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Friday, April 30, 2004 Homeless in Ann Arbor (not NYC) Contrary to what the title of this post may lead you to believe, I'm not going to be talking about the problem of homelessness in Ann Arbor, or even claim that I'm out on the streets. However, due to a crazy and annoying turn of events, I am now without housing starting... now. So I'll be crashing at the Catherine House (thanks Chuck!), for those who are familiar with the location, until I find a new apartment (hopefully a May-May lease so I don't have to worry about finding housing in Ann Arbor for the fall/winter as well--I'll just get it all over with in one shot). How did this insanity come to be, you ask? Well, Christine and I are subletting our apartment from three girls who are studying abroad in Spain; our sublet agreement was set to expire on May 1, but they told us that we had the option to extend the contract if we wanted to. But of course, during the last week when we tried to get ahold of the two girls for whom we had contact info, they didn't email us back. Even though we sent three emails. So last night we looked up the girls' permanent addresses on "Stalker" (the U-M directory) and Christine called their parents this morning. Apparently none of the girls--or their parents--have been communicating with each other; one girl's mom thought us staying would be fine, while another's had already called the realty company and asked them to find a subletter, which they had. The new subletters were told that they could move in at 4:00pm on Friday. However, no one told this to myself or Christine. Problem. The poor realtors had spent an afternoon talking to two mothers, one father, and a miscellany of angry parents--whose, I'm not sure--but the mess wasn't their fault. And the new subletters were getting kicked out of their place and needed to move stuff in. Christine decided to move home, at least temporarily, and come tomorrow (today), I am homeless and will be crashing with friends. Note from Laura the Hun: I would like to say that meanwhile I was in the process of moving out of my dorm and, having previously arranged to stay at Dawn's home tonight, I had no idea that she, in fact, would have no home to offer. Finally, arrangements were made and, as it would seem, here I am. Yet, grateful though I may be, as I was walking down the road, carting in tow all my earthly belongings [Editor's note: she only had a sleeping bag and a suitcase!] [Laura's note: It was heavy! And hot!], I couldn't help but think, as Dawn and Patrick were zooming by me in a car (note: waving and smiling, not stopping and helping): [edited for unliterary profanity] or, what great friends! Word of the Day: Dereliction. 1. Willful neglect, as of duty or principle. 2. The act of abandoning; abandonment. A state of abandonment or neglect. ^ Top | 11:16 PM | | | 
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