Almost done... T-minus 12 hours (EEK!)
I'd estimate we're about 80% as far as the packing goes. Through a few alterations in packing materials (what was originally in a second box is now in a duffel bag that can go into the rooftop storage container on the Prius) we have actually more than enough space for everything.
We also solved the TV problem, since I'd looked at retail price TVs and cringed. $230? I don't think so. But luckily it turns out that my dad was willing to switch his for the older one I wasn't sure about, and since I won't be here he probably won't need that TV much since he won't be competing with me. I'm also taking my PS2 with me so we can have both DVDs and games, though I have a feeling I'll be the only one playing, though you never know with three wild card roommates.
Our minister Alison also very nicely let us have a peek at the art she's going to be giving away (with a donation) from her old art gallery. I found a colorful fish poster and several things that I can use later on, maybe when I have my own apartment. She had some absolutely lovely stuff there, including of two pictures by the same artist titled "Solar Cat" (an awake cat sitting with a sun) and "Lunar Cat" (a sleeping cat with a moon) and I just had to take those. Maybe I'll get them framed at some point and hang them as a set. Alison also gave me a big poofy pillow for "stress relief" and a book called "Bird By Bird" about writing.
Hard to believe I'll be in Boston this time tomorrow. Eek. This is bound to be a terrifying yet exciting experience any way it goes.
We also solved the TV problem, since I'd looked at retail price TVs and cringed. $230? I don't think so. But luckily it turns out that my dad was willing to switch his for the older one I wasn't sure about, and since I won't be here he probably won't need that TV much since he won't be competing with me. I'm also taking my PS2 with me so we can have both DVDs and games, though I have a feeling I'll be the only one playing, though you never know with three wild card roommates.
Our minister Alison also very nicely let us have a peek at the art she's going to be giving away (with a donation) from her old art gallery. I found a colorful fish poster and several things that I can use later on, maybe when I have my own apartment. She had some absolutely lovely stuff there, including of two pictures by the same artist titled "Solar Cat" (an awake cat sitting with a sun) and "Lunar Cat" (a sleeping cat with a moon) and I just had to take those. Maybe I'll get them framed at some point and hang them as a set. Alison also gave me a big poofy pillow for "stress relief" and a book called "Bird By Bird" about writing.
Hard to believe I'll be in Boston this time tomorrow. Eek. This is bound to be a terrifying yet exciting experience any way it goes.