Log Jam

Unpacking has been such an adventure...some things in there I haven't seen in over three years {Really? Really!}  It seems that it was packed when I lived on Ontario Street, shifted into the garage on Verdugo, then went into storage...a long journey to Colorado Springs.  You might suggest that if I haven't used it in that long that I don't need it, well you'd be wrong :D  It has been touching to unpack, and some things have taken my breath away.

So, what's the problem?  The problem is that I have unpacked everything that can be put away before the desks are put in place, and I can't move the desks by myself....I guess I'll be getting assistance somehow, but in the meantime, I am at a log jam which gives me the perfect excuse to stop unpacking and enjoy the beautiful weather and landscape.  It's a tough job but someone has to do it.  Luckily, I am such a newbie that I enjoy the view from my back porch especially since I've got a hitch in my giddy up (I like that expression better than "my foot hurts")  So, if you're looking for me, you'll know where to find me.

Prosperity Cracked

No sunrise
No sunset
Just the gradual shifting of light

Chunks of clouds
Swim through my tea
As the heat warms my hands

Nothing is wrong
Nothing is right
But prosperity cracked today

A shift, more than attitude
Detectable in headlines
And political stalemate

Nothing is right
Nothing is wrong
But prosperity cracked today

mid-shift

In the continuing saga that is my life, I have begun changing addresses here there and everywhere...it is so special.  I sent out an email to family and friends to send me their addresses...exactly 3 people responded.  I guess I don't need to send out any holiday greetings this year...I don't know, perhaps they didn't believe me when I said that I don't have any one's address anymore? So far, I only have to send three people my address, cause I can't tell anyone else.  Do I sound bitter?  I'm not really, I am out of sorts because the teacher's credit union changed their terms when I moved out of state.  This has put me in a state, especially since I spoke with them in person, and by phone.  They didn't even send me a notice, since I'm out of state...I am so pissed off at them, I really wish I hadn't gotten my new checks printed.  In the end, it may not matter, I may just drop the whole thing and go local (no, not loco).

The house is really starting to come together.  There are still half unpacked boxes in every room, that is my next mission: Cardboard Be Gone!  I would like to use my magic wand for this...yes, I did actually find my magic wand but I did not find the Fairy Dust that activates it.  I haven't tried to use it yet, since I don't have more Fairy Dust, it may only have one or two uses left in it, if it still works at all and I didn't want to be frivolous with it, so I will have to get back to you.  Do you think regular dust will work?  How about dust that has crossed the Continental Divide? Inquiring minds need to know...

We had record rains yesterday, four inches in less than 24 hours.  I was warm and safe and dry so I barely noticed.  This is almost the eighth weather record to be set since I've been living here...should I warn the neighbors?  ( I just cracked myself up, here in the library computer center).

Suffice it to say, that I am hanging in there, UMe Credit Union sucks and I'll talk to you next week :D

News and the Whether

For some reason, my cellphone has stopped allowing me to go on the Internet.  Oh, I am still allowed it's just that it goes to sleep before it is loaded.  I guess I need to take it into the shop, but I'm afraid the answer is that I dropped it once to often...another couple of days of this and I'm sure I'll get brave and take it in.  Then again, maybe I'll just have the Internet installed in the house and let the phone have a well earned rest.  I've been dragging my feet about getting new service at the house. 

In the meantime, as Queen of the Sore Foot Society, I have granted myself a day off from unpacking.  We'll see if I actually get the clothes off of my bed before I go to sleep tonight.  Just kidding...maybe :D  In truth, the place is starting to come together.  The living room looks good, I actually found the two lamps that never made it into the Verdugo house, that was exciting.  I also found some other objects that have been in boxes for a total of three and a half years (storage plus the Verdugo garage).  It was more than a little comforting to find these things after the loss of the fire.  It kind of took the sting out of it, and besides, I'd just have to find a place to put it.  Of course, I still miss my laptop and of all things, my black sweater- which evidently, went with everything.  Oh well.

I am preparing to have a yard sale to get rid of the stuff that doesn't fit this house.  I can't see any reason to store it further.  And to answer your question, yes, I am using all three desks...though at the moment two of them are supporting boxes that I haven't unpacked yet...it's a process.

unpacking some more