Bye, Bye, Bash and lots of boxes
I want to remind everyone that my Bye, Bye, Bash is tonight at 6pm in the Biergarten at The Rathskeller. Full details here. It’s live karaoke night and I promise to buy you a drink if you sing. There’s...
View ArticleYou’d better get used to it, Java Bean
I got the cat carriers out of the closet this week as a preemptive strategic maneuver against the felines in the household. If the cat carriers are already out, the cats won’t freak out and dash under...
View ArticleMoving Diary: Farewell, Indiana! Truckin’ it to North Carolina.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 12:00pm – Drive to Budget with Baby Brother to pick up truck that I reserved with 20% off coupon. Beat that, U-haul. After visual inspection, decide to get 16′ truck instead of...
View ArticleMoving Diary: Moving in and moving up (the stairs)
Thursday, July 1, 2010 8:30am – Wake up, clean up, and eat up. Coffee can’t erase my tiredness. Wish I could sign lease from bed. 9:10am – Leave for rental office. 9:40am – Arrive at rental office....
View ArticleMoving Diary: Settling in. BEEP!
Friday, July 2, 2010 9:30am – Sleep in because I can. Eventually get up. Pour the cat food and the coffee. Try not to consume the wrong one. 10:00am – Call the water, gas and electric companies to get...
View Article17 observations about my move to Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1) Indiana has The Flying Cupcake. Chapel Hill has The Flying Burrito. I’m glad my relocation hasn’t led to a lack of airborne edible objects in my vicinity. 2) There are three highways that all have...
View ArticleI see an IKEA
For too long, I had heard tales of the Swedish superstore—the IKEA—without ever setting my eyes upon this big box monument to sleek, flat-packed, affordable furniture. Truly, this was a wrong that...
View ArticleAssembling the IKEA Expedit workstation…expediently?
There are several things you’ll need when assembling IKEA furniture. A big cup of coffee (or your caffeinated beverage of choice). Tools! I purchased this toolkit at Target after I moved into my own...
View ArticleSo, why did you move to North Carolina?
Photo by juniperberry / by NCND 2.0 CC “So, why did you move to North Carolina?” This is a question I’ve gotten a lot since I moved to Chapel Hill six weeks ago. Yet every time it is asked—by the mail...
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