Things are geting close

I’m really starting to sense the reality of all this. Dishes. Boxed. Toiliet brushes and plungers. Packed. DVD Collection. In storage. Clothing. Only a suitcase left. Freezer. Empty Fridge. Just soda and bloody mary mix. One week from Tuesday, and I’m out of my house for good. I realize that most of these posts are …

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Three weeks bitches, and I….Am…..Out of here

Its been two years since I decided to take this trip. Since then, its been all talk and no action. Planning, reading, talking but not really able to do much until I had all my affairs in order. Its only been in the last few weeks that I’ve begun to realize that this is going …

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I am sick

That isn’t a euphemism for how I’m cool or something, I’m literally sick. I hardly ever get sick, but I feel like my head is going to explode. My sinuses have gone in revolt. I feel like I’m that guy in Scanners who’s head blows up. On top of this, my body has the chills …

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Entropy

My house is a disaster. After three months of keeping it immaculate for showings, I’m amazed at how fast things can go to hell. Granted, I’m packing so I have stuff strewn all over, but its still pretty bad. In between putting things in boxes, I’ve been working on my website. If you’re reading this …

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…tonight, I’m cleaning out my closet.

Update: I’ve pushed my move out date from March 2 to March 12 to give me more time to move everything out. 3 weeks was sort of pushing it. Putting your whole life into boxes is a very odd experience. Its not the same thing as putting stuff into boxes when you move. That’s a …

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And so it begins…

It is -17F outside as I write this…. Today I sign the purchase agreement on my house. As of then, I have till March 2 to vacate the premises and put all my possessions into storage. 22 days to box up my entire life and put it in a garage. 22 days to tie up …

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The winds are stirring

Well, I got an offer on the house today. We have to negotiate a final price and such. I’ve seen so many business deals go south in my life that I’ve come to expect the worst. If something does happen, I could be out in 2-3 weeks. …then the fun starts.

Happy 2007 (Why am I still here edition)

Here is the view of my backyard taken this morning: Before you start swooning over the beauty of the snow covered trees and the ice covered lake (especially if you’re from an area where it doesn’t snow), let me remind you that winter royally sucks. It gets old after the first dozen or so you …

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