I'm have a choice in eyewear once again! Woo hoo!  And the trip to SanDiego went fabulously.  I called the theater while I was down there to let them know when I'll be arriving in NJ.  Found out I'll be living in a four bedroom house.  Hopefully I'll get the attic on the third story, because that room just sounds like fun.

I've got almost all of my packing done.  Now, I'm sitting here wondering if I should take my old bedding and pillows with me, or just buy new ones there.  Being that I'm going to be a poor starving artist next year, my brain says, "Ship the bedding you fool!"  but my heart wants new stuff.  My old college stuff was fine for college and for the last few years, but its worn out.  I deserve new bedding. Gads. I'm ridiculous.

My regular glasses are in the shop. In theory, I could pick them up next friday. But, since I'm going to be in San Diego, I don't think that's really a viable option. So.. I'm going to be wearing my prescription sunglasses for the next three weeks. I've never owned a pair of prescription sunglasses before. I think they are quite fabulous, but I'm finding that when its early morning, and cloudy, they make everything feel like sunset on a beach.

Those are two completely different kinds of energy. It's hard to be purposeful when the world is in that perpetual light of relaxation. And I'm sure I'll look real fabulous in the hospital next week in my hospital gowns and shades.

Anyway, here they are... my supercool, time warping sunglasses.

This is my niece, Elsie. Just chillin' under a tree.
It's a good representation of how I feel right now.

She just looks so innocent, and relaxed.
The whole world is waiting for her,
but she's gonna bide a little more time
under this tree.
I have almost completely emptied the shelves in my room. I've got four places I'm distributing stuff. The rare item makes it into the boxes I'm shipping right to Princeton. A little less rare are the items getting packed and stored. Then, I've got a big ole bag and a medium sized box full of items I'm donating to my church's garage sale next weekend. Finally, there's a large trash bag that I love putting things into.

Books of course don't get thrown away, but separated and boxed to trade in at Title Wave. I had gone through my books once already. But upon further pondering, decided that I didn't need most of them.

My videos and dvd's are mostly gonna just stay with my family. But it feels different than before. I don't know if I'll ever come back and go, "Alright, I'm takin' my movies now, give 'em up." More than likely, I'm just gonna let 'em stay with this trailer, and watch them when I return for a visit.

I'm not quite as carefree and possession-less, but I'm packing pretty darn light for me. Someday, I'd love to just be able to pack all my stuff in one box, and one suitcase and just go. Right now, I still like my favorite old little lamp with the handpainted shade, and my trusty alarm clock.

Well, I've got a strenuous half day at work tomorrow. Wahoo!

Due to a misread of all the fine print regarding personal leave vs. sick leave vs. donated leave I have to use up about 20 hours of leave or lose it in my last 5 days of work. So, I'm taking half days. Which will give me time to pack pack pack.

Yay!

With this trip to San Diego (see my other blog for more details) before the move to Princeton, I've got to get all of my personal possesions squared away in the next eight days. Which boxes are being mailed to New Jersey now, which are gonna be put into storage (under my sister Tina's house) to be mailed at a future date, which of my belongings am I just gonna give away and live without? It's all a conundrum to my brain that can't quite rap around the concept that I'm moving.

So, I'm gonna try to use my free afternoon to get some bills taken care off. Transfered or just canceled. It's so weird. The last time I moved it was just to Fairbanks, and I knew I was coming back. This time, I'm moving across the entire country, with no plans to return. Plus, last time, I had no bills. Heh.

My time is vanishing so quickly. I want to have good quality time with all my friends and my family. But I also just want to enjoy summer in Anchorage. I'm gonna spend today with JB, my little brother. Tomorrow with my friend Marin. At some point I have to catch a play that's starring a slew of my friends. So, these little half-days at work are gonna really save my sanity.

I saw a picture today of Cushman street in Fairbanks. It was so smokey and hazy I could barely make out the second traffic light down the street. And the smoke has invaded anchorage as well. Where last weekend, the sky was a crisp, sunny blue. Today its a hazy yellow. Not a pretty yellow, but the color of the whites of someone's eyes when they are really sick. And the air, to me, smells like a perpetual barbeque.