speaking of countdowns...

a couple weeks ago, when the first frenzy of moving really set in (by which i mean "shiv started to get her knickers in a twist about it"), we asked the people currently living in our apartment when they thought we might be able to move in, so that we could schedule our movers. their response? "welll...we can be out by the 25th...if you give us $300. other than that we'll be out late night on the 30th."

excuse me?

now, i know that's well within their legal rights, not leaving till the end of the month, but really--where's the courtesy? it would have been one thing if they'd simply said they couldn't get out before the very end of the month. and another thing entirely if there weren't an apartment in gramercy park sitting empty, wasting the rent dollars they've ALREADY PAID. but...really. making it clear that if we pay them off they might decide to maybe work with us a little here? we're not unreasonable people. but that rubbed me very strongly the wrong way. just the blatant, painful mercenariness of it. the cheek!

as most people who know me will attest, while i have the propensity to be as catty as the next girl, it's rare that someone gets my hackles up on sight. as in, to the point where i will come up with almost any excuse to limit contact to the barest minimum. the girl who is living in our apartment has achieved this dubious honor. a fact which i think amuses dom a little; i don't think he's seen me curl my lip at someone who's not my family yet.

i will say, however, that my displeasure with her has achieved one positive end--i've been so busy grumbling that the other details, such as packing things up and rerouting my mail and all the other nuts and bolts of moving, haven't really stressed me out. much. having the world's most helpful boyfriend is helping on that front, too.

just to cap the anecdote, however, i will point out that they're moving out today. the 25th. without our $300, trying to sell us their appliances to the last.

one more thing: seriously. i know they're within their legal rights. so if you feel the need to comment on how i'm being utterly unreasonable...don't.