“And the stone walls of Harmony Hall bear witness
Anybody with a worried mind could never forgive the sight
Of wicked snakes inside a place you thought was dignified.”
Yesterday it was Damien Jurado’s beautiful “Over Rainbows and Rainer.” We went bowling with Andi’s coworkers last night, the nicest crew. “They’re helpers” was Andi’s explanation for their abiding kindness. We woke up this morning to a message from our new landlord in Manhattan who said we needed to send more money via Bitcoin ATM if we wanted him to turn away another couple who was looking at the apartment. Andi tried calling him out on his scam, telling him to give it to them and send our money back, and he relented. But he still has our money, so I’m gonna hire a detective to see if this guy and our apartment checks out. The place is small, maybe 350 square feet, but $1050/month seems too good to be true for its location.
The apprehension I felt after deciding to quit Emergent has been replaced by a sense of liberation and excitement to once again be in an environment where there’s lots of learning to be done. Including learning about online apartment rental scams! It’s all good.
David is back from school and is coming over with Willa this afternoon. Then we’re heading downtown together to see The Irishman at the Michigan Theater.
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