Category Archives: the big move

a single criterion

My job is changing scope and focus a bit, generally in a good way. We’ve hammered out a lot of the scope and responsibilities this week, and I have a meeting next week to nail down some of the logistics; … Continue reading

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riding down the river

The following was first posted on Avontuur. I’ve thought better about crossposting stuff here from LiveJournal: a lot of what I post there is vey brief, or memes floating around LJ, or aimed at the particular community there. It turns … Continue reading

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driving (cars, lessons, projects)

Blah. After today I have to start driving to work; Rudder’s got an offsite seminar for a few days, then a trip out of town. It’s not horrible, but it’s not as nice as getting to knit during the drive. … Continue reading

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still going…..

There are still very large and loud fireworks being set off periodically across the street from us (in an empty lot being used for some sort of New Year’s ritual. Rudder just realized that they’re going every hour on the … Continue reading

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A Room of One’s Own

I haven’t yet slept with my husband in the new apartment – I mean that in the literal sense. It’s because of his cold – not so much for fear of contagion, but because of the cough. I wouldn’t get … Continue reading

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the big shopping day – well, probably just a big shopping day

I wouldn’t be surprised if things here get a little quiet; since just about everything happening to me qualifies as a new experience, a lot of it will probably end up on the travel-and-expat blog. I could announce its updates … Continue reading

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scapegoating

I’m blaming jet lag for any and all of our inedequacies yesterday and today. When as we headed out for breakfast, Rudder took the bagged newspaper and attempted to toss it into the room only to have it hit a … Continue reading

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shipping everything off and saying goodbye

I finished the socks yesterday, then decided to take risky step of washing them (just wetting, really, I didn’t use soap). I did this because they tended to bunch up a lot and didn’t look nearly as good as when … Continue reading

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can’t sleep, fretting

Argh. Can’t sleep, which I guess is not so surprising. The movers have packed most of our stuff; they’ll finish tomorrow (today, I guess) then load it into the container Wednesday. We’re sleeping under our own comforter and on our … Continue reading

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like Samson, beguiled

I kind of like that song “Hey There, Delilah” but I’ve been getting a little tired of lately, mostly because the tune is so catchy that the guys in this oitffice have been whistling it all week. Just snippets, but … Continue reading

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