Keys Keys Keys

Who knew renting and apartment would be such a bitch. So let's list the things I have been fined for for this apartment of mine:

Breaking Lease = 1325

Repaint walls = 250

Maid Service (Though I cleaned the place) = 100

Canceling Parking without giving 30 days notice = 75

Carpet Shampoo = 245

And then there were the keys... So Erik and I had a pair of keys each. Erik was supposed to drop off his keys when he and his dad came over to get Erik's stuff at the apartment, which I had to pack with great distress. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen complications, Erik forgot to give me the keys and I forgot to ask for them since Erik and I were busy moving my furniture down to my van. After Erik left I went to sleep and was awoken by a phone call at about 2:30 at night. The caller asked, "is Erik there?" and I answer, "uh.. no... who is this?" and the guy answers back in a very inconvincing matter "uh.. this is his friend.... uh Joe (or something to that effect)... Erik's missing". And he hung up. That was a weird and random event.

Anywho, back to the keys. So, I was supposed to drop by Erik's work to get the keys from him, because I had lost my own pair the night before. But when I got to Davis, I found them in the drawer of my desk and was slightly relieved. But, Erik gave me a window of after 3:30 to come by to get the keysUnfortunately, I was ready to leave Davis at 1:00 and didn't want to wait since I had a lot of packing to do.

So, that weekend I do the dirty work of packing my own stuff since I had spent so much time doing other peoples stuff.

On Saturday I get a knock on the door of the apartment and I open the door and it's Edmond. We had a date way back when and I decided that I didn't like him in that way. But, we remained friends and vented our problems on each other on a normal basis as most gay people do with their other gay friends. Then, to my complete confusion, he slaps me and says something like, "I never want to see you again." I wasn't sure what to do, because I was caught off guard by the slap, the weakness of the slap and the weirdness of him just running off down the stairs after he did it. So I called Kai and then Laura since I was alone and was sorta disoriented.

The next day Kai comes to help me move. I think the mattress was the biggest problem. I decided to fold it in half in order for us to get the king mattress into my van.

We cleaned out most of the apartment in about a full day and that night Ken and Jackie came up to say good bye to my apartment.

So, we all go home and say good bye to my place.

Well, not totally goodbye, the next morning I called Erik and he finally answered. I tell him I need my keys, though it was already late and I had already been fined. but I meet up with Erik at around 4:00 at his work and he returns my keys. I then raced to the city to return the keys....

Little Reunion

I get to the apartment and so may goodbyes, it was very hard for me but then again when is life easy?

Afterward, I headed down to the leasing office again and return the keys. After about an hour of filling out needless paperwork, i get fined another 100 bucks for having the keys back to them late. So, the grand total of moving out fees OVER the rent was : $2095.

From there I drove over to the haight to find Petra. I picked Petra up and we headed down to the south bay to Azin's. From Azin's I went home and sorted some stuff and got ready for the festivities of the night. I then went to Azin's again and picked up Petra and Azin. Then I went to Karen's to pick up Karen. Then I called Kai to tell him to go to PF Changs. Then Bryan called and said he was in the southbay and that he needed to find a place to take his CTO near sunnyvale. I told him to go to PF Changs. So Bryan reserved us a table for nine and had dinner at the bar with his CTO. I called Anh, but she didn't end up coming. I then called Kai again to see where he was and I find out he hadn't left yet and was getting a shirt ironed. So I called Bryan again and told him that we were going to be late. So, my phone was in use non stop and I had to deal with my bitches in the car.

We get there and we all eat. Me, Azin, Petra, Karen, Kenny, Jackie, Kai and Eric Kong. Bryan also stopped bye to say hello to me and to introduce me to his CTO. And Lori couldn't come though we all wanted to see her.

Alas, my camera did something funny and none of those pictures were on my memory stick. i am unhappy about that.

Afterward I drive everyone in my car home and I do an all nighter to cram for my genetics final. I decide to do an all nighter cause I got home at midnight and I had to go to Davis at 6:00 in the morning to make the test at 8:00.

The test was OK.

Karen, me and Jacky (Karen's little sister) went shopping today. I can't wait to go to Japan. I don't have anyone to pick me up from the airport though when I come back on Sunday June 23 on Flight ANA8 at about 10:00 or 11:00 in the morning. If anyone wants to just drop by and pick me up that will be cool. If not, I'll take a taxi. I leave for japan the morning of the June 14th at about 11:00 I think. I have to wake up early to be there for security reasons. What a pain. But hey... Me'z and Richard are going to Japan!!!!!