A trip to Eugene, part one

I'm sitting on a bed in a hostel in Eugene. I don't actually have internet right now; I'm going to post this when I go downstairs after I rest my feet a bit.

I arrived here yesterday on Amtrak. I had an appointment to see a room that was probably too far in the spaghettiesque South Hills anyway, but someone else saw it earlier in the day and took it right away. About an hour ago I saw an apartment that I liked, but they wanted a 1 year lease which doesn't work for me. I have two appointments so far for tomorrow: a room and a studio, I think.

Before my appointment today I walked around Eugene. I started out for the libary because the internet here was on the fritz, and on the way I passed by a nice apartment complex. I picked up a flyer and I like the floor plans and the price, so I'll probably stop by during office hours tomorrow to see if there are any studios available.

I'm not actually quite sure how I got to the library because I got directions from a few different people, all of which were approximate. But eventually I got there, and discovered it's right next to the bus station. I sent off an email and headed east across the big residential rectangle west of campus. Tired, I finally stopped at the edge of the UO campus to read Dune for a while.

I had no idea that Jambo had more than one store, but evidently they do and there's one right next to U of O. I love Jambo!

I dragged back across that residential rectangle but didn't find anything. I walked past the place I had the appointment with and stopped back at the hostel for a bathroom break and to refill my water before I went to see it. Now I'm back, hot and tired.

Today has highlighted something: I don't know WHAT I'm going to do besides school when I live here alone. It's five-thirty; I don't have any more appointments and even if I recheck my sources and make some, they won't be today. Normally I'd have dinner with my family and then hang out with friends - but those people are all in Portland. I don't really feel like reading my book because I already read some earlier. Should've brought two.

Addendum: I now have internet and am posting this. Serendipitously, a friend of mine I haven't talked to in a while called just as I was bemoaning my boredom. Thank you, universe!