oh, right. i forgot to make a blog post about my move. it went well, the train ride was quite pleasant. it got off to a bit of a rocky start — i missed the check-in time, and the computers that printed out the tickets were down. but, i was able to get on and put my luggage in the cargo area. when we reached reno, i got my tickets, and found out that i could check in my baggage at chicago. my original plan to spend the whole two days playing FFIX didn’t happen — i spent the time enjoying the scenery and watching videos on my netbook. though, i did play some FFIX and FFVI.

fast-forward to making it to my new home — that, too got off to a rocky start. there were issues with the landlord getting paid on time, and my roommate keiro went to nebraska to stay with his girlfriend for a month. we finally paid the landlord, and everything seems fine now.

i am still unemployed, but i am doing some computer work for the landlord, and i am getting paid for the time taken to change out the electric outlets and winterizing the apartment. the electric outlets were one obstacle in getting my server back online, as well as the shortage of power cables. the power cable situation was helped yesterday. i went with the landlord to pick up a computer i found for him on craigslist, and the seller had spare power cables and a vga cable for my monitor. we also got a cat, which makes things interesting considering we have a dog as well.

on monday, i plan to go down the street to take some sort of test for a job with the us census. i’m not sure what this test entails, but i will find out soon enough. i’m also going to apply to a few places around here. my options are somewhat limited, but i’m sure i can find some place that will hire me.