There is still talk of

There is still talk of bring a Major League Soccer team to Houston in the near future. They’d play in the Astrodome, or in a smaller stadium that would be renovated. I think it’d be great for the city to have a soccer team. I’d certainly check out a few games each season.
Yesterday Craig Biggio broke the dubious record of being hit by pitches more than any other player. That website has a great disclaimer: Moral disclaimer: The author of this blog does not support or endorse intentionally throwing at Craig Biggio.
I went into the office at my apartment complex this morning to figure out what their latest deals are on leases, since mine is up at the end of August. The woman commented on how I’d been there for a while, which of course made me start thinking. The three-year anniversary of my moving permanently to Houston (and into my current apartment complex) is coming up in a few weeks. I’ve been in the same job and the same living situation the entire time. It’s not as long as I was in college, but it’s the longest period of time that I have been in one place in almost 10 years — since I was in high school.
When I was in middle school and high school, every six months or so I’d get the itch to rearrange all the furniture in my bedroom, just to give myself something new to look at. I like change, but it also scares me; thus I seem to like change best when it is completely under my control.
I’ve had passing thoughts of moving, but it is such a hassle that it doesn’t seem worth it to pack up my stuff and schlep it around just for the sake of new scenery. I’ve thought of moving to another apartment complex that is better-located for running and biking. I’ve thought of trying to find a room for rent in a house. I’ve even thought of buying something, though I have no down payment and am still very hesitant to buy something.
I’d shift the furniture in my apartment, but there’s nowhere for it to go!
So I guess I’ll renew my lease. They have no deals, except for $200 off the first month if I sign a 12-month lease. That’s fairly useless, so I’m thinking of signing up for only another 6 months. I just don’t know where I’d go after that.
In lieu of a better “signing deal,” they offered to shampoo my carpets if I want. That would definitely be nice. Clean carpets would be a bit of a change…