Drying Off.

I'm having a weird time adjusting. 1/3 of the time, I am thinking this was a big mistake. 1/3 of the time I'm exhilarated and love everything I see and where I am. The remaining 1/3 I'm chilling out and it's irrelevant where I am. That's 2/3 not bad, so we'll work from there.

Today was eye opening: I had someone come by and give me a quote for blinds for the apartment. Note to self: those fancy angled corner bay windows mean that instead of having to buy blinds for a single corner, I get to buy 8 sets of blinds. The amount the guy quoted me was about 4x was I was fearing - was over $2k. Yikes. I went to Home Depot and can get them done through them for under $1k, but still, crazy expensive and not planned for. One more thing to have to think about if we ever want to move to another apartment. I don't get why the building doesn't provide blinds - it seems so wasteful to have each tenant pay for, install, then throw out their window coverings.

Tonight was the first time I've ventured out at night - went to Home Depot before they closed to get my order done, then was going to go see a movie. When I was walking out of Home Depot, they said "It's raining!" I thought it was kind of odd to point that out, I guess since that's the general state of affairs in Portland. I quickly found out why they warned me - it went from a few drops to massive thunder and lightning flash flood downpour nuttiness. I got soaked. Ended up hanging out under an awning for it to subside a bit, and by that time it was too late to go to the movies, so I headed back home.

Picked up a package from my doorman on the way in. I love the doormen here. I like how quickly they knew who I was, and how they always say hi and smile. They're basically the only people I know, which is a little sad but it's better than nothing.

Worried about cat issues back home, hopefully will all sort itself out. Boy and cat1 get here Monday!

Scoped out the free breakfast the building offers - I got there at 9:20, it looks like they wrap it up at 9ish, but there were still some bagels and coffee left. Will wake up earlier tomorrow!