well we made it there!
somehow we managed to move the entire truck into the apartment in the matter of about 20 minutes. chalk it up to excellant packing, but wow... it all came together great! my 14 year old nephew carried all the heavy stuff.
(e:chico) - thanks for stopping by and bringing us beer! it was delicious and well needed by the time we got back and sat staring at the mounds and mounds of our belongings in the middle of the living room! it made us feel great!
(e:james) - sorry we didn't call you for the jello wrestling. it was over in an instant. who knew that a forty pound monkey could overpower a full grown goat that quickly?
and then we drove another 6 hours back to new paltz. gone already, i know...
and now it is late and my spinal cord has fused into one large question mark. i finally wrenched my fingers from the steering wheel and i don't think they will ever straighten again. 20 hours of driving in 5 days. my car and my body hates me.
happy fourth of july everyone! i'll be at work tomorrow, resting....
thanks again!
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07/03/2007 23:44 #39907
just can't wait to get on the road againCategory: moving
07/02/2007 00:32 #39885
praise jersey~Category: moving
well.....
i'm officially a couch pet. staying with kathi unil i'm fully moved into buffalo. there is something extremely discomforting about it all.
more importantly
jersey was amazing. delightful. swell sweet. delicious. oh my god did i just say that about JERSEY? i have problems.
no really we went to the beach and had excellant drunken times.
i'll mention just a couple highlites.
1. found out what happens if you do not put sunblock on evenly. i look like i have red camouflage (sp?) skin on my chest. very hot let me tell you.
2. it was interesting to walk behind my group of big dykes on the boardwalk so i could fully appreciate the gawking of all the meatheads. also drinking beer in the bathroom on the boardwalk when i clearl y didn't need any more.
3. kathi fell asleep on the beach and we have a lovely photo of her sleeping on her chair, all alone except for the random dude-bro that offered to take his photo with her. when we finally showed her later she was thoroughly amused.
4. in my drunkeness, lynda and i had a good ten minutes of interpretive dance which i may or may not post the video of when i get my camera cables back. it was moving.
5. waking up and driving home exhausted with a hangover and sore muscles from fighting with ocean waves yesterday.
i'm sure there is more but i'm half dead. but here is the real news. the uhaul (budget truck) is loaded. sitting back at my former residence waiting for me to come pick it and steven up so that we can head out. 8 am which means maybe 2 ish we will be there? did i mention that i'm in pain?
and hung over? i just took a 3.5 hour nap.
buffalo? i'll see you soon!
i'm officially a couch pet. staying with kathi unil i'm fully moved into buffalo. there is something extremely discomforting about it all.
more importantly
jersey was amazing. delightful. swell sweet. delicious. oh my god did i just say that about JERSEY? i have problems.
no really we went to the beach and had excellant drunken times.
i'll mention just a couple highlites.
1. found out what happens if you do not put sunblock on evenly. i look like i have red camouflage (sp?) skin on my chest. very hot let me tell you.
2. it was interesting to walk behind my group of big dykes on the boardwalk so i could fully appreciate the gawking of all the meatheads. also drinking beer in the bathroom on the boardwalk when i clearl y didn't need any more.
3. kathi fell asleep on the beach and we have a lovely photo of her sleeping on her chair, all alone except for the random dude-bro that offered to take his photo with her. when we finally showed her later she was thoroughly amused.
4. in my drunkeness, lynda and i had a good ten minutes of interpretive dance which i may or may not post the video of when i get my camera cables back. it was moving.
5. waking up and driving home exhausted with a hangover and sore muscles from fighting with ocean waves yesterday.
i'm sure there is more but i'm half dead. but here is the real news. the uhaul (budget truck) is loaded. sitting back at my former residence waiting for me to come pick it and steven up so that we can head out. 8 am which means maybe 2 ish we will be there? did i mention that i'm in pain?
and hung over? i just took a 3.5 hour nap.
buffalo? i'll see you soon!
06/28/2007 13:38 #39835
tick tock tick tock tickCategory: moving
times a tick tockin away!
tonight after work begins crunch time.
everything we own is getting moved to the garage. or to kathis. tomorrow morning lauren and i will be wrestling with the hoardes of ny city folk who are all on a mission of mass exodus of the hot and steamy city in favor of the ever so pristine jersey shore (sarcasm? noooo)
spending the weekend at the beach with a ridiculous amount of assholes i'm sure. but hey, sun and ocean and a free house a block away from the shore? sure.
i intend on mild inebriation throughout the weekend.
ending sunday morning, when we again will be facing the hoardes of (holyshiti'vegottagobacktowork)
in time to get lauren to work
and me to the budget rental truck
and then pack all night
monday afternoon, you will see me, there in buffalo
i'll be the one swearing under my breath at the 47 boxes of books(bricks) that have lauren's name all over them.
here we go!
tonight after work begins crunch time.
everything we own is getting moved to the garage. or to kathis. tomorrow morning lauren and i will be wrestling with the hoardes of ny city folk who are all on a mission of mass exodus of the hot and steamy city in favor of the ever so pristine jersey shore (sarcasm? noooo)
spending the weekend at the beach with a ridiculous amount of assholes i'm sure. but hey, sun and ocean and a free house a block away from the shore? sure.
i intend on mild inebriation throughout the weekend.
ending sunday morning, when we again will be facing the hoardes of (holyshiti'vegottagobacktowork)
in time to get lauren to work
and me to the budget rental truck
and then pack all night
monday afternoon, you will see me, there in buffalo
i'll be the one swearing under my breath at the 47 boxes of books(bricks) that have lauren's name all over them.
here we go!
chico - 06/28/07 15:16
oops, posted that last item to the wrong journal entry, my bad.
maybe you should take Lauren's books down the shore with you?
hmm. it seems some posts are best kept separate.
oops, posted that last item to the wrong journal entry, my bad.
maybe you should take Lauren's books down the shore with you?
hmm. it seems some posts are best kept separate.
chico - 06/28/07 15:14
I have a book problem, and it's worse than Lauren's. My old friend Joe was in town for a visit recently and he reminded me that we moved over 75 boxes of books into my office last August, and I have to admit that I just moved another 15 (different) boxes from my old place to the new digs. Having to move multiple dozens of boxes of books is a good way to test friendships, haha.
Of course, the problem with selling/giving away books is that, unlike weeding a garden, you might end up missing the "weeds". My buddy Tom in Albany once weeded his library of books he felt he "never used" and subsequently spent the next year or two going to the shelf to look for a title that -- sure enough -- he'd sold or given away in that weeding frenzy. His advice: NEVER weed your library.
So I guess I'd say, 47 boxes of books -- a pain, yes, but what is life without pain, after all? And better the pain now than later. :-)
I have a book problem, and it's worse than Lauren's. My old friend Joe was in town for a visit recently and he reminded me that we moved over 75 boxes of books into my office last August, and I have to admit that I just moved another 15 (different) boxes from my old place to the new digs. Having to move multiple dozens of boxes of books is a good way to test friendships, haha.
Of course, the problem with selling/giving away books is that, unlike weeding a garden, you might end up missing the "weeds". My buddy Tom in Albany once weeded his library of books he felt he "never used" and subsequently spent the next year or two going to the shelf to look for a title that -- sure enough -- he'd sold or given away in that weeding frenzy. His advice: NEVER weed your library.
So I guess I'd say, 47 boxes of books -- a pain, yes, but what is life without pain, after all? And better the pain now than later. :-)
fellyconnelly - 06/28/07 15:08
(E:hodown) just the thought of NYC in this heat makes my skin crawl... i don't envy you....
(e:james) - lauren will NEVER sell her books. even if she never reads a single one of them again. and being that she will soon be attending grad school for a degree in that which requires enough books to put encyclopedia britannica to shame.... oh i might have just gotten a little depressed just now...
and dammit why isn't that pic of steven coming up?
(E:hodown) just the thought of NYC in this heat makes my skin crawl... i don't envy you....
(e:james) - lauren will NEVER sell her books. even if she never reads a single one of them again. and being that she will soon be attending grad school for a degree in that which requires enough books to put encyclopedia britannica to shame.... oh i might have just gotten a little depressed just now...
and dammit why isn't that pic of steven coming up?
james - 06/28/07 14:47
Before moving I decided to sell 1/3 of my books. Amazon payed for my moving expenses and our security deposit. So, with that volume in mind I have an idea what you are in store for. God speed.
Before moving I decided to sell 1/3 of my books. Amazon payed for my moving expenses and our security deposit. So, with that volume in mind I have an idea what you are in store for. God speed.
hodown - 06/28/07 14:07
Im totally jealous. Its so hot an miserable in NYC right now. Even if the shore is gross, its better than nothing :)
Im totally jealous. Its so hot an miserable in NYC right now. Even if the shore is gross, its better than nothing :)
fellyconnelly - 06/28/07 13:52
oh and by the by....
stephen
[img]0607/StevenAndLauren0603.jpg[/img]
will be accompanying us!
i'm trying to imagine what 6 hours in the car with stephen is going to be like... probably just crazy...
oh and by the by....
stephen
[img]0607/StevenAndLauren0603.jpg[/img]
will be accompanying us!
i'm trying to imagine what 6 hours in the car with stephen is going to be like... probably just crazy...
06/26/2007 16:23 #39815
cuuuute with chrisCategory: fwuffy
fellyconnelly - 06/27/07 11:20
background on cute with chris. I found it one day looking up canadian/us jokes. he has like 130 episodes so far and he is absolutely hilarious. new epsiodes every monday and thursday and you should definetely check out his recital of the lyrics of tpains 'let me buy you a draaaank'
i think i watched every episode i could get my hands on... and you should too.
background on cute with chris. I found it one day looking up canadian/us jokes. he has like 130 episodes so far and he is absolutely hilarious. new epsiodes every monday and thursday and you should definetely check out his recital of the lyrics of tpains 'let me buy you a draaaank'
i think i watched every episode i could get my hands on... and you should too.
james - 06/26/07 21:22
I... I... I feel compelled to watch more...
It might just be the hole in my life since Ze Frank stopped doing his podcast..
oh, there I go.. sobbing like I promised I wouldn't.
I... I... I feel compelled to watch more...
It might just be the hole in my life since Ze Frank stopped doing his podcast..
oh, there I go.. sobbing like I promised I wouldn't.
hodown - 06/26/07 16:38
Holy crap thats awesome!
Holy crap thats awesome!
06/24/2007 17:41 #39795
grumble grumbleCategory: pain
my throat hurts.
which sucks. i don't enjoy that very much. i thought that was supposed to end when i quit smoking. that was 9 months ago.
i think we have made a decision to move on the 2nd. so if anyone wants to stop by, we will be there. moving. and then we have to get back in the car and head back to NP on the morning of the 3rd so that we could go back to work. lovely, eh?
anyway, i need to go close my store. i think i'm going to go home, get ice cream and then nap.
ice cream + sore throat = mildly complacent.
which sucks. i don't enjoy that very much. i thought that was supposed to end when i quit smoking. that was 9 months ago.
i think we have made a decision to move on the 2nd. so if anyone wants to stop by, we will be there. moving. and then we have to get back in the car and head back to NP on the morning of the 3rd so that we could go back to work. lovely, eh?
anyway, i need to go close my store. i think i'm going to go home, get ice cream and then nap.
ice cream + sore throat = mildly complacent.
fellyconnelly - 06/25/07 11:09
incidentally i have come to the realization that my sore throat is due to a sexy nasal drip action. to which i have decided to medicate with allergy medicine. because i know how much you really wanted to know all that.
incidentally i have come to the realization that my sore throat is due to a sexy nasal drip action. to which i have decided to medicate with allergy medicine. because i know how much you really wanted to know all that.
fellyconnelly - 06/25/07 10:59
DINNER PARTY! yay! i love food, have i ever mentioned that on here?
and jason: the greatest advice that i can give you on quitting is to smoke/drink as much as you possibly can on day one, so that on day 2 you are too sick to want to smoke at all. then you only have 2 days left of getting the nicotine out of your system...
then after that it is a matter of not giving the craving any thought. don't talk about it, don't go around telling people that you quit, just force it from your mind. and don't say its hard either, because that is giving you a reason to think about it.
easier said than done, i know....
DINNER PARTY! yay! i love food, have i ever mentioned that on here?
and jason: the greatest advice that i can give you on quitting is to smoke/drink as much as you possibly can on day one, so that on day 2 you are too sick to want to smoke at all. then you only have 2 days left of getting the nicotine out of your system...
then after that it is a matter of not giving the craving any thought. don't talk about it, don't go around telling people that you quit, just force it from your mind. and don't say its hard either, because that is giving you a reason to think about it.
easier said than done, i know....
jason - 06/25/07 10:43
Hey, congrats on the quitting smoking thing. I'm slowly coming to the realization I need to quit too.
Hey, congrats on the quitting smoking thing. I'm slowly coming to the realization I need to quit too.
paul - 06/24/07 19:10
Let's have a dinner party when you guys are finally in town. We will have to have it at our place due to my stupid allergies.
Let's have a dinner party when you guys are finally in town. We will have to have it at our place due to my stupid allergies.
i don't think i'm an official buffalonian until i survive the winter... that should be a rule i think....
Ahh, you are officially a Buffalonian. Have a great 4th Felly.
my nephew is absolutely amazing. he is also my godson. (i win) he had been at my mothers upstate for over a week and as soon as we pulled into the driveway of his house he says 'wow, maybe i'll mow the yard tonight instead of waiting till tomorrow' ! what a great kid!
but seriously - i think i have to admit that i over exaggerated on the number of books. i think its more like 30 boxes. i feel sheepish to admit it.
silly james, the fourth of july is the popes birthday... i am presently shaking my head in disgust. i thought i knew you...
20 minutes with 47 boxes of books and more? Who is your nephew? Could I please meet him in person, next time? 0_o
It is no problem, it was a win win situation in fact. I got to apear like a nice guy and not have to do any work. ^_^
Have a good rest on this, Jesus' birthday, or whatever the 4th is.