Move-out always sucks

Monday, July 31. 2006
Imagine that ... move-out sucks. It was no less than "hell" degrees outside and humidity slightly above that of the ocean (20 or 30 feet down). I had the pleasure of taking all of my worldly possessions (most of which weight more than a hippo after Thanksgiving) down 3 flights of stairs. The highlight of the day was getting my cable disconnected. The clerk asked my why I was disconnecting... wondering if I was moving to another area. I got to respond, "yea... to another country." Her path towards telling me that I could just transfer my account to the new area got seriously owned.

So anyways - my CD player is broken, so I got to drive 2.5 hours home at the mercy of various DJs along my route. I finally made it, though, and the kitties still love me (little attention hogs). Now I just need to unpack out of the van ... and then re-pack for the plane.
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Room: Secured

Thursday, July 20. 2006
I got mailing #2 from Ireland today: my room assignment. It's starting to hit home that in a little more than a month, I'm packing up as much as I can carry and taking a 6+ hour flight to another continent. And when I get there, I'll have no phone, no internet access, and no clue how to get around the city. Compound that with the little to no money I'll be carrying, and I've got myself an adventure.

I've actually just started to get qualms about going. Yesterday and today. Yesterday, it was the sudden realization that I'll know absolutely nobody within a few hundred miles. Absolutely no support net. It's all me. Today, getting into my car after work, I wondered, "Does everyone have a moment in their life when they think, 'what the hell am I doing and what have I gotten myself into?'" And I really hope they do. Despite my 2 brief moment, I'm really looking forward to going and getting in over my head.

But now, I have to go to sleep. I don't know why, but I haven't been able to stay awake lately. I need to get into work at a reasonable hour tomorrow so that I can actually do something before going to lunch.
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Let the Expenses begin

Friday, July 14. 2006
I bought my plane ticket tonight. Thus is the beginning of one expensive year.
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