I Balance Out Free Food With My Gym Membership
When you're saving for furniture for your new place, you realize that you need to save every damn nickel and dime. I went out to browse the selection at various furniture stores a few weeks ago, and there's so many choices at so many prices. It makes your head hurt.
I know what I want as far as computers and electronics go, but furniture is so confusing. I want something contemporary, but not too "Swedish" (read: Ikea). I saw a bedroom set I liked at Ashley, but that's all I've really liked so far. Too many furniture stores have "traditional" (read: stuffy) furniture.
Right now, it seems like the recession is affecting restaurants, so they're offering mega-deals or free food. Last Wednesday, I picked up a $15 gift card to a sandwich place called Which Wich, even without having to test-drive a Scion.
That same day, I tried to take advantage of the $4.99 8-piece deal at Popeyes. However, you couldn't even get NEAR the damn place, it was so crowded. I sent a letter through the website saying as such, and I come home today to find a couple of coupons for 2 free 2-piece dinners. Now you know why I love that chicken.
Well, all the free and cheap food is fattening, and I needed to work that off. So, I signed up for a membership at the Y. We get a payroll deduction and discount at work, so why not take advantage of it? Plus, with over 30 locations around town, I can go work out wherever and whenever I feel like. And they don't play the Village People either.
Lastly, I'm finally getting around to getting a dish installed. Finally, I'm not stuck with Comcrapstic™ cable. And while there are some good shows with over-the-air digital television, you also find shows like Bibleman, where the bad guys are defeated by the aforementioned "superhero" quoting John 3:16 instead of using real sweet superpowers.
If anyone has suggestions for a good furniture store in Nashville, leave me a comment. I also want to see if the comments feature actually works.
Posted 4.29.2009 - 0 Comments
First Blog From My New Place
Well, I finally moved into my new house today. And one of the first things I do is write a blog.
Actually, I got the cam set back up. You can now see Wal-Mart from my window. If you look in the distance at night, you can see Antioch all lit up. Sometimes, you might see a plane in the picture, as the airport is not that far from here.
Well, we got the closing done yesterday afternoon. It was originally scheduled to be done yesterday morning, but we had to delay it for about 6 hours for some last-minute paperwork to be finished. Other than that, everything else was painless. I just don't feel like signing anything for a while.
My new refrigerator was also delivered this afternoon. It's stainless-steel, has an in-door ice/water dispenser, and has temperature controls on the outside. I got a real sweet deal on it.
I tried to parlay my luck into getting some free burritos at the new Moe's in Belle Meade on Thursday. The first 50 in line got free burritos for a year, and the second 50 got only half that. Obviously, this appealed to the unemployed and college students, who don't have meaningful jobs to go to, and can camp out all night for a free burrito. It's funny that they actually allowed the unemployed and the college students into Belle Meade. So no free burritos for me, but I can always buy my own.
Now I just need to buy some furniture for my new place. I've been looking at furniture, but I can't decide what I want. I know how much I need to save, though.
Well, for now, I'm going to enjoy MY new place. No more apartment living for me for now.
Posted 4.11.2009 - 0 Comments
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