My desk is ordered and the bed and the mattress still remain (at least, as major parts of the furniture shopping I need to do — still remaining are the minor things). It was kind of cool, actually, since I found a desk at Target, but then found the exact same desk at Office Depot for about $20 less — ah, the power of shopping around. I’m getting the Studio RTA Malibu Glass Computer Desk (item #611144, officedepot.com), which looks really cool. Not that I bought it just for looks or anything. Now why would I do that…
There’s a couple furniture places within about three minutes of the apartment complex, which is the really nice part of being in the Capital Mall area on the westside. Hopefully, we’ll find something — I’d be surprised if we didn’t. Oh, well. The saga continues — I’ve already ordered a wireless router for use with the DSL line we’re hoping to get for the apartment. I’m trying the Linksys WRT54G, despite the bad reviews I’ve seen regarding Linksys product reliability. This came recommended from another techno-geek friend of mine (or, rather, a friend of that friend), so we’ll see how well it works out. I’m hoping I don’t have to go through a return process just to get another one. We’ll see what happens there.
Life isn’t all fun and games — I’m still working on reading some stuff for next quarter so that I’m not completely swamped. Instead, I’m trying to only be a little swamped. I’ve already finished Orwell’s 1984, and am still reading Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, which is a long book. I may start in on Locke’s Second Treatise on Government in the near future as well, as if I didn’t already have enough reading to do. I have a feeling I’ll be averaging at least one very long study night a week, but hopefully it’ll be worth it.
I’m looking forward to apartment life, though I admit to being antsy about being able to move in and start setting stuff up. First apartments, I suppose, inspire a need to make it right, which makes me rather impatient. I’m the type that wants to get things done immediately, as in right this second. That’s been both a blessing and a curse, for obvious reasons — some things require more patience than others. Not that I’m not patient — it’s just hard to exercise patience when you’re looking forward to something on this level.
It’ll be an interesting year.