movin' on over...

...to the southwest side.

I'm all moved in and somewhat settled into my apartment in Strongsville. I sent out a mass e-mail with my new address, but if anyone didn't get it who needs it, let me know.

Stu and Laurie bought me a papasan chair as a housewarming gift, which is absolutely awesome -- I've wanted one for years but never had room -- but I haven't had much time to enjoy it yet since I've been unpacking and running the dishwasher almost constantly to wash all my new kitchen stuff.

I made out pretty well on the free loot. Someone from my church gave me a love seat and endtable, both in great condition and just the right size. I unexpectedly got a small entertainment center (on wheels, no less) from Stu's neighbor. Plus my aunt and uncle and some friends got me a few things off my Amazon.com wishlist, so that was cool.

Not to mention that I had excellent help from my parents, brother, and friends during the move Saturday. It went fairly quickly since I had basically been living out of a bedroom prior to this. With a pickup truck, van, SUV, and several small cars, we got everything (except the table I forgot) in one trip.


In unrelated news, today marks the third anniversary of my last chemotherapy session, and a month from now is the third anniversary of my last radiation therapy. I had a CAT scan yesterday morning, but won't have the results until I see my oncologist in two weeks, since I'll be in New York City next week. It's nice only having to go twice a year now, but they still have a little trouble finding a good vein.

I didn't have my traditional brunch at Panera afterward, since I now live five minutes away from the Strongsville branch of the Clnic and just went home to wait for the cable guy. I have "Broadcast Basic," which is mostly local channels plus a few extras (including SportsTime Ohio, so I can still watch Indians games). I also got one of the lesser forms of cable internet; I'll see how it goes and decide whether I want to upgrade to the full speed and/or Basic Cable. I had budgeted for it, but why pay for something I don't really need? Pretty much the only other channel I want is Comedy Central.

And now that my clothes are all hung up and put away, I need pack for vacation...