The Move
The move upstairs and across the hall kicked my ass. It's been over six years since I moved last, and I remember being a powerhouse. Making it happen.Well, I made it happen - with seriously awesome couldn't-have-done-it-without-them help from some friends on the Saturday and the Sunday - but it felt harder. Granted, I only took 3 hours off from work for the entire move, and life is a mess right now, but still, it felt harder. It took all day both days of the weekend.But, it's done. The moving anyway. The unpacking kicks into high gear this weekend, and here's hoping that I'm just as much of a powerhouse, even if it hurts. I'm over the moon about hosting Thanksgiving at my p

Who needs boxes when you've got seven years of free bags?
I slipped financially towards the end of my unemployment. Add Cobra health insurance and a pending security deposit, and you've got mega financial suck. When my roommate told me she was moving, I felt like I just couldn't do the roommate thing again. Plus, the economy's killing me, but it's also bringing rent prices down in L.A. I felt like now was the time to push and get my own place. Extra hundreds per month be damned.But, I also couldn't imagine doing a full move to a new apartment. With the new job and the giant commute, finding a new place seemed impossible, and then renting a truck, loading a truck, unloading a truck. Driving back and forth. It's a lot, and it's not free.

Finally making it out to a new opening at Wax Poetic - The Art of Dave DeVries
I've missed at least one opening at Wax Poetic, maybe two. But thankfully I'm able to make the one tonight, because the Halloween show always rocks. Tonight it's this guy that takes children's monster drawings and turns them into real art: The dorky thing I always do is that I have an appointment today, so then I end u

My Big Fat Health Insurance Situation
When I got laid off back in June, my first thoughts were not about health insurance. Quickly, though, my friend in HR (and I'm not being facetious, she's actually my friend) brought it to my attention, because she was eager to make sure I realized that there's currently a 65% Cobra subsidy available from the government.When my paperwork came, it turned out that with the subsidy, my Cobra was $100/month. So for the first time ever, I went on Cobra while unemployed. In the past I'd either gone without health insurance or signed up for a plan that basically kicked in only if something went horribly wrong.So, I had health insurance and unemployment insurance, and it was nice no

I'm totally going to end up buying boxes.
Well, technically I already did, because I always buy files boxes when I move to move my files from my filing cabinet. But I'm going to need some small, sturdy book boxes, and I just don't have time to go box hunting.I'm moving at the end of the month. Up one floor from where I am now.Thing is, you've still got to pack some stuff. Slow and steady wins the race? Here's hoping... Oh, and when I pulled my weights out - which in the new place will be out and put to use