things i learned from moving
1. driving a u-haul is a lot like driving in the movies - ridiculous amounts of moving the steering wheel are done in both.
2. dictating letters to oneself is a great way to pass the time - the letters were heartfelt and cathartic, but the problem is that i couldn't remember what the witty things were i came up with once i got home and could write them.
3. it's not physically possible to listen to sarah vowell read "assassination vacation" for more than two hours at a time - you have to break up the nasal with music, otherwise it might be advisable to stick a pencil into your ear drum.
4. downtown revitalization isn't just for larger cities - even the one stop light towns in southern Georgia are in on it. it's quaint.
5. mating frogs sound like screaming children - i'm in the country now, that's what i hear going to sleep. i still think there are children screaming in the pond down the road from the house. dad swears that they're actually frogs.
6. it's possible to move my 2 ton desk with just me and my dad - we didn't have the clearance for some spaces you would need, but we surprised ourselves.
7. i have freakish upper body strength - but along with that comes sore arms and the tendency for me to take the extra heavy things by myself. navigating the stairs with a 70 pound box of records wasn't my most graceful time.
8. i'm not overly emotional about moving - despite the bets taken on when i would cry, i have yet to do it. since the bettors basically lost, does that mean i get the money?
9. it is possible to listen to the same song for 45 minutes on accident
10. thomas wolfe was wrong
2. dictating letters to oneself is a great way to pass the time - the letters were heartfelt and cathartic, but the problem is that i couldn't remember what the witty things were i came up with once i got home and could write them.
3. it's not physically possible to listen to sarah vowell read "assassination vacation" for more than two hours at a time - you have to break up the nasal with music, otherwise it might be advisable to stick a pencil into your ear drum.
4. downtown revitalization isn't just for larger cities - even the one stop light towns in southern Georgia are in on it. it's quaint.
5. mating frogs sound like screaming children - i'm in the country now, that's what i hear going to sleep. i still think there are children screaming in the pond down the road from the house. dad swears that they're actually frogs.
6. it's possible to move my 2 ton desk with just me and my dad - we didn't have the clearance for some spaces you would need, but we surprised ourselves.
7. i have freakish upper body strength - but along with that comes sore arms and the tendency for me to take the extra heavy things by myself. navigating the stairs with a 70 pound box of records wasn't my most graceful time.
8. i'm not overly emotional about moving - despite the bets taken on when i would cry, i have yet to do it. since the bettors basically lost, does that mean i get the money?
9. it is possible to listen to the same song for 45 minutes on accident
10. thomas wolfe was wrong