4 months!

I moved out of my NY apartment on August 19th. Today I finally received my security deposit back. Almost 4 months later, and after many hassling emails and canceled checks and stories of stolen checkbooks and lost mail. I'm not sure what my subletter's deal was, but just a warning: If you're going to sublet a place that is far from your normal home, I would suggest leaving with the security deposit and/or money you are owed in hand. And a check isn't good enough, because as I learned, they can write a check and then cancel it.

On the bright side, I totally forgot about this money and feel like I just got gifted $500. Now where to blow it?