so I left the office at 5:28pm... tried to make the 5:43.... alas, I did not.
somehow by the grace of God I made the 5:33!!!!
I made it from work to penn in less than 2 minutes...
i'm gonna try and meet up with my friend lynda tonight at o'neill's... we have to talk about the possibility of getting a winter rental together...
funny thing, just last week i'd called about one for myself. 3 br, $700/month (this is in squan from nov - may(ish)
i'd always told myself no more roommates but I think it'd be okay since I will never be home earlier than 7pm...
the thing is, when I broached the subject with gigglemom (about me on my own) she freaked... I brought it up - ever so briefly - with her this afternoon on the phone and she started having a hissyfit.
see, I help her out financially and she thinks that if I move, I won't help... lest she forget when I was in jersey city paying $825/mo I was also paying gigglemom about $1000...
I NEED to move and this may be the most viable way to go right now.
it's not like I would be leaving her in the lurch... but it's not like I am gonna be handing her over a third of my paycheck either (i cannot keep doing that)
lynda has a great pyrannese huge pup (who's around 10 or so) so that may be a slight issue with the winter rental unless a landlord takes a pet security deposit... that may be a good idea.
plus I think we'd be looking in manasquan... which means I can leave for the train 30 seconds before it arrives (ha)
I have to do this and I have to put a wall up to block gigglemom's guilt. it's my kryptonite.
i'd really only need cable and cable internet... I have my treo that can be my main phone... how many of you out there use your cell as your only phone?
I feel like I am trying to plot my escape.
the winter rentals are only for a handful of months... and most are furnished. i'd had one years ago (1995 when I had my first escape) and it had a washer & dryer (that would be swell... not sure how many of those are out there.)
but they (houses) range from $700 - $1000 ... split that in half and that's cheap!!!!
I need to get a deposit together just in case....
can you imagine? it'll be just like old giggletimes except better! right now I can't have a beer if I get home and want one - without getting an "you are an alcoholic for wanting a drink".... I love gigglemom don't get me wrong... but it's killing me. KILLING ME.
I will be upset about leaving beri but it's not like I am a million miles away... 5 miles, man, five miles.
I am bloody 34 and am trapped. I need to finally take a stand and leave.
I should turn my Mini Giggle Fund into the "Escape From Gigglemom" fund so I can get a deposit for a rental. :)
anyway, the good news is... I made the 5:33.
::: plunked in on my treO:::
