The passing of a great man

Today we watched as the world mourned for Pope John Paul II. Although I have no religion, I appreciate a lot of the things that the Pope has done over the last quarter century, and it was touching to watch the thousands of mourners who came to the Vatican City to pay tribute to his acheivements. This was in stark contrast to the appearance of George Bush, who we swiftly turned off in favour of another channel not showing his halting attempt to say something good about a person who wasn't American. He didn't quite manage to ruin a solumn occasion, thankfully.

Today I made a pledge to only spend the $25 that remains in my wallet during April. After a recent withdrawal of money from the bank machine, during which my balance was revealed to me, I have been shocked into doing something about my current not-well-off situation. Other than paying Denise for concert tickets I still owe her for, and going out with her Uni friends when they finish their comps, I am spending no money this month. I have to pay rent, and I have to pay my car insurance, and I can't afford to spend anything else. So how long can I go for on $25? We shall see, gentle reader, we shall see.

We did however go to the Army and Navy store in town today, where I bought three tops for $10, a good deal I'm sure you'll agree. And a cooler bag for when my parents come over here, for $5. I think these were fair purchases, and they didn't need much guilt feeling to atone for them. I have enough clothes to be quite happy over the summer now. The rest of the day has been some work, some tv, and some searching for apartments. I don't know why I am bothering to do this now, when I don't have to rent somewhere else until the 1st of June, but I always like to start early with searching for accommodation. Here it seems that people only advertise for the next month however, so I am going to have to wait for another few weeks before I can really find somewhere that will rent to me. Let's hope that all the good places haven't gone by then. I did find an extremely nice penthouse share today, right by the bay, with a 2000 square foot deck (I kid you not, the entire roof of the building) and a massive interior, for $750. The downside? This is shared with a guy who is the CEO of a web design/internet consultancy company (I looked him up) and he has 27 years of experience, so he must be about 50. I just don't think I can have a housemate who is a CEO and is approaching my father's age. This may be unfair, but I want to have somewhere that my parents can come to in July, and my friend Liz can come to in September. And a penthouse suite with a 50 year old roommate just doesn't work for me. A pity, cos the place looks fantastic....... And so, I keep searching...... housemates needed!! Apply below.......