well we are finally in our new place [actually we have been here since Friday] ... what I should say is we finally have internet connection ... we had to go wireless because the only cable outlet in the joint is in the living room and David was going to have no part of wires all over the house ... besides he thinks the wireless is so bitchen ... and since my dad, brother, and I [David] all compete for the coolest computer equipment we are now ahead ... none of them have wireless ... :)


so the place is beautiful ... I've been walking around hardly able to believe I live here ...


the unpacking is going fairly well ... it is taking a bit longer than usual because as I unpack each box I throw away half of what is in it ... I am trying to purge myself of the shit I keep carting from place to place ... I mean with this being my 8th move since 1998 it is time to get rid of some stuff ... this home is pretty permanent for now ... so there is no reason to keep crap that makes me feel I am home no matter where I move ...


for example I have chucked the party crown I wore on New Year's Eve 1999 ... I never do anything on new year's but since I was living in Vegas near Kris she begged me to go out and spend the evening with her and Chevy ... so I obliged and had an alright time [ate too much spicy bean dip and spent the evening after the ball drop on the floor of the bathroom but OK] ... I have this ridiculous toy collection ... probably reminiscent of my Grateful Dead touring days where fun eye candy kept the excitement going ... so the lame toys went in the trash ... the good ones I of course packed in their own little toy box for safe keeping ... mounds of paper and notebooks from school went into the trash ... I mean come on ... the last time I dropped out of school was 1998 ... do I really need notes from my Hotel and Restaurant Management class? ... I didn't need them then what the hell would I need them now for?


David walked by and saw the three huge bags of trash sitting there and had such an impressed look on his face ... made me feel good ... cause I can be a pack rat ... I will admit that ... and there is something quite liberating about getting rid of stuff that you will never miss ... plus I have found some awesome stuff to sell on ebay ... so once we are unpacked the garagebay sales begin ...


but for now I must get back to unpacking before I head off to bed ... tomorrow is going to be a gnarly day at work ... I overheard conversations today of a layoff ... and that is never ever EVER fun to be around for ... trust me ...


so happy to be back online [but fear I will get nothing done now]