virginia is for lovers, memorial day is for movers

according to wikipedia,

new people (welcome, kent and laurie!) moved in john and susie’s place downstairs (which obviously means that we did not), cf moved from one house in the hood to another house in the hood, and across the bay there were moving trucks all over the fucking place. if there was a parade, it was in and out of the u-haul parking lot.

let’s reflect on what happened, as the three day weekend is suddenly over, and i’m more tired now than i was before this “holiday”.

things we got done:

1. djbj bd party
   
2. stompy-sunset
   
3. fed robert
   
4. helped cf move
   
5. bought bookshelf off of craigslist
   
6. moved other bookshelves to accomodate said bookshelf
   
7. installed said bookshelf*
   
8. jumped land cruiser**
   
9. fill land cruiser with things to take to storage space

things we didn’t get done

• go to yoga
  
• wash my car for the fourth month in a row
  
• grocery shopping
  
• actually put things in storage space***

* yes, we have a nice bookshelf we bought on craigslist. we put it between the existing bookshelves in our living room, and it fits perfectly. what to do with the stuff the bookshelf displaces, i don’t know, but it’s ok as long as you aren’t facing the rest of the living room which is now filled with (more) detritus. however, now we have room for more books and don’t have to have the layers in front of layers and stacks and stacks on top of stacks of books. this is what happens when you marry an academic type.
(please note that the new bookshelf is not technically earthquake safe, as it’s not secured to the wall. should an earthquake occur while you are in our house, please do not stand in front of the new bookshelf. please move to either side. the two old ones are secured, but only barely. in fact, given the large amount of dangerous items stacked in piles and perilously attached to the walls, in the event of an earthquake, the best course of action would be to fling yourself through the window onto the fire escape. please choose the window that actually leads to the fire escape.)
** yes, i almost blew up the land cruiser and the jeep by connecting positive to negative and negative to positive. i won’t say that it’s fun, but i do now know what it’s like to watch jumper cables melt in your hand. they’re just like m&m’s.
*** why is the storage space closed today?!? don’t they know that memorial day is the moving holiday?