Not taking any days off after my move has made me realize that settling into a new apartment is easier said than done. I was hoping to have spiffy pics of my new place by now, but I’m still not fully unpacked. I also haven’t sorted out key issues like my bed frame and chair for my desk. I place the blame on my working constantly, still having to do soccer club administrative stuff, and the standard “I’m too tired after a work day to work on my apartment.” Though I have to admit, I wasn’t too tired to squeeze Mamma Mia and the Dark Knight into my monstrous work week last week (on one day I worked 19 hours). The former of which was ok, and the latter was amazing as pretty much everyone felt (except for DrHeimlich). But things are coming along and that’s what counts.

Speaking of counting, I finally got a proper paycheck. I take that back, since there’s really nothing proper about it. I’m making more money as a post doc, but it’s not a lot and it pushes me into the next tax bracket. So, I have to pay more taxes for not much increase in gross income. Also, I now have to pay for social security which is silly as it will be bankrupt in my lifetime. And of course, I pay much more in rent. Everything makes sense, but I’m not wild about taking home less money now as compared to when I was a student. Needless to say I will try and continue my other odd jobs to offset expenses. On the upside my new pad is sweet and only a 2 minute walk to work.