so we didn't get the apartment on 18th and catharine. it's a total bummer because that place was PERFECT. I was already planning our house-warming party in my head... ugh. I did some craigslist searching and I found 4 apartments I'm going to try to check out this week. I don't mind staying in south philly, as long as I'm close to public transportation, but janice wants to live walking distance from work so that limits the options. I found a great sounding place on broad and wolf but I know she won't want to live there. anyway, at 3 today I'm going to check out a place on 21st and catharine, so it's in the same vicinity as the other place! and it's $100 cheaper haha. ugh this is so frustrating.

other than that, today is my day off from work but I have to stay home until 2 because we have an exterminator coming over sometime between now and 2. we definitely have ants, possibly roaches, and most likely termites. christina and I DEEP CLEANED the other day... I mean we moved all of the furniture out into the hallway so we could clean the floors and everything and we still have these problems. I need to move!!

so now we're supposed to know on monday whether or not we got the apartment. this is really beginning to stress me out- I need to know so that I can tell my current landlord and so that my roommate can make arrangements. I've already paid for my last month's rent where I'm living now, so hopefully we'll know on monday and I won't have to pay rent in august, and I can move sept 1st!!
I've also been stressing because I think I've gained weight and it's driving me insane. I've been working 40+ hours a week and I'm taking 4 classes right now so I'm constantly on the go and I really haven't been eating all that much anyway, and what I have eaten has been relatively healthy. all this week at work I brought a salad for lunch (I stocked up on salad supplies at acme the other day) and I never eat salads! and I still haven't lost any weight. I've only been going out 2-3 nights a week as opposed to 5-6 nights a week, so I've cut down a lot on drinking so hopefully that will help.

besides that... trista just called me and asked if I'd like to go to a comedy show with her and mark at 7 in old city tonight. it's a little after 6 now so I think I should get ready, haha.

today janice, jackie and I went to check out an apartment on 18th and catharine. I walked there from my house so I could check out the neighborhood and it's realllly nice. a million times better than where I live now!!! it's on the high-end of my price range but I think I could manage. it has 3 bedrooms, but jackie and janice usually share a bedroom. one of the rooms upstairs is really big, so if they share that one and we get a 4th roommate I could definitely afford it with ease. the landlord was super super nice and she said she'd let us know by tuesday at the latest whether or not it's ours. hopefully we all pass the credit check! haha.

last night was janice and jackie's 25th birthday. we (janice, jackie, blair, neshiya, bobby, nic, jen, and craig) all went out. we started at the raven lounge where evan made us birthday shots. then we went to the "sky deck" at vango. they had a lot of stupid rules there that I wasn't fond of. they did have hoegaarden, however, (albeit $7 hoegaarden) so that made it a little better. also from 10-11 on thursdays they apparently have free gin and tonic, and even though no one in the party liked gin, we all got them anyway. then we headed to that new "speakeasy" bar nextdoor. it's called Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co., and I fell in love. the 1920s is one of my obsessions, and I felt that whoever planned this bar got it right! from its hidden exterior, its name, the bartender's and server's outfits, to the drinks, it was amazing. the rest of the gang didn't find it too fun, and after having a beer (pacifico) and one of their cocktails (made from scotch, absinthe, and cognac) I was ready to go, too.
we ended the night at the raven lounge, where john found a cake in the fridge and brought it out for janice. we drank some more and I got home a little after 2.

work today was insane. penelope came in even though she's still sick, because if she didn't I would've had to work from 9:30-7:30 alone (meaning no breaks, not even to go to the bathroom!). she was supposed to stay until 6:30 but left around 3. I was there for 4.5 hours by myself and of course, we got SLAMMED. we haven't been that busy since I've started working there. I sold well over a thousand dollars while she was gone, but I worked for it!! by the time I locked the doors at 7 I wanted to die. and I had to pee like nobody's business since I couldn't take a break for 4.5 hours!!!
I work again tomorrow and sunday, and I have monday off because my parents were supposed to come visit but my mom just called me and cancelled.

today is shaping up to be yet another day spent with oscar. worst summer break ever? quite possibly. I should probably just get back in bed.

my two-year philly anniversay is in a couple of days. very little has changed.

ps. look what I found:


one of my senior pictures. yes, I was wearing one earring.

I'm pretty sure that, to say "I told you so", is an understatement. prove me wrong.

today was sort of productive. I love having a day off every once in a while, but more than a day drives me insane. I feel like I constantly have to be doing something productive.

I unexpectedly got a paycheck from Guess today; I thought I had already received my last one from them but apparently not! and it was pretty decent too. so, I immediately went grocery shopping. I was down to water, a couple avocados and a block of tofu in the fridge. and, I ran out of cat food last night so Oscar went breakfast-less this morning. I just about died lugging the food back, but I just got some essentials because I didn't want to spend more than $40.
also because of the unexpected check, I booked a hair appointment tomorrow. I used to go to Luna salon, which I absolutely love, but can no longer afford. alas, I booked an appointment at Bubbles. it's a sign of the times I guess! I'll be getting paid from Origins tomorrow, too, which means my rent check (which I mailed out this morning) won't bounce, and I'll even have money left over to pay my utilities!

as you can see, my life is not so interesting. Janice and Jackie are temporarily living in Craig's basement in the southwest while we decide if/when we're going to move in together, and where. there's still the possibility of the 5-bedroom in fishtown. right now I really don't care where I live, I just need to get out of here. I've been searching the internet like crazy, but I can't afford to live by myself and there seems to be a lack of people intersted in finding a place. UGH.

it's almost 9 and I just got back from the laundromat. after hauling too many heavy things today I think I'm going to make some dinner and curl up on the couch watching "The Great Gatsby", which I was supposed to return to the library today :(