Smoove Move

Last Thursday we went to the bank for closing. It took almost exactly one hour to sign and initial all the paperwork. Finally, we had the keys! We'd been packing all week, but that evening was the first time we could take some boxes over.

Saturday, though, was THE DAY. My in-laws came down to help, and four of our friends stuck around and carried large objects with us. We rented a U-Haul, getting everything in only one trip. With so many assistants, the whole process went by quickly - we were done in five hours.

Two of our friends insisted on mowing our yard and weeding the garden! I was overwhelmed by their giving spirit. Best move EVER.

More Boxes

You'd think after two days there'd be more progress. You'd be wrong.

Looking Up

Mobile

Packing Up

This is an unfortunately small percentage of all we have to move. A little bit packed every day will add up, I suppose.

Calvin & Hobbes

C&H has always been my favorite comic strip. I remember when I got the first book, noticing that Calvin would be the same age as me.

25 Calvin & Hobbes strips.

Miyazaki

Continuing to use my Hollywood Video coupons, I rented a couple Miyazaki films: My Neighbor Totoro, and Howl's Moving Castle. Totoro was really great, truly a wonderful view of what it's like to be a child in a loving home.

Howl's Moving Castle is a fairy-tale in every sense of the word. Dazzling vistas of imagination, likeable characters. I think Princess Mononoke will always be my favorite, but Howl is a close second.

Hollywood Video

So it turns out we have 6 'rent one get one free' coupons for Hollywood Video, 'cause of a class action lawsuit against them. We've had them for 3 months and I just remembered 'em today. While at HV, I learned we had a free movie credit on our account, due to a broken DVD we rented, plus an additional buck fifty. I rented three movies for $1.42!

The Tenth Dimension

Speaking of alternate universes filled with pure evil, check this out. Gotta warn you though, the site has had a lot of traffic lately and is experiencing unseasonably long load times. When and if you get in, click 'Imagining' and you'll be privy to a thoughtful and unconventional look at what higher "dimensions" might be like. If - after length, width, and height - time is the fourth dimension, what might be the fifth? The 10th?

Superstring theory (I've been told) mandates the existance of 10+ dimensions - I'm sure my quantum physics friends will eventually let me know that the superstring dimensions are all spacial, having nothing to do with 'time,' and curled up like quantum drinking straws or something. Again, Imagining the Tength Dimension is not an explanation of the way things are, just a different way of thinking.

Ultroloth

The most foulest and mostest cunning lords of the Gray Waste are the enigmatic Ultroloths. Always covered in voluminous cloaks or robes, their mysteries are filled with evil and nastiness. Tony D. rules.

Postage Meter

Months ago, I did an illustration of an electronic postage meter for an ad. We ended up using a photo instead of this look, but I liked this little sketch.

See, envelopes go in where the arrow is. Then you push a button or something and your letter dematerializes, reappearing at the post office.