Halloween

My boyfriend and I had planned to get costumes and go out for the night of Halloween. Due to the fact that costumes are freaking expensive and we were both sick all week I am just going to bring a couple of scary movies over to his place and we are going to lay around and watch horror movies all night. This will cost us nothing and might possibly lead to sex, which is a lot more fun than a party! ;)

The Flu

I came down with the stomach flu yesterday. The constant pain and vomiting is not pleasant, to say the least. However, since I don't start my job until Monday and I don't have anything planned for these last couple of days off I couldn't have picked a better time to get sick. I am very thankful that if I had to get sick that the timing was this good. I am staying in bed and drinking plenty of fluids so hopefully here in the next day or two I will be feeling better.

Renter's Insurance

Tomorrow I am going to go get renter's insurance. I haven't had it for a while because it was an expense I simply couldn't justify but now that I will have a paycheck again and another roommate it is important to protect my things from fire/theft/etc. It will be nice to know that I am protected in an emergency situation.

Roommate

My roommate is moving in today. She should be here in about an hour. When she gets here I am going to help her move her stuff in and then we are going to go do laundry because I keep meaning to go do laundry and then just not doing it. I'm kinda lazy like that.

My New Job

I am so excited! I got the job I interviewed for on Friday! I start on 11/3 and the pay is great, the benefits are excellent and it is right down the street from my boyfriend's office. I feel much better now...I have never been unemployed like this before and I was going a little nuts about the lack of work. Now with my new job and my new roommate I will be back to a normal lifestyle again (though I now have a huge amount of medical debt for the cats and I will be keeping the purse strings tightened until I get that paid off) and I won't have to worry about money like this any longer! Yay!

Newest eBay Addition

In celebration of Halloween I have put up a mystery envelope on eBay! It isn't spooky or anything, in fact it is full of awesome Broadway and Off Broadway memorabilia! If you are interested in a little Halloween mystery this year please feel free to place a bid on my mystery envelope!

What a Weekend!

My grandparents took me to 2 Broadway shows, about 7 different restaurants, and various tourist attractions I hadn't yet made time to see here in NYC. I have accomplished so much over the last few days just being out and about with them, not to mention the several job interviews I went on! (Is my short absence starting to make a bit more sense?) I think I may have gotten the job I interviewed for today so I am excited about that...keep your fingers crossed for me!

On another note here is an interesting blog entry I found about homelessness. I think it makes a couple of valid points but I don't necessarily think that everyone who is homeless has this untapped potential either. It is a odd subject for me because I see the homeless on a regular basis and many of them are addicts or mentally ill and need more help than society can give them. It is a subject that will make you think twice about bitching about your own life though, that is for sure!

Grandma and Grandpa

My grandparents are in town this weekend and I am acting as hotelier and tour guide. They are staying in my spare room and I am showing them around the town. Tonight we went to see St Patrick's Cathedral and we had dinner at Angelo's in midtown. The cathedral was beautiful (and free!) and Angelo's was very delicious. My grandpa paid for dinner because he is awesome like that. Tomorrow we are going to Central Park in the morning and we will do something else later in the afternoon I am sure and then Sunday they are meeting my boyfriend for the first time. This should be an exciting weekend!

Woohoo!

I was cleaning today in preparation for my grandparent's visit tomorrow and found a $25 gift card to Starbucks. I don't drink coffee but my boyfriend does so this will make an excellent gift for him. Then I moved the couch to do some additional cleaning and found a $20 Jamba Juice gift card which I will certainly use! Both of these were left behind by my old roommate and I called to check the balances and they are both full! I am going to surprise my boyfriend with a gift card on Sunday and I will have a smoothie almost every day next week. This has been a great day!

Stupid Internet

My internet connection sucks. I might actually be able to pay for internet soon though! My new roommate is moving in 2 weeks from now and I have had 2 job interviews so far this week and I have another one on Friday. Hopefully I will be employed and my rent will drop in half over the next couple of weeks and I will be back on the positive side of things. I still won't be flush or anything but it'll be much better than things are now.

Brunch

Today I went to a brunch in Brooklyn with my boyfriend. It was a potluck so we made lemon bars from a mix he had at his place and we brought coffee, so it was a pretty cheap way to spend the afternoon. Last night we made fajitas at his place so that didn't cost much either and it was a tasty way to spend the evening and not take in too many calories. It is nice to be with someone who understands the fact that I am frugal by nature (and by force at this point in time) and is willing to work with me to find things that are both fun and cheap for us to do around the city.

Internet

My internet signal at home is being buggy (I guess that's what you get when you hack your signal from your neighbors) but I am at starbucks using their signal instead. On the way down here I found a quarter!

Cleaning Out The Fridge

Today I am going to clean out my fridge. I am kind of afraid, actually, because I haven't really cleaned it out since I moved in here. I throw stuff out from time to time but I haven't ever done a top-to-bottom cleaning of it so I just know there are alien life forms growing in the back somewhere. My grandparents are going to be here to visit in a couple of weeks and I need to get stuff cleaned up so that they aren't appalled at my lifestyle. That means I have to clean the place, hide the condoms, and find cheap decorations to make it look like normal people live here. I'm excited that they are going to visit though because I haven't seen anyone in my family in a while and they will be the first ones to meet my boyfriend!

Cleaning my fridge doesn't really make or save me any money but it keeps me occupied so I am not out spending money, not to mention making my apartment more liveable for my grandparents while they stay here and for my new roommate when she moves in (and that will save me LOTS of money so it really must be done.)

Bookstore

I am going to the bookstore to return a book I bought. I really wanted to read it but I can't justify the $14 for something I can get on Amazon for less than $5 or possibly less at a used bookstore somewhere. I will be heading back to Barnes and Noble here in a couple of hours to return the book and get my money back and then I will not be going anywhere near a bookstore again until I get this whole financial thing straightened out.

Donuts

Last night I developed an intense desire for donuts. I wanted some so badly I couldn't think about much else and contemplated walking down to the deli to buy a box but I just kept telling myself over and over again that I can't afford to give into cravings like that, financially or otherwise. It makes me really sad that I have to think about my finances like this and consider a donut to be a luxury but that is the way it is for now. I applied for about 30 jobs over the last 3 days and I continue to apply whenever possible. I am also trying to make sure I keep getting out and meeting people to network with and hopefully a decent job will show up shortly. Wish me luck!

New eBay Items

I put two new items up on eBay today...check them out and bid if you are interested! The first is the playbill from Equus. The second is the playbill from Monty Python's Spamalot signed by two of the stars, including Tom Deckman!

I will probably put more items up on eBay tomorrow because my job situation is incredibly crazy here lately. I can't believe all of the crap that has gone on for me employment wise lately! It is starting to make me wonder how I ever found a job at all after college.

Walk for the Cure

Today I walked with my boyfriend in the JDRF Walk for the Cure for Diabetes 10k. It was absolutely free and we got to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and they provided us with lunch! It was tiring but fun and I was glad to have a chance to spend the day with my boyfriend at no cost to either of us. We could both stand to lose a little weight so spending the day getting a much needed work out was a benefit to both of us as well.

Mmm, Tasty!

I bought this cereal at Trader Joe's called Trader Joe's Whole Grain Chocolatey-Filled Cereal Bites and it is delicious! It is like whole wheat capsules of fudge! And it was less than $3 for an 18 oz box! Hie the hence to Trader Joe's and purchase this fantabulous product! It is cheap and delicious, which is something you don't find in every product.

Off Off Broadway

Last night my boyfriend and I went and saw a show downtown. The tickets were only $15! It was possibly the weirdest show I've ever seen and it was totally worth the money. It featured naked dancing and torturing Mr. Potato Head, not to mention the whale costume that they used halfway through the show. Then afterwards we went to Trader Joe's, which was surprisingly cheap! I got a full bag of groceries for less than $14 and all of their stuff has been pretty tasty. I highly recommend Trader Joe's if you have one in your area.