I've kind of screwed myself over.
I'm hoping that by some act of God I'll be able to sell my apartment contract before the set date that I'd be going home.
If not, I'm required to pay my rent and stay here.
Well, I withdrew from school, so I don't have a Pell Grant headed my way in January.
Stupid, stupid, stupid.
Today I noticed a paper on our kitchen table from our landlord, Shelia.
"Remember that your spring rent is due on Friday, December 10th. We will be gone most of the afternoon, so you must have it to the office by 1:30 p.m. Those who have grants, scholarships, or loans that they are waiting for must make a $200 payment and bring in a copy of the statement verifying funds."
Well being as I just saw this paper TODAY, I feel like I'm kind of screwed. December 10th was... six days ago. This paper undoubtedly got lost in the abyss that was our kitchen table, until tonight when McCall went on a cleaning rampage (that I'm not complaining about.)
Funny thing is, I just talked to Shelia on the phone this afternoon to ask her about details of selling my contract. She didn't bring up the fact that I had not bothered to pay her yet. So I don't know. Maybe she's being merciful?
I MUST SELL MY CONTRACT
or
I MUST FIND A SECOND JOB.
I'm waiting for some miracle to occur. For a flash flood or for a pile of money to fall into my lap or for some wayward looking girl to show up at my doorstep...
PLEASE, GOD, I'M BEGGING YOU HERE.
I had something that seemed like a miracle come to me today in the form of a UPS envelope.
Two money orders from a woman in Massachusetts, each for $975.00.
I had been corresponding with a company that had offered me a position as a "mystery shopper," who goes to stores like Wal-Mart and other places who recently received complaints from their clients and customers. Places like these hire the Mystery Shoppers company to come in and secretly evaluate their store; the set-up, the customer service, cleanliness, etc. I was skeptical. Extremely skeptical. But they never asked me for information about myself other than my name, address and phone number. So I decided that I had nothing to lose.
I took these two money orders to the bank, and they told me that they were too big and since I didn't have that amount of money in my account, they couldn't cash them. They told me to take them to the post office, where the money orders originated from.
I showed the money orders to the man at the desk. Puzzled, he walked to another cash register, pulled out an unprinted money order, and brought it to me for comparison. Sure enough, mine were fraudulent.
Balls.
The watermarks were different and the little silver "USPS" seals on the left edge didn't quite match up to the one in his hand. He asked if he could keep the money orders I had brought in.
I ended up giving them to him, and he made me a photocopy of the frauds in case I needed them. He asked me a whole bunch of questions and asked me to go home and print out the email conversations I'd had with this "company." I did, and he shook my hand and sent me on my merry little way.
So, all of you Blog followers...
If you either
a) know of anyone who's looking for an apartment near Dixie College, or
b) have a job I could... er.... have....
PLEASE LET ME KNOW, ASAP.
Apartment info:
A fun-loving, good environment with no drama
A place with roommates who respect personal space and who are quiet when it's time to study
Three bedrooms, two girls to a room and two bathrooms
Open, spacious kitchen and living room
Free (fast) wireless fiber-optic internet
A washer and dryer in the unit
An outdoor pool
Already furnished with appliances
Rent: $1,045.00 for the semester, or $273.75 a month, + a $125.00 deposit.
email me. lexiloon@gmail.com
:( help.
UPDATE: I was just posting ads on ksl.com and on craigslist.org, and I also reviewed Raintree's website...
"Please keep in mind that these are RULES, not 'suggestions,' and they will be enforced.
From the Student Standards Contract:
Raintree standards are very high, and strictly enforced.
* NO tobacco products of any kind
* NO alcohol
* NO drugs, including marijuana and illegal prescriptions
* NO pornography
* NO members of the opposite sex staying over for any reason!
* NO disorderly, immoral, or unlawful conduct
Enforcement:
Violations of these standards will result in tenant(s) being requested to vacate within 24 hours. No second chances. No warnings.
ALL DEPOSITS AND RENT MONIES WILL BE FORFEITED.
PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOU TOTALLY AGREE WITH THESE STANDARDS AND CONSEQUENCES BEFORE APPLYING TO RAINTREE!"
....
I just need to break a rule...
...let's see. I don't want to do drugs or alcohol.
Not a fan of the pornography idea, and how would I manage to get caught?
.... I could do the "opposite sex staying over" thing. But again, how would I get caught? Shelia never checks these things.
Hmm. What constitutes as disorderly, immoral, or unlawful conduct? If the boys in apartment 24 didn't get vacated for breaking a window, what would I have to do? Kill a small animal? Leave said small animal on my porch? Pretend I have Turrets for a day?
.... someone should just buy my contract.
Buy a six-pack of beer, put it in the fridge, write your name on it. Remove one of the beer cans from the 6-pack, dump it down the drain, crumple the can a little bit, and throw it in a public trash can. Then get one of your roommates to call in a manager or whoever for some sort of maintenance call. Have that roommate also "confidentially" mention to the manager that her roommate has beer. That'll get you kicked out.
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