Moving

I was accepted to the Art Institute of California, Orange County on Monday. Yesterday, my dad and I drove down to OC, and checked into our hotel.

Today was a long one. We checked out the school, and I fell in love. It's this perfect mix of practical and creative. Great fit for me. I will be working on a BS in Advertising. Many of my credits transferred over, so that will be good.

The next step was the housing search from hell. From NorCal, I made a list of ads that I found online that could work. Well, looking at them, they were...bad. The area wasn't safe, was run down, just not good. At 2 pm, I just didn't know what was going to happen. Here I have this perfect school, and nowhere to live to make it work.

I suggested that we just drive around, try to find something. We found one place we liked. It was way over budget, but we decided to sign because it was the only thing we found. I wasn't totally sold though, and felt the Irvine Company could offer better.

We pulled into one of their properties, and it was even more out of range, but the guy was great. He referred us to his friend who runs another Irvine Company property closer to my school. We dashed up there. It was cheaper than the place we were about to sign on before, and the amenities are much nicer.

Pluses:
-nicer area
-gated
-washer/dryer in unit
-newer building
-no screaming children
-closer to school
-closer to my friends who still attend my old university
-close to places where I can apply for jobs
-closer to my barn

There are no drawbacks. It's...perfect!

Now, I'm off to catch up on my writing a bit.