We (my parents and I) are still getting stuff unpacked, but things have started to get back to normal; thus, I've been able to get the computers up and crunching again and have also just recently been able to come around here with a bit more frequency (whether that's a good thing or not is up for debate 😉).
Moving is always fun...
Throughout the process, my thoughts progressed somewhat as follows:
Another lesson: if you or a family member has some critical medication, please put it all in one well-marked box, and inform everyone that if that box is seen, it should always be placed on top of everything else (unless you want to spend half a day frantically searching for the buried treasure, er, heart medicine).
Of course, there were always plenty of minor annoyances, like on Sunday morning, when I was looking for my good pants but could not find them. I ended up "having" to wear jeans to church, much to my parents' displeasure (aw, darn 😉).
Oh, and lesson #3 - it sucks to have to paint a non-well-insulated room with an exterior wall in winter in a cold climate. The bad part about putting the rest of the paint job in my room off until spring, is that I will then have to remove the computers for the duration of the painting, and loose several precious days worth of CPU power. 😱
And the good news is... I should be able to get DSL (of course, only if the lines check out ok). SBC has a deal where you can get "up to" 1500/128 (or is it 1500/256?) for US$26.95 per month. Hopefully later this month or early next month I'll be able to order it and finally have some "real" internet access. 😀
Anyway, enough rambling for now... happy new year, and happy crunching! 😎
Moving is always fun...
Throughout the process, my thoughts progressed somewhat as follows:
- Where is the ______? Oh, it's already been taped in that box over there. 🙁
- Now where did I put the ______? Crap, it must have been one of the 10% of things that have already been carried to the other house. :frown:
- So which freaking house is the _____ in this time? :|
- So you mean the $%&*ing _____ got left behind at the old house? :disgust: :| :frown:
- Whew! Almost all of the boxes are unpacked. Oh, wait, I need the _____ and it's under that half-ton stack of boxes in the corner behind all the furniture. 🙁 :frown: :disgust:
Another lesson: if you or a family member has some critical medication, please put it all in one well-marked box, and inform everyone that if that box is seen, it should always be placed on top of everything else (unless you want to spend half a day frantically searching for the buried treasure, er, heart medicine).
Of course, there were always plenty of minor annoyances, like on Sunday morning, when I was looking for my good pants but could not find them. I ended up "having" to wear jeans to church, much to my parents' displeasure (aw, darn 😉).
Oh, and lesson #3 - it sucks to have to paint a non-well-insulated room with an exterior wall in winter in a cold climate. The bad part about putting the rest of the paint job in my room off until spring, is that I will then have to remove the computers for the duration of the painting, and loose several precious days worth of CPU power. 😱
And the good news is... I should be able to get DSL (of course, only if the lines check out ok). SBC has a deal where you can get "up to" 1500/128 (or is it 1500/256?) for US$26.95 per month. Hopefully later this month or early next month I'll be able to order it and finally have some "real" internet access. 😀
Anyway, enough rambling for now... happy new year, and happy crunching! 😎
