Follow Up

It's down to the wire as the last bits and pieces and random items need to be collected, cleaned, and either packed or thrown away. Here's a few more quick thoughts from these past few days:

• shrink wrap is a lifesaver!
• my girlfriend has skills in spatial reasoning!
• I found my kuffiyeh that my best friend gave to me twenty years ago.
• discarded some seriously old videotapes of The Last Starfighter, Robotech, and TRON.
• aching back muscles hurt a lot; in fact, everything hurts more when you're older.
• changing the addresses of your bank, cable TV, internet, telephone, wireless, and electric account is a pain in the ass.
• having no dishware is like camping; we're using plastic plates, cups, and utensils now.
• donating used books and CDs to the public library is better than throwing it into the trash ... except if it's a Milli Vanilli CD.
• if something doesn't fit in the box, go buy a bigger one.
• eating fast food all the time is a little gross ... except Arby's. =D
• found an old jury summons from ten years ago.
• found an audiotape of Beatles' songs that I made in 1986.
• also found a 24 cent stamp when postage was 24 cents.
• getting ready for the 2-3 day road trip by storing 2 gallons of water in the trunk.
• will have one last dinner with a great friend and colleague; it'll be sad.

That's it for now. I hope to post one last time before I leave on Tuesday.