And now for something completely different

I'm off the internet for 3 days. Whats the first thing I do? a bunch of Memes. Go figure.

The move went well. Better than any move so far. Got up way too early Thursday, got the truck. Loaded the truck with every single big item of furniture we had... bed, bookshelves, table, couch... Which was actually a pretty lightweight load, it was just bulky & awkward. Then, after the load of big stuff, came the load where we cleaned out our storage locker. Which filled up the living room completely. One day, 2 truckloads, and we're just about done. The only stuff left at the old place is the little crippy crap that you have the hardest time packing because you can't just throw it away, and none of it really goes together, so you don't want to just throw it all in boxes because then you're just creating jumbled boxes of crap that you'll never unpack.

You can tell i'm not looking forward to dealing with it all.

We moved the Lurker over on wednesday. He was kinda panicked about it - we took him on a scary car ride, then abandoned him in a scary new place - all his furniture was gone, his catfood dish was gone, and his people were leaving him. Leaving him! We could hear him roaming around upstairs, talking mournfully to the dustbunnies in the upstairs bedroom before he came back downstairs... I mean, you could tell he was really distressed. He wasn't even attacking our ankles or trying to bite hands. Didin't eat the wet food I put down for him! The world was truly about to end.

He's doing much better now though - he's back to his usual tricks, chasing his tennis balls around the house, pouncing at people, begging for wet food... biting, clawing, giving us disgusted looks. In between happily walking all over me when i'm in bed purring like a fiend. I'm still not sure if he's trying to get me to feed him, or if he's just a happy kitty & he's thanking me for getting him this HUGEMONGEOUS new house to play in. (I'm inclined to believe he's happy, because when he's begging for food he maintains a good foot in front of you as you stagger to the kitchen.) In this case he realizes you're awake & jumps up on the bed to purr & be petted.)

In other news, as time passes I'm noticing more & more ODD shit the previous owners had done in the name of decorating or household repairs. And replacing things they'd made off with. And cleaning stuff left filthy. Borrowed a steam cleaner from Aimee and did the carpets in the room slated to become the Electronics Dungeon - Much cleaner by the time we were done, and WOW did that thing pull up massive amounts of ICK. Holy cow. Then, the whole shower curtain rod thing? Had to hit walmart & spend $10 & get one. Freakachu helped me mount it, and I was able to take a shower finally without spraying water everywhere.

I'm also going to have some construction to do. I need a custom cabinet to go at the end of the counter, for all my cookbooks - the previous owners did the whole bracket shelving thing, which promptly collapsed under the weight of my little portable boombox. Little stereo was okay, but I took down those shelves & put in a set of teeny shelves I had to hold the stereo until I could build something custom with the lumber pieces I have on hand.

On top of everything else, tonight I have to return the steam cleaner to Aimee, pick up a computer from the old house & get it hooked up at the new house so I'm ready for the cable guy tuesday morning, and perhaps even run a load of stuff from the old house. Not sure about that part. I may just say screwit & deal with it later.

At least the living room isn't as drownded as it was before - Josh came over before work & helped me move a whole bunch of books upstairs & settle the TV into its spot on the corner entertainment unit. Which only pointed out how much I needed to construct the add-on for that unit to effectively support the weight of the tv.