July 8, 2004
Blogging, Packing, Moving On
I dislike blogging about blogging. Does Sean Connery stop short in the middle of a film to say, "I know I haven't said it in a while, but I'm still James Bond"? Yeah, whatever. Get on with the action.
But here I go, breaking my own rule.
I haven't been posting much recently. My time has been filled with online apartment searches, poring over unfamiliar bus schedules and MapQuesting the route between Boston and Burlington. Then there are exit interviews, school searches and yard sales. I've been sorting bookshelves instead of posting. I've abandoned my RSS reader in favor of daily email alerts from a roommate matching service. Want a couch or a toddler bed? Glow in the dark Jedi knights are up for grabs. A stack of aging videocassettes were donated to the library today. The wine glasses are going tomorrow.
It's strange to collect four years worth of furnishings, decorations and souvenirs, then spend the weeks before a move getting rid of them. I'm swapping my cosy spot in Norwood for an apartment near an immense lake. Exchanging the publishing business for the business of politics. My last day at work is Wednesday the 14th and on the morning of the 15th, I start my new job at Democracy for America. They have a Web site, you see. And I'm pretty good with those...