All of that went out the window when we saw our initial complex, while they didn’t have the 3/2 layout open for viewing [the previous tenants had literally just left the day before and there were workmen cleaning/touching up the place] she did show us to a 2/2. We did a walk through and then went back into the leasing office to talk about specifics of if/when a 3/2 would open up.

I was due to start work on the 27th and ideally wanted to move into our apartment during the week of the 20th so that come the 27th we’d be completely settled into the apartment. Some of that went out the window when the women in the leasing office told us that there was one 3/2 opening on the 19th of the month and it was within our price range. This seems good, however the downside to this was that we had to take the keys from her on the 19th, which means we’d be moving this weekend which was a bit sooner than expected.

We figured we’d look it over until we went to the complex literally next door since a friend of mine who lives in Orlando had recommended it to me saying that a lot of his friends lived there and really liked it. Well we looked at a few of their 3/2′s and really, they weren’t that good. Sure they had some nicer amenities but the actual units themselves weren’t near as nice as the ones we initially looked at.

After realizing that we quickly went back to the initial complex and told them that we’d take the 3/2 that was opening on the 19th. So now we’re in get-shit-packed mode and trying to pack as much as we can now since Jamie is busy working most of the week. We’ve managed to get a lot done today and I figure as the week goes along I’ll pack up more and more of the electronics stuff since right now that’s most of what’s left unpacked.

If anyone has extra boxes and packing materials, feel free to send ‘em my way!

Because not everyone can come into their workplace and see a whole flock of peacocks outside their office. Can you?

Didn’t think so, but I can. And let me tell you they’re not the brightest of animals. They seem to love walking up the out-ramp of a 2nd story parking garage instead of going towards a lake for a drink. I feel sort of sorry for the one peacock who was smart enough to not go up the ramp. I bet he wondered where his buddies ran way to.

Peacocks also make some of the weirdest sounding calls you can imagine. Try to picture a child’s cry slightly distorted and it’s a bit closer to how they sound.

That all aside they are fucking pretty.

And I’m going to miss them when I stop working here at Sapient. Yeah I did just sneak that into this post about me getting a new job. I put in my two weeks yesterday and in 2 weeks I’ll be starting for a small start-up based out of Vancouver. No that doesn’t mean I’m going to be staying down here forever. It simply means if all goes well then in a few months Jamie and I will head up there and see if what everyone says about Vancouver is true.

I quit my job at Alienware about a month and a half ago now and as of Oct 1st I’ve been working at Sapient for their interactive agency branch doing front-end developement.

It was most definitely shocking to go from the corporate environment at Alienware to the one at Sapient. Instead of being so stuffy it really is a lot more open and friendly. I know last year when Halloween rolled around at Alienware maybe 10-15 people dressed up. I think about 3/4ths of the entire people in our office dressed up. And a lot of the costumes were actually pretty fucking good.

So obviously things are good there, I’m excited about my upcoming trip to London. We leave the day after Thanksgiving and are over there for a full week. It’ll be odd because I’m not used to having that much time to spend exploring. Normally it’s get in, see two games, get drunk a lot and fly home. Now it’ll be get in, see a game and get drunk, then go around London, visit Wales, go back to London and keep sight-seeing. But I won’t be lonely at all because Jamie is coming with me and it should be awesome. I’m excited because it’s her first time going out of the country and if there’s one place I love going it’s London.

Sure the shit dollar will kill my spending money, but it’s worth it I think.

And I managed to order a new computer and my last part comes in tomorrow. It’ll be nice being able to finally upgrade from my piece of shit Area-51 that still has AGP graphics.