full moving mode 2day

scan it - pitch the paper

Today I did my books. Fitted them into 3 milk crates/end table and a couple of book boxes. When Carlton came home he said “You have books in my room too.” I’d forgotten. Maybe I should have pitched them, without looking at them. But, I just packed another box of books. I did pitch my college diploma. Thank you, Texas Western. But, I don’t need a chunk of paper that says I got out. And, if I did, I could always print one on the computer.

After all that, took to my bed for a little reading – when what should appear but a “home inspector”. He poked in this and that. Said I should have sealed my grout. Its freaking rented grout! Ran the dishwasher. Said our hot water was too hot. Some like it hot, buster! Then he announced that “we” had a freon leak. What’s this we Kimosabe? We be outta here.

But, the guy who is buying the place let me play with his iPad. Sweet. Very Sweet.

No moving 2day

on the orange line

After I found myself unpacking a packed box because … well, I decided it was time to call a halt to all things moving until tomorrow.

It’s good to be a citizen of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Our governor has brought back “Confederate History Month”, but he seems to have forgotten that his team lost. And our Attorney General seems to have doubts about the constitutionality of the US Constitution. Bring back the Articles of Confederation. Hummm … Lots of confederate going on around here. Now, where is my Confederate money?

moving melt down…

maybe I should get one of these? $130

Having a little moving meltdown. That is to be expected. So, I stopped for a little online window shopping. Since Mr C dissed my decorating skills I have been trying to reconsider some of my decorating choices. I have decided that milk crates – even genuine milk crates – personally stolen from a real dairy – are not suitable end tables when one is closer to 70 than 60.

Can someone tell me why one would need to hire a decorator?  Could a decorator tell my why I need a “Belmont Toilet Tissue Holder” with a 1 year guarantee? Seems to me that every indoor  toilet that I ever had had a nearby wall mounted paper holder.  Some folk have more money than sense.

Took the unloved working computer stuff to the Goodwill and the dead stuff to the recycling place today. And packed 2 more boxes.  Three weeks until moving day – trying to knock out 10 boxes a week. Plus one or two trips to the Goodwill. The Goodwill missions have to take place when Mr C isn’t watching. He doesn’t want to get rid of anything. Ever. Our new apartment is bigger – but has two fewer closets, and  less kitchen cabinet space. So, a little downsizing required.

From the Past

Long ago at USPS - ca 1982

What should arrive in the email box but this picture from way long ago. That is me in the plaid dress and my team of underpaid, overworked, crazy coders. Two guys are missing – one Steve was taking the picture and I don’t know where Dennis was, maybe he was the only person working. It appears to be Dave’s birthday. And, only Len knew how to dress like a real grown up professional.

The apartment seems to be sold. So, no more showing the apartment. But, I had to crank up the moving prep – two boxes today.

women @ work

Trish and Peg, Sue went point and shoot crazy
Trish and Peg, Sue went point and shoot crazy with my new camera

Did very little towards the move today. Showed the unit to a couple of people. Made the rounds of the various trash rooms for bubble wrap and boxes.

Got the house all cleaned up and did the grocery thing – so – tomorrow – I am going to the zoo… since the cherry blossoms will BE a zoo.

Happy Trails Ed Roberts – Inventor of the Altair 8800 and all around interesting guy. Check it out: NYT Obit.

Moving into moving mode

Packed one box today. That makes two boxes down and 28 to go.

Carlton went to the new apartment and measured the closets. He did this without being asked.

Tomorrow, Carlton and I, for no apparent reason, are having an “open house” to help sell our unit.

And, something for Easter. You can get all manner of catholic apps for your apple stuff.

The author of this app must have flunked Sister Mary David's English class

You can phone your “Do three rosaries” in. There are also novena apps and stations apps.

Spring

Still playing with new camera

Spring seems to have arrived. In my copious spare time – I have been trying to learn to use the new camera. I don’t understand people who buy a new camera a week before taking it on a trip. Even with el-cheapo point and shoot cameras – you need to learn how to point it and shoot it.

Finished culling my computer gear. There is a BIG Panera bag for Goodwill and a midsize box for the recycling. All full of vintage gear, no longer working gear, stuff that never worked and unknown cables, connectors and dodads.

Carlton is starting to make “getting ready to move” noises. So, a guess he is accepting that by this time next month – we’ll be surrounded by boxes in our new digs. And, our 6 years in The Continental will be just a fond memory.

Moving, not all bad

Lucy in the trashroom, with recycling

In the old house, Lucy was on the wall. For the last six years Lucy has been in the back of my closet. Today, Lucy was in the trash room. Moving is not all bad.

Does anyone still use archival "printfiles" anymore?

I moved a whole pile of “printfiles” from the house. I haven’t used them. According to my rule – if you moved it 6 years ago and haven’t used it since – it doesn’t get moved again.

My beloved Fujitsu P1120 gets ready for donation

Today, I started working on donating still usable technology and recycling the rest.

Love the rightwingers.

  • Sarah tell her followers to  stop and and harass anyone with an Obama bumper sticker. That got my Obama T-shirt out of the drawer and on my back.
  • Some guy on Glenn Beck’s show says the the tanning salon tax in the health care bill is a racist attack on white folk.
  • And, the good people at the Heritage Foundation want to make March 23 “National EMP” day. Honest. Check it out.

I don’t think any of these are “April Fools” – just the folk on the scary edge of the Republican Party doing what they do best…

Hello Large Hadron Collider

The Large Hadron Collider got its act together last night. And, we are still here. Have not been sucked down a giant black hole. Science 1/wackos 0.

Got tickets to Japan today. Not cheap. Doing my part to get the economy kicking again. And, once in Japan – I’ll try to get their economy going too.

And, after having my decorating skills denigrated by Mr C – I might even try to get the furniture and softgoods industries righted.

On the moving front – I cleaned out my desk drawers. Didn’t pack them up, up they are ready to pack. I plan to put the stuff in each drawer in a ziplock bag and put the bags back in the drawers.

open house…

another test shot with new camera

Would you believe that Carlton impugned my decorating abilities today? Heck, I could decorate – but it isn’t a priority. And, for years I have listened to him complain about the first wife’s spending on things like “sconces”. Whatever a “sconce” is.

I will stop using plastic milk crates as end tables.

Today we had an “open house” for the owners of our unit. It seemed pretty funny. Me trying to sell this unit.

Packed a box today and got a bag of stuff ready to go to the Goodwill.

Firetruck

the new camera - firetrucks next door

I was already to get tickets to Japan – but – my grand daughter, my husband and my daughter all have different versions of what the grand daughter’s middle name is…

Nothing is easy anymore.

But, in all honesty – my Dad was never consistent about where he was born. This caused both of us trouble with our security clearances. And, Carlton was either born on the 16th or the 17th of April. A couple of years ago we agreed on the 17th. Since that is what the Social Security administration says it is.

So, we seem to have a history of issues in our family about the basic facts.