I have already hit the 6 month mark here in
My job at the import-export place basically just ran its course. I had no illusions when I started there of it being a long-term affair, and that’s exactly how it turned out. There simply wasn’t much work there for me to do beyond the initial first 3 months, so that’s that and it’s time to go out and find something new, which I’m fully confident will happen.
The apartment situation is less pleasant, but also not that big of a deal. Basically the landlord tried to pull a fast one on us and we called him on it and that’s that. After coming by for a pleasant visit to the apartment last week, we (my roommate and myself) informed him that we wanted to extend the lease another 6 months, which he seemed pleased with, and he was to draw up the new documents for us to sign a few days later. In a phone call the day before we were supposed to sign, among the discussion of various trivial details, he casually dropped the fact that he was also, “by the way, increasing the rent another 100 euros a month”. It was all quite sleazy and cheap, as if he really thought we were stupid enough to just fall for that or not notice it or something, like it would just quietly slide under the carpet. We immediately told him that was completely unacceptable (this place is already an outrageous rip-off as is, but it was easier to keep than going out to find some new place, an ambitious endeavor in Belgrade) and things fell apart from there, so we now have until mid-May to find someplace new.
I look at it as a blessing in disguise, kind of like the job in a way. This will force us to get off our lazy asses and get out there to find something better to live in. I was never particularly thrilled with this rip-off apartment at all, nor did I at any point like, trust or appreciate the landlord with his constant whining excuses, thinly-veiled deceptions, and just general loser weaseling, so I’m actually quite happy we will be done with his worthless ass and have him out of our lives. There still remains the issue of regaining the security deposit, which he is desperately and blatantly doing everything within his power to keep, but that will sort itself out one way or another and then we’ll be finished with him for good.
Same goes for the job, albeit without the leftover bad taste in my mouth; while it was nice, cushy and not stressful, it also wasn’t even remotely challenging or particularly interesting. I had gotten very lazy in general with it, what with the ability to make my own schedule and work at my own pace, so I view it as a good kick in the butt to have that cut off and to be forced to go out and pursue many of the different things I’ve been intending to for months.
Other than that, life is great, fun, chaotic, random, surprising, and unpredictable. I literally never now how any given day is going to end, and that’s a great thing. That’s pretty much the whole update for now…
