October 9th 1996:

I'm up late again. No big deal. I've learned to drink coffee.

I had a wonderful time dealing with the manager of my apartment. She is a wonderful woman, and very trusting of all of her tenants. I'm saying this because my roommate Tim got a phone call from her. She told him that she hadn't recieved her rent check. We then promptly scrambled to make sure that she would get one. She even asked him if I sent it or not. ...Duh! Do you think I want to be evicted?

When Tim and I were first trying to get this place, we paid our deposits with checks. She looked at us, sighed, and said "I usually like to get deposits in cash." Huh?? One time when I asked her if we could recieve rent recipts, she questioned whether I needed it or not. She said that maybe I needed it for "a welfare check." What? I don't get it, but that's ok.

Anyway, I think that she's some one messed up lady. I can't complain too much because our apartment is very nice. I'll post a picture sometime later. You guys probably don't know Tim. He is from my former residence, the Christus House (many of you know this a the "Christian Cult-House.") He is an architecture major at the U of O.

Let's see... Oh, BEST is going out of business in Eugene. Another Mecca for value-minded shoppers is closing down. Where on earth will I go now if I want to order electronics and have it wheeled out 5 minutes later on a conveyer belt. I used to go there as a boy, but not when it was BEST, but as JAFCO. *sigh* Enough waxing nostalgic.

More Later,