Whew

The movers came, brought in all the boxes. Everything seems to be here, but I won't know for sure until the last box in unpacked. They reassembled everything that'd been disassembled, and I dove into the kitchen boxes as soon as the big rig pulled away. We have a lot of glassware. Where the hell am I gonna put all of the tissue paper that this stuff was wrapped in?!

O well. I'm just glad it's all here. And that it wasn't wrapped in newspaper...my hands might not recover from the newsprint...hate that newsprinty feeling. Ick.

Ugh, oy, ai yi yi

The movers are coming today...pray for me! I will be SO GLAD to have a bed again. I miss the rest of my clothes!

good bye to office life...

At least for now! I've been at the same job for 6 (six!) years...3x longer than any other job I've ever had. It was pretty surreal to leave, and to say good-bye to some really awesome people. At the same time, I've been chafing under the cubicle environs, but let's admit it, I'll be pretty desperate to find something similar once we've settled in on the West Coast. We'll have to see how things go down--but in a new place I'm hoping to become hungrier, professionally. I need some new challenges. And I'm sure as hell about to get 'em. Eeep!

let's hear it for friends

Steve and I met up with a bunch o'pals at Von on Friday, and proceeded to enjoy Kurt's ability to get us free drinks all night. Had a great time, but we were paying for it yesterday. Rob called and begged off helping me pack until today due to a hangover, which I could completely relate to.

Gotta say, nothing compares to having a friend with a passion for organization...especially when dealing with a slob with me with a head full of 80 different details and difficulties with making decisions about what to keep and what to throw away. He put my possessions into some semblance of order, helped me clean up, and made it downright pleasant.

Yet another freakin' blog

So I've been thinking for ages of starting a blog. Now that I'm moving from the East Coast (where I've spent my whole life) to the West Coast, I figured this would be as good a time as any.

In addition to whining about the agida of moving, culture shock, and unpacking loads of boxes, I'll also blog about the wonders of my new city (Seattle), my obsessive crafting tendencies (knitting, quilting, jewelry making, a little sewing), my evolving political awareness (GoBama, stop voter suppression) and various Seinfeldian observances in my day to day life.

Today, I'm hangin' with some friends after work, and gearing up for a weekend of boxes and bubble wrap. Yee ha!