so I have some peace at the moment. Z picked up a headset for me so I could drown out the chatter around me, but having music on is also sort of a distraction, so I'm doing my best.
Just taking a break to blog now because I've still got three hours before my plane goes anywhere. I'm pacing myself.
I've successfully rented out the second bedroom in my condo for one month this summer, and I'm communicating with a girl who wants it for the fall semester this year as well, so it looks like that ad was pretty successful. I had a LOT of responses, probably because I'm not asking much for the room. Most places in Charlottesville are much more expensive, but I'm not offering the freedom that most renters get -- I'm only offering up one room in an apartment that belongs to me, rather than offering to share space equally with roommates. So far, both folks that will likely be renting from us are women on the UVA faculty, so I feel pretty good about that. I have no idea how I would go about screening someone, but I feel pretty safe about people who've been hired by a prestigious university, y'know? I'll still check references and require a deposit, of course. I'm not terribly excited about sharing my space, but then again I'm not planning to be there much, and the extra income totally justifies it. We'll see where this year takes us, and if it looks like we're going to be on the road more in 2009, we'll probably just rent the whole place out and live on the road for a while.
I'm adjusting really well to this largely unscheduled life. I used to be extremely anal about planning ahead and knowing my schedule, but I think most of that was just because of my job. I needed to know that wherever I went, I wouldn't be missing work, and whenever I got home, I'd have enough time for a full night's sleep before a workday. Being able to work from anywhere has enabled me to loosen up a lot about this. Also having enough money is key. If we were struggling financially, I'd be freaking out all the time, probably, but we're fine. I'm glad taxes are behind us and I didn't have to pay a huge chunk like I thought I would after cashing out on some big stocks in 2007. Not only do I have a cushion, but I'm not having to dip into it. Even if I had a trillion dollars in savings, I'd probably be freaking out if my regular income (excluding interest and dividends) weren't enough to cover my expenses. This notion that you do. not. spend. savings. comes from my father. Most people consider savings their "just in case" money, but Massies can't sleep at night without wads of cash under the mattress, and removing those wads means no more sleep ever. Heh.
Anyway, I bore myself when I talk about money, and it just causes me to stress about things that aren't even problems in my life at the moment, so I'm going to get back to my work.
Peace.
Just taking a break to blog now because I've still got three hours before my plane goes anywhere. I'm pacing myself.
I've successfully rented out the second bedroom in my condo for one month this summer, and I'm communicating with a girl who wants it for the fall semester this year as well, so it looks like that ad was pretty successful. I had a LOT of responses, probably because I'm not asking much for the room. Most places in Charlottesville are much more expensive, but I'm not offering the freedom that most renters get -- I'm only offering up one room in an apartment that belongs to me, rather than offering to share space equally with roommates. So far, both folks that will likely be renting from us are women on the UVA faculty, so I feel pretty good about that. I have no idea how I would go about screening someone, but I feel pretty safe about people who've been hired by a prestigious university, y'know? I'll still check references and require a deposit, of course. I'm not terribly excited about sharing my space, but then again I'm not planning to be there much, and the extra income totally justifies it. We'll see where this year takes us, and if it looks like we're going to be on the road more in 2009, we'll probably just rent the whole place out and live on the road for a while.
I'm adjusting really well to this largely unscheduled life. I used to be extremely anal about planning ahead and knowing my schedule, but I think most of that was just because of my job. I needed to know that wherever I went, I wouldn't be missing work, and whenever I got home, I'd have enough time for a full night's sleep before a workday. Being able to work from anywhere has enabled me to loosen up a lot about this. Also having enough money is key. If we were struggling financially, I'd be freaking out all the time, probably, but we're fine. I'm glad taxes are behind us and I didn't have to pay a huge chunk like I thought I would after cashing out on some big stocks in 2007. Not only do I have a cushion, but I'm not having to dip into it. Even if I had a trillion dollars in savings, I'd probably be freaking out if my regular income (excluding interest and dividends) weren't enough to cover my expenses. This notion that you do. not. spend. savings. comes from my father. Most people consider savings their "just in case" money, but Massies can't sleep at night without wads of cash under the mattress, and removing those wads means no more sleep ever. Heh.
Anyway, I bore myself when I talk about money, and it just causes me to stress about things that aren't even problems in my life at the moment, so I'm going to get back to my work.
Peace.
