I left a fair amount of stuff which I will have to figure out how to get rid of later, but for now I’ve got everything, including the cats, in my new place.

Scratch that. The kitchen stuff is still at the old place. I ran out of boxes and I didn’t have any packing materials anyway so I just left the dishes and pots and pans and glasses. I’ll get ‘em later after I’ve emptied out a box or two.

The kitchen is full of electronics anyway, which I brought over myself yesterday and had to put somewhere that wouldnt be in the way when the living room furniture got brought in.

Taking a minute to chill out and watch the cats act confused. The little one is running and jumping on and off everything like a maniac. Hes actually panting. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a cat pant. Oreo is sitting behind me hissing. But for her that’s quite normal so I’d say shes handling it well.

Nothing left to do but unpack everything.
and go back to the house and get the rest.
and get rid of all the stuff I left over there
and clean up the mess leftover before I give back the keys.

You’re not supposed to work on Rosh Hashanna but since I don’t believe in any god I might be offending, I use the holiday to mark the end of another year for myself. To borrow a line from Beth Adam’s twitter last night, “We recall past, remembering happy & sad moments, good & bad times. Dream of the future and what can be.”

So it was fitting I went through all my stuff and packed it up last night. I have a bulletin board I stick stuff. Dismantling it and putting what needed saving in a scrapbook brought back memories of all the things that happened in the past year. There were Valient Thorr stickers and Electric Six ticket stubs. Decorations off cupcakes from my birthday, Flyers for shows, Reminders to call Scott, LOST paraphernalia, NYC metrocards, Menus from restaurants I’d eaten at with Ross, Pictures of Lucy. Decided to dismantle my bulletin board and put it in the scrapbook ceremoniously every year during the High Holidays from now on.

I think I’ll hook my TV back up and start living life in my house now.