our aspirations are wrapped up in books
Sweet zombie Jesus, how did I get so much stuff?!
My mom's driving up tonight to pack some of the larger less-used furniture items into the van. This will a) make sure that the remaining stuff will fit into the combination of Grandpa's truck + my car and b) make sure that the piano isn't bouncing around in the back of Grandpa's truck for four-and-a-half hours at the end of the month. So I'm trying to clear off the horizontal storage coffee table, TV table, etc. so that she can pack them up.
Guys, I have. A lot. Of books. This should not surprise anyone, least of all me, but the sheer volume (heh) is ridiculous. I filled three boxes and it...didn't really make much of a dent. Sure, I cleared off the shelf. Go me! But just from the desk chair, I can see American Gods, Dead in the Family, Allies, and my Bevington Shakespeare. And if I turn around I'll find the bag full of books I bought at a local booksale last month.
Also, yarn. I have a lot of that. Fortunately it's light and it compresses very nicely--but I'm not ready to pack it all up yet. What if I need bright yellow yarn at some point in the next two weeks?! You never know! It could be a textile emergency.
I should not be going to Florida next week (Saturday night-Wednesday afternoon). I have known this ever since I looked at my schedule and went "...Wow, I have to finish my practicum and move out of the apartment by the end of July!" But it's a family thing, and I like my family rather a lot, and also we're going to Disney World. That pretty much settled it.
Oh yeah, and I'm writing this entry on my shiny shiny new desktop computer. Yes, I still have the laptop, but it's heating up to the point where it is more of a tabletop now. Anyway, HP had a really good deal, and I had some student loan money, and now I have a computer. I still have to copy all my files over from the laptop, but I am really digging the desktop thing. I logged on to Warcraft last night and I could see forever. Apparently the game looks really cool when you can move the graphics off the lowest setting. :D
Right. Enough procrastinating. To Wal-Mart for Pledge, paper towels, and an excuse to get out of the apartment for twenty minutes or so.
My mom's driving up tonight to pack some of the larger less-used furniture items into the van. This will a) make sure that the remaining stuff will fit into the combination of Grandpa's truck + my car and b) make sure that the piano isn't bouncing around in the back of Grandpa's truck for four-and-a-half hours at the end of the month. So I'm trying to clear off the horizontal storage coffee table, TV table, etc. so that she can pack them up.
Guys, I have. A lot. Of books. This should not surprise anyone, least of all me, but the sheer volume (heh) is ridiculous. I filled three boxes and it...didn't really make much of a dent. Sure, I cleared off the shelf. Go me! But just from the desk chair, I can see American Gods, Dead in the Family, Allies, and my Bevington Shakespeare. And if I turn around I'll find the bag full of books I bought at a local booksale last month.
Also, yarn. I have a lot of that. Fortunately it's light and it compresses very nicely--but I'm not ready to pack it all up yet. What if I need bright yellow yarn at some point in the next two weeks?! You never know! It could be a textile emergency.
I should not be going to Florida next week (Saturday night-Wednesday afternoon). I have known this ever since I looked at my schedule and went "...Wow, I have to finish my practicum and move out of the apartment by the end of July!" But it's a family thing, and I like my family rather a lot, and also we're going to Disney World. That pretty much settled it.
Oh yeah, and I'm writing this entry on my shiny shiny new desktop computer. Yes, I still have the laptop, but it's heating up to the point where it is more of a tabletop now. Anyway, HP had a really good deal, and I had some student loan money, and now I have a computer. I still have to copy all my files over from the laptop, but I am really digging the desktop thing. I logged on to Warcraft last night and I could see forever. Apparently the game looks really cool when you can move the graphics off the lowest setting. :D
Right. Enough procrastinating. To Wal-Mart for Pledge, paper towels, and an excuse to get out of the apartment for twenty minutes or so.