Tracy and Scott are moving to Wisconsin. I’ll be filing a formal complaint soon so please feel free to leave any comments you’d like me to pass on to her.
(Or perhaps I could just say: “Congrats on Scott’s new job and good luck in The Land of Cheese!”)
So much happens in ten days, this is a brief checklist of things I would like to write about, but may never have a chance to get caught up on:
Thursday (May 17): The one-handed man on the plane from Seattle to Denver. Eventless flight to Omaha. Ride w/ Varvel to the bachelor party. Bachelor party.
Friday: Tyler + Luebbe + thai. Tux rental, rehearsal dinner, potential poisoning. Coffee w/ Cora. Final moments talking w/ bachelor-Phil.
Saturday: Wedding + the ups and downs. Sprite toast, substitute best man, seeing people. Dancing w/ the ladies. Tackling Phil’s brother to grab the garter. “May your quiver be full!” Cards.
Sunday: the dog, the airport, $9 roast beef + cranberry juice, mom. G&G, picked up dad at the bus station.
Monday: Getting the U-Haul, Wendy’s, lock, blankets, Mother’s day a week late, mowing the lawn, loading the truck, poker party w/ the Boulder crew. Suzanne unconscious and no good markers to draw on her.
Tuesday: Finish packing and drive. iPod. Stayed in Billings, MT. Smoky room.
Wednesday: Billings, MT to Kirkland, WA. More iPod. Country songs.
Thursday (May 24): Seeing Washington on the Eastside w/ my bro (wetlands, Medina beach, Chipotle). Movie: The Namesake. Trigun.
Friday: Work+
Saturday: Airport + grocery shopping + sausage balls + work.
Sunday: Church. Pirates 3. And typing, typing, typing…
It’s officially official. Congratulations to Tracy and Scott! Now somebody send me a wedding picture and I’ll show off the bride and groom in all their glory. (Sorry I couldn’t be there!)
In other news, I have found a new place to live. The timing isn’t bad at all. I tell the landlord I’m moving out, and then find a place to live immediately. Spiffy!
So the new place is a two-bed, two-bath w/ a good kitchen and dining/living room. It’s got washer/dryer and plenty of storage space. I’m stoked. It’ll cost a bit more than where I’m living now, but I also won’t have to worry about paint-chips flaking off the ceiling and landing on me while taking a shower. (Grrr, paint chips!)
You want to know what’s most exciting about the move? Clean carpets! The carpet in my room has been more-or-less abysmally dirty since moving in. We don’t have a properly working vacuum in our house right now, and I don’t enjoy using the shop vac for cleaning my room. I’ll clean it one more time before I move out, but I’m going to roll around on the floors in the new place as soon as I have a proper opportunity.
April 1st is the official target date. (Well, they still have to approve the application, but it won’t be an issue.) Now I just need to buy a bed. I won’t be homeless, but I’m still bedownershipless.
Phil loves mullets.
I mention this because I found out who my new boss will be today. He’s got an insanely long mullet. I’ve heard the name “Van Halen” applied to him more than once.
In any case, seems like I’ve got a cool boss. You can’t _not_ be cool with hair like that.
Speaking of hair, I haven’t had a haircut since I moved to Seattle. I honestly don’t think I’ve had a haircut since I came here too look for jobs in October. Needless to say, the hair is getting shaggy. I’d love to do something exciting with it, but I don’t want to put in the effort (or money). If only I knew some college girls who’d cut my hair for me… dang.
I miss my Nebraska women. Y’all rock harder than a mullet.
Wyoming!
Montana!
Idaho!
Washington!: Wait, what happened to the self-portrait meme? Alas, no self-portrait in Washington.
Status Update: I’ve made it to Washington safely. Many thanks for the prayers. God moved an entire storm system out of my way. Spokan-area weather anchor: “The wind has blown this storm every which way except where it was supposed to be.” I drove through some snow crossing over the last mountains before Seattle, but other than that all was fine.
I’ve already begun settling into my room. I unpacked everything last night. Fortunately, the room is furnished, so that’s helped with getting used to the place. I bought groceries yesterday, and I drove all around the city looking for various stores today. I know where to buy food, books, music, clothes, electronics, and just about anything else I could need. It’s important to know these things.
Today the big purchase was a wi-fi adaptor for my computer. That’s why I’m posting right now. Oh yeah, baby, look at him wirelessly surf this world! Woo!