Wednesday
I spent the better part of the day with loading a good portion of her earthly belongings into a U-Haul truck, unloading them and then loading them into an ABF cargo truck. We went from a ten-foot truck (packed pretty tightly) to five linear feet (floor to ceiling, packed very tightly) in the semi. Five. Linear. Feet. All those years of playing Tetris finally paid off! We were hot, sweaty and very grimy/dirty after it was done, but it’s packed and will be on its way soon.

: One of the bulkheads that they brought actually said “BAD” on it. When we asked about it, the guy looked at it, shook his head and said: “Why would they put that in with the good ones? *sigh*” He went back to the depot and brought us another one. Not only that, he set it up for us. How cool is that?!

Coming home, a car that pulled into the circle just ahead of us. Then it pulled into our driveway. Just ahead of us. It was a couple of gentlemen (in their… 40s or 50s) from the local wardhouse. *sigh* Not something that I needed/wanted when the only thing that was on my mind was a cool, refreshing shower. But, I talked with them for a couple of minutes. They were nice; one of them had been on vacation in Maryland not too long ago. A few minutes later, they left and I was shower-bound.

And then, there was coffee with the Wednesday night crew. And it was good.

Stray Toasters

  • After moving ‘s stuff today, I think that I’ve gotten my workout for the next couple of days. A full-body, no stone left unturned workout.
  • In the afterlife
    You could be headed for the serious strife
    Now you make the scene all day
    But, tomorrow there’ll be Hell to pay

  • That wasn’t a vampire.

  • Mmm. SportsCenter
  • James Doohan, best known as Scotty from ST:TOS, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease.
  • Saturn’s use of Pac-Man in the new commercials for the Vue is innovative and amusing.
  • I just saw the short trailer for the live-action Thunderbirds; I went to the official site to see the long trailer. The movie is a new spin on the old “supermarionation” series. It was directed by ST:TNG‘s Jonathan Frakes. Even though the person who reviewed it on IMDb didn’t seem to like it and even though it might be geared for a younger audience (and maybe some older fans), but It looks interesting. Curiously so. I might just have to check it out.
  • FeardotCom is on HBO. *claws out eyes* Here’s why…
  • told me about a site called Rom & Me at coffee tonight. Obsession is one thing. This is a couple of steps beyond that. *twitch*

Thought of the Day
I remember when I told my family and friends that I was planning on moving to Utah. There were more than “a few” raised eyebrows. My mother was more than a little worried, but she was supportive. My father encouraged the move, telling me that it was better to do it and see what came of it rather than not take the chance and spend my life wondering “What if…?” My friends had mixed opinions, as well, but they backed me, too.

When I got ready to move, my mother and some of my friends came over and helped me pack and even get things taken to Amtrak (I didn’t have a lot to move and it was inexpensive). On my last night in Greensboro, they helped me pack the car and then we had pizza, sat around the now-empty apartment and talked. It was difficult to say goodbye to people that night. But it was a good time. It’s good to have family and/or friends around for more than just their company. They keep us grounded. Or are there when we need someone to talk (or vent) to. Or to help us when we need it.

Helping this afternoon reminded me of this. She was set to load/unload/load the trucks by herself. There was no way that I was going to let that happen – especially after so many people made themselves available to Jess and me when we moved from the apartment into the house. More than that, it was important to me to help her because she is my friend. She needed help; as her friend, it was the least that I could do to make myself available to provide it. Period. It took the two of us about six hours to get all of the moving done, but it was time well spent. And I was glad to do it.

Blue skies and safe journey, .

And with that, good night.

Namaste.