I was laying around on the pillow-covered couch while the movers were doing their thing, and when I shifted I felt a wiggly lump beneath me. I jumped up and pulled up the comforter to find a precious little Nemmie-Boff hiding underneath. I proceeded to fall on the floor laughing.

All this noise and excitement is just too much for him.

It’s been an interesting week so far. A lady died at the Naro Monday night during From Here to Eternity. She went out peacefully while enjoying the film. The people around her thought she was just sleeping, until they noticed how cold she had become. Weird.

On my ferry ride home from Norfolk to Portsmouth, I was invited up to the “captain’s quarters” and I got to drive the ferry. It was awkward and totally awesome all rolled into one.

And as of now, my house is officially for sale. I’ve been slowly packing things up, dividing between what’s going to the condo and what’s going into storage. It’s always interesting to look at each and every thing you own one by one. I am so sentimental about my stuff. I do love it so. And I have yet to find anything in here that doesn’t make me think of Jared. This is our house through and through. I hope the next people enjoy it as much as I have.

1. B. Dolan – R.S.V.P.
2. Gang Gang Dance – First Communion
3. Palenke Soultribe – No Voy a Morir
4. The Phenomenal Handclap Band – 15 to 20
5. Santigold – Shove It (Live)
6. Nightmares On Wax – da Feelin
7. N.A.S.A. – A Volta (Feat. Sizzla, Amanda Blank & Lovefoxxx)
8. Psapp – Marshrat
9. Booker T – Get Behind The Mule
10. Nino Moschella – Continue to Call
11. Ceu – Bubuia
12. Bat For Lashes – Daniel (Lo Fi Version)
13. One Eskimo – Given Up

Listen Here

I have decided that it is time to get rid of my beloved house and move back into my condo. There are many, many factors involved in this decision. I am now going to sell myself on the advantages of condo-living:

Pros
• It’s paid for, no more $2500 mortgage payment every month
• No gas or refuse bill
• Able to bike and walk all the time
• Live near Katie
• Right behind Harris Teeter
• No bugs
• No bird poop on car
• No yard work
• Don’t have to do laundry in the dirty basement
• New windows and much more energy efficient
• Don’t have to deal with home repairs so much
• No tunnels

Cons
• Electric stove, small kitchen
• Squishing 2600 sq ft of stuff into 1100 sq ft (gonna need to rent a storage unit)
• No room for my new fave toy, my gas grill
• No porch (especially no porch to leave packages on)
• No idea what I’m gonna do with all the porch kitties
• No storage
• No more outdoor movie parties
• No big slumber parties
• Will have to paint the condo when I move in
• No more watching the raccoons and the egrets and staring out at the water
• Silly condo association rules

Those are the ones that come flowing right out of my head. I think it’s a good decision, and I’m not nearly as sad about it as I figured I would be. Once I sat down and had the conversation with myself, I realized it was the best and smartest option. Now I’m actually excited to get it all over with and just be settled into my new (old) home.

There was an eagle visiting the back yard the other day, stopping by for a fish breakfast. It was crazy. I snuck out to try and get a closer look, but of course he flew away to a tree across the water. I was sitting on the grass and he flew right over my head. He was huge.

Spring has exploded all over my back yard. Soon it will be unbearably hot and humid and buggy, but right this second, things are good. I’m gonna learn how to cut the grass. Until the bugs come out, I think I will be okay hanging out with nature.

The thing that bothers me the most about Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs is their size. I have a lot of light fixtures that just aren’t big enough to house those things. So when they make the big switch and stop producing incandescents, I either have to live with ugliness, or replace all of my light fixtures. Not to mention the porch lights, which burn out bi-monthly. I can’t afford to use CFLs in those things.

Stephan bought Julio’s Jeep and is taking the refrigerator that has been living in my garage for the past two years (ie – since I moved in). It’s so great to finally get rid of these things. My dream of clean is slowly but surely becoming a reality.

It is difficult to put lotion on your back tattoo by yourself and I no longer have Jared’s collection of t-shirts to go through when I want to cover up so I don’t stain my bedding (because i don’t wear or own t-shirts).