Moving day(s)

It came and went on what had to be the hottest two days ever in the harbor. It hit over 90 Friday before Labor Day and got about there on Saturday, which was when future-movers Carrie, John and Michael decided to put in a little sweat investment (moving studio furnishings to studio apartment) for a large sweat dividend later on (all will eventually be moving into houses of their own within the next few months).

John is a champion big truck backer-upper. He credits his mirrors for helping him get in a space with mere inches on either side.

Carrie and I moved the small stuff while Michael and John moved the big stuff, cashing in our estrogen cards. The thing is, the big stuff (two bookcases and the futon) was too big for the elevator while the small stuff wasn't.

They wouldn't even let me pay for dinner. Which was the extremely reasonable price of $33 including, I think, three beers.

Right now my apartment looks a little like a U-haul barfed in it. I got it tidy enough for Hugh and Jan to come over while I attempted to fix Hugh's computer. Let me say that it was far, far beyond my ability to fix. But I got him to learn how to do regular maintenance and never to respond to a prompt that he doesn't know exactly what it means. And I got a burger at Billy's out of it.

My arms and shoulders are tired of lifting things. More than the furniture, it's the stuff. The seemingly endless parade of marching with boxes of books or armloads of hanging clothes or bags of food that need to be moved. Then there is the stuff I needed to get to be complete — a garbage can, a dish scrubber (oh, man am I going to miss that dishwasher at Mike's. I mean it) a toilet brush, hooks for the closet and bathroom door. I really never want to move again at this point.

I guess I should get cable and internet service started. Funny, but there's a part of me that has grown accustomed to relying on the library and netflix and other people for entertainment. Of course, if I want to find out which sexy doctor (one of brains, the other with animals both big and small) Meredith Grey picks, I'll have to spring for it fairly soon. Man I watch some embarrassing television.