a countdown usually bounces back
The past week has been sleep-deprived and generally restless. I have been incredibly distractable but fortunately have retained my patience. Tomorrow, I am picking up the keys to the house, which looks surprisingly better off than that tired Flickr set I keep linking. I have to take some photos for renter’s reference, now that maintenance has made their rounds, and those shots will quickly be an addendum beside the old set. Quickly, as in, once I get internet at the house.
Last night, a good friend stopped by. Kent, whom I leased the apartment from last summer, is moving to DC following his graduation here. We are in similar but mismatched shoes. We are both spending more money in preparation for new housing than we ever anticipated (I spent … a lot … on a mattress last Saturday; the experience was jarring) and are both exhausted mentally from the elements present in this type of rearrangement. I can’t pretend my move is as extensive, but the responsibility of a house from my renter’s perspective is a new frontier. Plus, living with a best friend will likely pose minor tribulations.
I simply can’t shake the feeling that the house is a future or a period or a landmark in my story.
It may be the sleepiness speaking or the summer humidity causing dementia: I think that this move will be the christening of a grande voyage, an age of my life that I will recall with cautious smiles and satisfying shivers.
That’s what I’ll shoot for.
June 30th, 2007 at 11:44 am
Ah yes, the joys of living in a house and all the things you need to buy. I think Adam and I can definitely commiserate on that one. Good news is once you buy these things you have them…bad news is you have to buy them all.
July 2nd, 2007 at 11:41 am
hey ryan,
I just read about the house…congrats! I totally understand your issues though. I moved into a new apartment, my second, just over two months ago. Moving is such a pain. So is buying furniture, but ikea seems to have some decent stuff, as long as you don’t plan on moving it too much. Anyways, I just wanted to say hi. I’m currently in greece (my graduation gift to me)
Take care,
katie
p.s. once your in your house and it is fully set up, you’ll never want to leave..trust me!
July 2nd, 2007 at 10:00 pm
katie - I think I already began digging my grave out back. I’m looking long-term here. Have a superlative time in Greece!
July 4th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
Being in a house is great. (For me, it was almost a necessity after a while; since I’m a musician, it’s hard to practice if you share a wall with another household or two or three.) Sure, there are some extra responsibilities (yardwork–yecch), but overall, I think the plusses far outweigh the minuses. Best of luck on the move!