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That's right. I'm going back. I'm leaving Chicago December 17th, driving to Tampa, flying up to New Orleans to look at apartments and sign a lease, then moving into the apartment at the beginning of January.
The school is being great. The only problem I'm having right now is finding an apartment. The landlords all want someone who can come down within the week, sign a lease, and hand over a deposit. I don't feel comfortable signing a lease without being physically at the apartment, and despite the fact that the majority of these landlords are renting to college kids who won't be able to start renting until January anyway, they're putting a lot of pressure on me to choose a place now. I'd fly down this weekend, but tickets are $235 each way on Southwest.
I can live alone if I want, or I can have roommates. Even male roommates! And honestly, I think I'd rather have a roommate than live alone.
So, I just thought I'd let you guys know. I'm going back to the South.
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If you need me to do anything, just email me and let me know. You won't impose on me by asking, and if I can't do it I'll tell you so. But if I can spare you some hassle then great.
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El, you're from Hammond? I'm from Mandeville but I work in Hammond (atleast I did, I'm quitting! woot!)
Love the topic title! I'm a reluctant state-resident but Mardi Gras won my heart. I'm glad to see that the krewes are refusing to let it die this year. I live to see Bacchus every year and now that I'm dating a local, I wanted to hit Zulu and Rex.
But its great to see people returning to the city. I haven't been in yet so I don't know the damage but I look across the lake at night and it stuns me to see only a few twinkling lights.
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I've actually not been down to the Quarter yet. I can't say how much I regret not exploring the city before Katrina came through. I only moved here 2 1/2 years ago and I spend most my time on the other side of the state at school, but I don't have that many excuses. I want to look around during Christmas but my mom is so worried about the mold and sanitation that its not worth giving her a panic attack over it.
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I was a merch girl for about eight months, working for a publicity company. Basically, I sold tshirts and cds at concerts. It was an easy way to get more involved in the music scene around there.
But then I stopped doing that in May and started a marketing internship at a small recording studio/record label.
Also, from what I understand, mold is indeed still a problem. I'll see if I can dig up the article my mother quoted to me today.
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It actually weird that I got sick while over for Thanksgiving and I don't have allergies but I was sneezing and coughing every other minute. My grandmother had come to visit and within days had a sore throat and had to go back to Missouri sick as a dog. Our house didn't flood inside (water came right up to the door) but we did have a missing chimney letting in moisture and the house was abandoned for a few weeks. My mom suspects the air vents are the culprits but all the companies within a 100 miles are refusing to clean them because there are more pressing concerns for other clients (understandable, of course.)
Makes me all the more certain that you should take a really close look at that apartment before you sign anything.
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Its probably travelling on the wind though. And alot of areas were without power meaning they sat empty without air circulation. Then there's the water/sewage problems.
*sigh* For every good story I hear, I hear another horror story. I don't know what's going on in NO.
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Well, not only am I not fond of Chicago, but I also found out that if I stayed here, I'd have to complete 50% of my business core and 80% of my major here. Since I only have 5 business classes left, that would mean a whole lot of retaking things.
The flooding was so seemingly random (some streets in Uptown flood badly during a normal storm, and some never do) that I'm not sure I'd be able to find ANYWHERE in the city that was mold-free.
A gathering could be cool. I'll have to look at my calendar for next semester and see when I'll be heading that way.
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I'm at NSU in Natchitoches. That's two hours from Lafayette and three hours from Baton Rouge. I don't know where ULM is...that's Monroe right? Don't know even relatively where that is. ha
Going from home, I'm an hour from Baton Rouge so that's not too bad.
Our Mardi Gras break is Feb 25 - March 1. And Spring Break is April 8 - 16.
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Our Mardi Gras break is February 25-March 1.
Our spring break is April 13-April 16.
My twenty-first birthday is March 16, so if anyone wants to hit up Bourbon Street that weekend, let me know. Supposedly, I've got people flying in from Chicago, Arizona, and Vegas.
Monroe is about 5 hours from New Orleans. I-55 north to I-20 west. Although I think ULM itself is only four hours, but I'm not sure.
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Monroe and Natchitoches aren't that far apart, if I remember correctly.
Although, in my honest opinion North Louisiana is boooring.
I think Lafayette or BR might be the most central locations, with NO being the funnest.
I think we should figure out sometime next semester everybody can hang out. I'm available pretty much any weekend with some advance notice.
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Hopefully, I can find a place for you guys to stay if you decide to come to New Orleans for my birthday. There are a bunch of places I want to go.
Also, I'll probably be coming out to LSU relatively soon after I get back to Louisiana. Maybe. My ex-boyfriend does comedy shows there.
quote: Hopefully, I can find a place for you guys to stay if you decide to come to New Orleans for my birthday.
My mom has a big old house in Algiers, a block from the levee to downtown - she could probably lend a couch or two.
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The funny bone? One of my friends does the occasional set there, and I've been wanting to go check it out.
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