Packing up and moving out

Written on 25-Sept-07:

There have been lots of changes over the past few weeks, but reality still had not set in. Sure, I was preparing to leave; the prep seemed like a never-ending part of my job. Today that all changed as I was staring into the 10 x 15 storage unit that became the new home for all of my precious things. Nothing makes a move seem real until you pack up your home in cardboard and paper and send it off down the road in a truck.

Tonight was spent sorting through a few remaining things at the otherwise empty apartment and cleaning a bit. Somewhere around 8 the notion struck me- this is really my last evening alone, in my apartment, doing just whatever I want. A pizza order, the discovery of 2 remaining pear ciders in my fridge, freshly vacuumed carpet and stealing wireless internet from one of my neighbors….and here I am. Content to just sit here in the quiet for one last little bit.