Call Me Mr. Junior Achiever

So I managed to accomplish a lot (for me) today.
A list of my accomplishments:

Contacted Verizon to establish FiOS, phone, and FiOS TV service.
Contacted the power company to make the account switch.
Hired a moving company.
Canceled my gas service.
Updated my address with the DMV.
Ate lunch.
Bought ice cream.

I know it’s not much, and the lunch/ice cream thing are just padding (delicious padding), but even so, it’s more than I would normally accomplish in a day.
The Verizon thing was a bit of a hassle. Because the current service is not connected it was difficult to get my order placed, so the lady I talked to said she would keep trying and get back to me once she got it entered, which she did.
Of course, she informed me that the soonest it could get hooked up is currently October 4th (My response? “Holy crap!”), which wouldn’t work for me, as I’ll be working that day, so that pushed it to October 8th.
Presumably once the disconnect order is completed that should move things much closer.
I’m hoping that at the very least the FiOS Internet will still be working when I move in up to the date of disconnect (whenever that is).
I can get by without the TV, as I can get all of the networks with an antenna, and I have my cell, but no Internet? Without phone service, I wouldn’t even be able to do dial-up.
The horror!
Of course, I could just leave this crappy Internet service connected to the end of the month and bring my laptop over to download stuff and check mail and blog and whatnot, which would only leave me with 8 days (at worst) without service. I guess I could manage, though I shudder to think what the withdrawals will be like…
The first person I talked to at Verizon was very helpful and explained the various packages and whatnot, but once we got to my address she had to transfer me, as she was for the Florida market, so I had to be transferred to the Virginia market.
I only mention this because once I got to the Virginia person I was a bit bummed, as the Florida version of the packet was slightly cheaper and offered 20 Mbps service as opposed to the 15 I’ll be getting here.
Oh well.
After eating lunch at Ruby Tuesday I swung by Staples to check out their desk selection and actually found one that would be perfect. However, there was no price, they didn’t appear to have any in stock anywhere, the whole area seemed like it was sort of a dumping ground, and there didn’t appear to be any helpful employees wandering around the store, so I left, figuring I’d go online to see if I could find it.
Naturally I haven’t been able to find it, or even anything close.
I may try going back and getting someone’s attention and asking if it’s actually available and for how much.
In any case, I think that’ll do it for this entry.