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Officially Virginia

Last Friday, I completed the last step in become a citizen of Virginia - I registered my car, which means no more New York license plates. It was so sad and so final. But I know I will always be a New Yorker at heart - even if I may not end up there with a job.

My apartment is finally coming together - got the bedroom furniture - soon the couch - and a coffee table and end table for only 20 dollars which is an amazing bargin. Yeah its a little beat up, but some paint will make it look amazing and this way, I can make it into what I really want.

The heat is coming here with a vengence and I am not very happy. I am not used to this weather and really miss NY for the bit cooler weather. But I guess when the winter seasons come, I will be a lot happier not having to deal with snow everywhere.

Another week in

Another week in and everything seems to be fine. Got me a mattress and bedroom set and work is going just fine. I think I'm actually starting to learn things.

I went to the DMV today to get my new license and it was so sad. I was starting to give away part of my New York-ness to come to Virginia which is so much different. And let's not forget learning about yearly sales and use tax which is not cool at all. And there are even more fees on top of all of that. Wow they really want money. I guess that's one of the things I was scared of when I headed down south.

Two weeks in

So I've been here in Richmond for about two weeks now. I got myself a nice 2 bed-2 bath apartment not far from all the main shopping centers and in a nice area. But let me say, it's no New York. It's more humid here and its cheaper. The area I live in is supposed to be the pricey part, but its nothing compared to what rent was at home.

Problem the one thing I don't enjoy is the way people drive around here. No one really moves and have issues turning and merging and I feel like I'm just way more aggressive than normal, even without going over the speed limit.

So I've been trying to get furniture together since I really don't have anything, and the best thing happened. These people who were moving in upstairs needed to get rid of some stuff and saw that I had nothing, so they offered some of their furniture. Now I am the proud owner of computer table and sleeper sofa. Hooray. It was just so nice!

Only a week left

And I will officially start working and I can't wait.

Other than that, I saw this site today:

http://www.go4college.com

It's a site that will tell you the chances of getting into different colleges for a price. It's interesting and shows just how important getting into top colleges is getting. Weird.

Two things

I don't want to sound disrespectful or anything, but I really don't like my apartment for two reasons. One is the fact that they seem to be doing yard work everyday or something that just doesn't makes sense and then charges up the ass for it. I mean a week ago they planted roses in front of the complex and they are already dead. The second thing is the people. The complex seems to have young families or old people. Young families are okay except for the screaming kids, but you can't really do anything about that. Now its the old people that are kinda weird. Most of them don't really have jobs of course, so they sit outside on the bench and just kinda stare at anyone who passes. Now the last thing you want is someone watching you park and take things out of your car...or more like stare at you. Then there is the fact that a few have handicap permits but never use them. Its more like a backup for them. So what exactly is their handicap if they don't even need the permit? Just lazy?

Then there is also the fact that I finally have a job location...or at least I think, hopefully. Its further than what I originally planned, but I figure that it's nice to get out of the area for at least a few years.