PIC OF THE DAY!
Photo prompt=GUILTY PLEASURES. You know in Amsterdam? Those delicious fries they serve at the fritturs? Did you know that they are double- and sometimes triple-fried? Yes, that’s why they taste so good (plus, you’re stoned).
TODAY…
1. So incredibly thankful for The Christmas Miracle.
2. Thankful that Mom and Dad came today–at the same time as The Miracle.
3. Thankful for Lovely’s birthday and wonderful celebration.
4. Thankful for more movement and phone calls and such (re: job stuff)
5. Just so thankful for belly laughs. I would LOVE to say that every day from here on out.
Today I was the recipient of a Christmas Miracle. Guess what? This is the first sign that 2010 is MY year.
Today was the day that my mom and dad were coming over to help me start the annoying and depressing packing process and to take the daybed. They were bringing some boxes, too. I haven’t even gotten any boxes yet and I pretty much need hundreds of them.
But something was bugging me, and I wanted to talk with the leasing people before we started dismantling this place and tearing it apart. I wanted to make absolutely sure that there wasn’t anything else I could do to stay close to here a little while longer.
I’ll tell you my logic here.
My parents live an hour away. A boring drive. I’ve already gotten a contract for the non-profit gig, which is located in the building. That means a 2-hour commute for the days that I’d be coming here to work on the project.
Plus, I don’t really want to live with my parents at 42 years of age–even for a little while. A visit is great, but when it turns into a living situation, mmmmm, weeeelllll not so much.
Plus, I don’t want any kind of commute that far. I think I said that.
So. I went to the office to tell them of my situation. See, I don’t think that many pertinent people know that after my fiance left me and bailed on our lease, I took over his part of the rent (in essence, doubling my rent in one day). Then, I lost my job. So I’ve been paying pretty much double (and more!) than I’ve wanted to pay for a living space for over a year.
I told the resident manager my story. I tried not to make that part a sob story. THEN, I told her about the project that I’m doing with Arthur (whose studio is IN this building). This building has an amazing reputation for supporting the arts–especially the artists who have studios in the showcased area where Arthur’s studio is located. Bottom line, this gig and my connection to Arthur has probably paid a gigantic role in what happened today.
So I told RM the story and she looked at my file and asked me if I really needed two covered parking spots. I told her no, that the extra one was for EXMS who has been gone for over a year now. I’d paid for a spot for a whole year! So she credited me that $$ for a year.
THEN. I asked her if there were any lofts available in the building that were much less expensive. All I really wanted to do was to make sure that I could stay in the building for as long as our project is going.
THEN. I told her how much I was willing to pay. I didn’t care which loft space because I offered her at least $300 less than their lowest priced loft. I was told that more than likely, I wouldn’t get to move…that there would be NO WAY we could work out a deal so cheaply.
But I found out that other people have been campaigning on my behalf!
Bottom line? I have been given a three month extension to my lease–at the exact terms I asked for! And because of the fact that I’d gotten a credit on my extra parking spot, I am going to be living here, in this same space….
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….for FREEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Yes, I got a call back from the leasing office less than 10 minutes after I’d left, telling me that it would cost more to move out of this place (for them) than it would for me to keep this loft at around 1/3 of the price I’d originally paid.
*EDIT: Man, I was very tipsy when I wrote this. I’ll be staying for a month for free because of the credit I got on my parking, and then I’ll get an insanely reduced rent for the last two months of a three-month extension.
Granted, I have to figure something out by the end of this three months or my rent will go up OR I will have to rent a smaller/cheaper place here)
But what a miracle!! I’m not moving for at least three more months. I will work on Arthur’s project, and have a little more time to get this all sorted out.
2010 is going to rock, hard. I can just feel it!!
It’s 2am and I got back from Lovely’s party a little while ago. It’s finally hitting me, what with staying up allllll night last night and much of the night tonight, I’m fried. Ha!
Much more to say, I’m just exhausted. And I’m sooooooo happy I was able to work out this quick fix here at the lofts. Again, 2010? Bring it!!! I’m so happy to meet you there!
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