• lease an apartment
  • call movers, pick a date
  • transfer electric service
  • transfer phone service
  • commisserate with Illinois Bell^W^WAmeritech^WSBC^WAT&T Illinois customer service rep about “what the hell is this company known as now???” confusion
  • grieve for my lost 312 area code, even though i never ever used that phone anyways and my stupid cell phone is still in 847
  • transfer DSL service
  • cope with oh my god up to two weeks without broadband!!
  • set up new gas service
  • enjoy being able to cook on a proper stove again, and actually use my wok worth a damn