well, then you pay someone else to do it. and you pay them well. okay, maybe not that well. but when it comes to moving and having to lug heavy things, like dressers, beds, a washer, a dryer or a treadmill up and down a bunch of flights of stairs at two different locations... i say, give it to the professionals. our neighbors moved out this past week and they had movers. it was like that two men and a truck deal, except they had three guys and a truck. they charge $99 an hour, so we figure they could have all our shit out of this place and into the new one in four hours. we talked to them and it is the estimate they gave us. since we normally spend about $150 on the truck alone, this seems like a good deal to us. so we are taking it. i'm actually relieved.
now i can just focus on packing. i need lots and lots of boxes. and that huge roll of plastic wrap stuff they use at home depot to wrap doors and things to the top of your car. i'm good at packing and figure i could do a room a night. any large boxes that are ready can go with the movers. everything else we'll take over ourselves. we've also looked into paint. the wall of wood in the living room is still a dilemma, but we think that we can actually detract from it rather nicely with the perfect beige color. something neutral for sure. jaylee and i walked around lowe's the other day and looked at things for a wishlist for the house. he wanted an air compressor thing for tools or something. me... i got stuck in the compound mitre saw aisle.
now what would a girl like me do with a compound mitre saw? well, make compound cuts of course. and i'd cut up just about anything. one thing's for sure... no scrap piece of wood would be safe in our house. i guess it's just one of those things that has still carried over from my days of watching trading spaces. they build all that super cool shit, and everything they build required a compound mitre saw it seems. well, we'll see. we also looked at some kick ass grills for our new patio, and possible new washer and dryers. because yeah, we are just swimming in money right now. or maybe not. hey, i said it was a wish list.
and speaking of trading spaces, i got up this morning (my day off) expecting to watch some DC. and i went to the replay and realized... oh my god. i've looped all the way through. i've watched the entire dawson's creek, beginning to end, in the last couple of months. huh. so i did the unthinkable. i deleted those replay channels. then added trading spaces. and i'll probably add some other design shows too. and maybe good eats. i love that show. it's a practical cooking show that appeals to science geeks. anyway, i just couldn't justify dedicating 10 hours of a 40 hour replay box to my one show... specially since i've already seen it all. others shows needing to be erased... just shoot me and spin city if they are still on there. what a waste of space.
and stil, still, still i have this damn transcription to get done. i already have the check for it, but i feel guilty going to cash it because i haven't actually finished it. but i need to cash it because it is supposed to cover the very big checks i mailed out on april 15th for taxes. so yeah, this is kind of an urgent need here, which is why i'm typing here instead. i usually don't actually take action on something until it is pretty much too late. then when i get it done i feel like superwoman!! or something like that. and if i don't get it done... well, hey, i just didn't have the time, right? lame excuse...
oh, and a shoutout to all the boys in vegas. i hope they had a great weekend. i just wish huey had gone. he woulda had so much fun. he sent a $100 with peters for something or another, but i don't know what it was for. maybe to bet on something, maybe to buy everyone drinks... or maybe it was for barkley? i don't know... they wouldn't tell me cuz i'm a girl. stupid being a girl... it's just not fiar. i can't wait to see everyone at the wedding in a few weeks!! we're going to go up a day earlier than we planned since huey didn't go to vegas. that way we can see everyone a little longer and do some siteseeing around asheville. which is where i think the wedding is but i can't quite remember right now. but first........ work. blah.
