tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post3030551090432718329..comments2024-02-20T17:40:21.618-05:00Comments on jeremy freese's weblog: bullets of moving miscellanyjeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-39105415413825538402007-08-27T17:55:00.000-04:002007-08-27T17:55:00.000-04:00This is kind of dreadful of me, but I'm glad to he...This is kind of dreadful of me, but I'm glad to hear you've fallen off the Coke Zero wagon. I gave up about a week ago at even pretending to cut down my consumption of Diet Coke and I was rather ashamed to have to tell you. I don't even remember what caused it, but one day I had more than the one daily allotted drink and then I just gave up.Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613914622115214781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-88182157795426034582007-08-27T16:11:00.000-04:002007-08-27T16:11:00.000-04:00Nina: I should have thought that you would have a ...Nina: I should have thought that you would have a gaggle of boxes. Oops.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-54029363244658516172007-08-27T16:01:00.000-04:002007-08-27T16:01:00.000-04:00Jeremy, friends help out at times like this. In f...Jeremy, friends help out at times like this. In fact, you can actually make friends at times like this when people find out you need help.<BR/><BR/>Jamy does have good advice. <BR/><BR/>(By the way, have you ever shared an apartment with someone? You might want to find out something about how this works before you commit yourself.) <BR/><BR/>Boxes from stores? You just started (last week) to carry home a couple at a time. OR if you found a great pile of them yesterday, you called a taxi!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-69859613954072829622007-08-27T13:24:00.000-04:002007-08-27T13:24:00.000-04:00Jamy: I think you're right.Anon: I don't have a ...Jamy: I think you're right.<BR/><BR/>Anon: I don't have a car (and don't even get my started on Zipcar), which much affected the economics of box procurement.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-68451635466699045212007-08-27T10:48:00.000-04:002007-08-27T10:48:00.000-04:00Everytime I vow to drink fewer Diet Cokes, I get a...Everytime I vow to drink fewer Diet Cokes, I get a huge headache or end up feeling crappy in some other way, which then leads me to drink more Cokes than I would have otherwise. This is my latest excuse for my uncurbed passion for caffeine. I agree with Ken, don't try to restrain anything until you finish the move.braydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744100366232067690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-55714192790435174182007-08-27T10:31:00.000-04:002007-08-27T10:31:00.000-04:00I think moving inscribes nostalgia on the most unl...I think moving inscribes nostalgia on the most unlikely objects. Since you're leaving in a week, it may be time to stop sorting and just pack. While it seems ridiculous to get rid of stuff when you get to your new place, that may be the most efficient strategy.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure you can find a roommate for the new place. You can even find one you like if you can float the rent for a month or two. It would be worth it to me if I really liked the place.Jamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328884172511150275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-12703011986314437802007-08-27T09:57:00.000-04:002007-08-27T09:57:00.000-04:00If he drank, he'd see that liquor stores throw out...If he drank, he'd see that liquor stores throw out/give away great boxes every day. Marvelous, sturdy cool liquor/wine boxes, marked with all those heady brand names.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-32678139572755473372007-08-27T09:42:00.000-04:002007-08-27T09:42:00.000-04:00Funny that you should need boxes when we are throw...Funny that you should need boxes when we are throwing away handfuls just a few blocks down. And driving a UHaul truck to the Central Square Uhaul place. Where boxes are cheaper. And you and I are about to meet up later today. Me, on my way out, carrying boxes. Funny.ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222848486174278888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-85258448540744497572007-08-27T09:20:00.000-04:002007-08-27T09:20:00.000-04:00I agree with Ken, moving is NOT a good time to int...I agree with Ken, moving is NOT a good time to introduce anything complicated/hard/stressful into your life that isn't already otherwise necessary due to the move. We'll figure something out once you're in Evanston. For one thing, you could put your pedometer to use! Better yet, how about taking up ping pong so I have one more person to play with?!Eszterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332456070563102733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-23705207070862640502007-08-27T09:18:00.000-04:002007-08-27T09:18:00.000-04:00No One in Cambridge BUYS boxes when they move. Yo...No One in Cambridge BUYS boxes when they move. You get them from grocery stores. eg Trader Joe's by the river has them conveniently by the door.<BR/> <BR/>But now you have a nice matched set. Happy moving!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-51387351931884605542007-08-27T08:40:00.000-04:002007-08-27T08:40:00.000-04:00Ken: I've never seen the idea attributed to Kris K...Ken: I've never seen the idea attributed to Kris Kristofferson, but it's a good one.<BR/><BR/>RPS: As stress increases, a first thing that happens is that I start bothering up my spelling.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-70347532584407954712007-08-27T07:59:00.000-04:002007-08-27T07:59:00.000-04:00Wondering why you moved the "a" out of miscellany?...Wondering why you moved the "a" out of miscellany? Glad that so much is going so well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-87610516860469640282007-08-27T07:23:00.000-04:002007-08-27T07:23:00.000-04:00The Pooh/Piglet crisis is understandable, and you ...The Pooh/Piglet crisis is understandable, and you made the correct decision. (That's speaking as the other person who is waiting impatiently for <EM>The Ching of Eeyore</EM>.)<BR/><BR/>Diets should be suspended in times of ultra-high stress, as they produce suboptimal results by adding more to the current stress than the extra work later will cost. (Kris Kristofferson and many economists refer to this as "trading in tomorrow for today." It should only be done for short periods of time, otherwise you end up with a housing bubble.)Ken Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440837287933536370noreply@blogger.com