A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

I'm on Day 2 of working at this agency, and right now I'm bored. Most exciting thing I did all day was read an article in the most recent article of New York magazine about sex and New Yorkers. Pretty much synonymous with one another. One of the people they interviewed was a 23 year old, straight, single woman, who was "borderline alcoholic." I sat there thinking, "wow, did they interview me?" Or my doppelganger, at least. Still fantasizing about Hot Editor on Myspace, who, although he got... Sign in to see full entry.

The boring stuff out of the way first: had a full day temping at an ad agency downtown... the company is merging and a lot of people are leaving, so I'm filling in for the receptionist until they get a new one. I know what you're thinking, I should apply for a job at that agency; but there's something in a contract a client signs with my temp agency wherein the client isn't allowed to hire a temp until three months have passed... sucks, I know, because this would have been a great opportunity.... Sign in to see full entry.

Today I met with the landlord about signing the lease at the end of the summer. I know its a lot ways away, but I don't want to get to July and get caught with a deer in headlights expression on my face. The landlord explained briefly what would happen: R's name gets taken off the lease. I have a choice whether I want to add a new roommate's name to the lease or if I just want it to be me and then have the roommate pay me the rent each month. My landlord suggested that I do the latter, which I... Sign in to see full entry.

My mom, that is. So we had this really long conversation yesterday about the state of my roommate and his decision to move out. She was angry; I was trying to calm her down. Mom left around 3 pm to get back home. I told R that my mom wasn't very happy; he began laughing at her. When I finally convinced him she was being serious, he suggested that he call her; I told him not to. It was just like the time when I pissed off M and asked R if I should call him, and he told me not to. Sometimes, you... Sign in to see full entry.

I just had my mom here, and all she could talk about was R moving out. Personally, as I've said, I could care less; actually, it's probably better that we don't live together, because we're so very different people. My mom kept talking about how inconsiderate R is, and how he never thinks about how other people feel, etc. I didn't learn the whole story of R's moving out from R; I heard it through my mom, who heard it through R's mom. Apparently, he's moving to a high-rise in Park Slope, about... Sign in to see full entry.