The thing about waiting is that it's nerve wracking and boring, both at the same time.

I've put in the applications to the apartment complex that I want to move too.  Paid the application fees, and dropped off a check for the security deposit for one of their units if we're approved.  I realize that it's only been two days, and also that I won't be moving in until 17 more days, but still.  It feels like my life is on hold in some manner until I get the green light from them.

And even though there's no major reasons that I wouldn't be approved, I'm still worrying.  I mean, I've got a good job.  I made $25,000 last year working full time for only 3 months, and part time the rest.  The only time I filed a tax return with more than that was my 2nd full year working at NCS.  A full year working full time, plus Tonya working part time (full time off and on through a few jobs) netted about $30,00 for that year.  Now I'm almost matching that by my lonesome, with less hours, and a better job.  Farrah will also be bringing money in.  Not as much as I am, but every little bit helps, ya know?  In addition, my mother said she'd be a co-signer on the lease if we need one.  So there's really very little reason to turn us down on the income front.

There's only 2 things that I'm really worried about.  The first is our credit scores.  Farrah says hers is worse than mine, and while that's very possible, mine's not all that grand to begin with.  Mine's getting better slowly, and all the bad stuff on it is at least 18 months old, but it's still there.

The other thing is references.  As much as I loved Tonya (and still do a bit), she's not the most stable of individuals, and has problems holding down jobs.  As such, our income would fluctuate at times, and would get us into a bind.  Crappy roommates also compounded the problems.  So the only real good rental reference I have is from our old apartment in Lawrence.  We paid rent mostly on time, and caught up quickly the few times we got in arrears.  But our move out help never showed up, so the place was trashed when we had to move out.  And that complex has sold 2 more times and changed names twice since we left.  So even if I did list it, it'd be no good.

So I been trying to do stuff to keep my mind off of it.  My D&D game is approaching the end of the campaign, and I'm ready for a switch to something else.  So I'm working on a Rifts Japan game now.  I'm typing up a pre-game handout for my players, since some of em aren't familliar with Rifts, some aren't familliar with Rifts Japan, and one has never played before.  The first draft was 3 pages.  It's in the 3rd draft now, and has grown to 6 pages as I find more basic stuff about the setting they should know before the game starts, and I prep some background for this game in particular.

Once I've got that pounded into a shape I'm acceptable with, I get to start working on the rest of that game.  I know generally what I want to do.  Just need to figure out how to connect the dots.  I do like how many restrictions that Rifts Japan puts on players for character creation, because it means I can better predict what the group will be capable of.  I put some additional restrictions in there so I can have a framework to build off of.

And then comes the planning for my other game.  I promised Mike, who runs the gaming store, that I'd be running a Shadowrun game at his store this spring.  So I need to get that one prepped.  It's been a while since I've run two games at once.  I'm not working full time, so I should have plenty of time to work on both of them.  In theory.  Worse comes to worse, the Shadowrun game may end up being every other week.