Say Yes to Michigan!

Well, nearly everything that needs to go into storage is now there; the few boxes that I have left can go by car next week. The storage unit itself caused a bit of drama, since Tom and I packed all of my stuff into the moving truck on Saturday afternoon, drove to the "U-Store-It" at 5:15...and discovered that they closed at 5 on Saturdays instead of 6 like I thought. >.<

So, after much swearing, I drove my truck full of stuff back to the apartment (after stopping on the way home to buy a padlock). I felt like a turtle, carrying my home on my back and all that. Plus, I had to drive really slow to make sure nothing fell over, so that kind of completed the analogy. In the end, I had to rent the truck for another day, and recruited another kind soul to help me unload my stuff on Sunday (thanks, Mason!). Getting the storage unit itself was an ordeal as well, since my online reservation apparently didn't go through, but it worked out eventually. But, as Mason pointed out, it took less time to unload the truck than it did to get the paperwork all straightened out. >.>

Anyway, so the storage chapter of this story is almost completed -- on to the Michigan chapter! Meaning that I am now preparing for my trek to the Great Lakes State tomorrow. It's about a 24 hour drive, but I've done it once before (in a U-Haul truck that was towing my car, no less). This time I'll be driving my car, but I'll be bringing cats, so we'll see how that goes. **crosses fingers** With luck, I'll be there Thursday night, so my next post should be coming from the other side of the country! Well, "other side" in a north-south kind of way, which isn't as impressive as the east-west/sea-to-shining-sea way, but still, marginally impressive...

Procrastination as an art form

It is now Thursday afternoon. I am moving all of my stuff into storage on Saturday, the day after tomorrow. So far, I have packed two boxes. I. Am. An. Idiot.

Iiichibaaan!

So, this is my first post on my newly-created blog. How momentous. >.>

Point the first: This blog has been created for the express purpose of keeping my friends, family, and other interested parties informed about the ins and outs, the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations, indeed, the very slings and arrows of outrageous fortune that I will encounter upon undertaking this new chapter in my life; namely, as a new JET Programme ALT in Aichi-ken, Japan.

Point the second: My posts will likely fluctuate wildly in tone. Do not be alarmed. This is perfectly normal. Well, normal for me, anyway.

Point the third: The look/layout of this blog may change without warning, depending on my level of boredom and my future level of skill with HTML. At present, I has no skill with HTML. >.<

Point the fourth: I may delete this post later, given its rampant inanity and intrinsic WTF?-factor.

Point the fifth: I really should be packing right now instead of posting. T-minus 8 days and counting until I have to move all of my stuff into storage. **le sigh** Expect a freak-out before now and then.