Saturday, April 25, 2009

Settling

People always talk about letting you settle when you move to a new place and it kind of makes me think of a bird getting a nest just right and then taking a moment to poof the feathers out and settle down just perfectly. You talk with people and they tell you how wonderful it would be to see you "when you get settled" only to find that once you get up there and ARE settled they sometimes give you a "oh my that was fast, well, we'll be sure to have you over once you're settled" which is entertaining when I started the conversation by telling them how settled I was. Of course, while there is a settling period for me, my social network is ALSO having to settle because now they have to factor in the fact that I'm living locally and how much, if any, time they can actually spare for me. This is perfectly normal and okay of course and makes total sense to me, I'm just amused when people tell me, now that I'm in town, they'll see me when I'm settled, when they really mean they'll see me when THEY'RE settled with the idea of me being here.

Which is all to say I have arrived in Portland and am completely unpacked and officially settled, Hooray! Although having said that, packing, moving, and unpacking took up many consecutive days of much work and back strain and I am officially pooped. I'm going to try and take it easy this weekend and conserve my energy for my future which seemed completely predictable and depressing in Reno and now seems delightfully if terrifyingly unknown in Portland.

Friday, April 24, 2009

word of the week

Been encountering the word "Pandemonium" a lot this week. I always wonder when that happens if it's the universe trying to warn me about something.

Friday, April 17, 2009

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Great moments in Reading

Okay, maybe not so much. But I still dug this part near the end of volume 3 of Elric when I was flying back from Portland on the plane and feeling moody:

"And now, Elric had told three lies. . . . And upon those three lies was Elric's destiny to be built, for it is only about things which concern us most profoundly that we lie clearly and with profound conviction."

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Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Moving Schedule

For those of you keenly interested in my movements here is the fairly solid schedule for the move:

Friday, April 17: Load up truck
Saturday April 18: Drive up to Portland.
Sunday April 19: Unload Truck.

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I don't like the drugs but . . .

So now I'm re-thinking whether I should drug my kitties. I bought this car netting for pets that will keep them in the back seat and I'm going to really stuff thing underneath the seats so they can't crawl under. This will let them roam in the backseat and hopefully alleviate some anxiety on their part (there will be a disposable litter box back there too). Now I'm second guessing the drugs since it will just be me in the car and my experience with the drug is you have to watch them carefully to make sure they don't get themselves into a position they're too drugged to get out of. So basically I'm thinking if I drug them they need to stay in their cages and if I don't I can use the netting. Hmm, decisions, decisions.

I've also been toying with the idea of asking if anyone would be interested in flying down to help me with kitties on the drive up (since J will be driving the truck), where I would pay for the flight. Although having said that I'm pretty sure I can handle it solo, I'm just a little anxious about potential problems.

It will be so good to be in Portland and unpacked.

Disney Laziness

Wow, they really liked to cut corners in the Disney Animation studios back in the day. Good lord.

Sunday, April 05, 2009

Drugging my kitties

I tested the drug my vet gave me today for the car trip to get the dosage right. I didn't capture the failed jumps and knocking things over because I was also packing but here's a few clips of my kitties not so steady on their feet. Poor guys.

Saturday, April 04, 2009

Garage Sale

Had a yard sale today. Sold all the big crap that I don't want to take with me to Portland (Bed, patio stuff, computer desk) and made $120. Happy and tired.

On a related note, who the hell invented 8:00 am?

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