packing

Well, things are progressing on the new house front. We still don't have a signed purchase and sale agreement, which is a little concerning, because it means that things could fall through, we could wind up back at square one, and have to start our search over again. We're trying not to think about that too much for the moment, since we should know by Monday, and there's little to be gained by spending the next two days worrying about it.

Instead we're packing, in a way so methodical that it's almost uncharacteristic. But it's making it an enjoyable process. This is a major change for me. My parents came to pick me up after my freshman year in college; they called from a rest stop about 45 minutes away, at which point I started furiously throwing things into garbage bags. I never really got better about it, even after I was driving myself. I don't think I was much better in any move since (and I moved 5 times the first 2 years I lived in Boston).

This time, we are grouping things by their final destination, putting them into numbered boxes, and recording them in a spreadsheet. And throwing lots of stuff out. When did I ever use Dep hair gel? It's also kind of fun to get this early of a start so that we can go through our possessions one by one.

Terri is being DJ while we pack. She has been picking songs by running through our music alphabetically by artist. (Organized! Ja!) She started at about 10 this morning with Marc Almond (ha!). Since then, we've gone through Aphex Twin, June Christy, Nick Drake, Public Image Limited (and many others). Now it's almost 8pm and we're at Siouxsie and the Banshees.

While Terri watched the Penn State Lady Lions basketball game, I walked to Harvard Square to get a haircut. It was warm today; probably the first day warm enough to leave the windows open, which the cats enjoyed.

Hopefully we'll be calling it a day soon, so we can watch His Girl Friday, which we rented yesterday.

Posted by EzraBall at March 29, 2003 08:01 PM