Some Short Assorted Notes
Aug. 30th, 2005 10:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anastasiav
Work is still crazy. If you can't get in touch with me, this is why:
Monday: MPA 9-5; evening off
Tuesday: MPA 830-5-ish; LLB 5-10; night training 1130pm - 130a
Wednesday: MPA 830-430; LLB 5-8
Thursday: MPA 830-5-ish; LLB 6-12
Friday: MPA 830-5-ish; LLB 6-12
Saturday: LLB 130-10
Sunday: OFF (Dark Place Party)
Monday: Labor Day - Off (Boston fun??)
Josh and I snuggled on the soul-sucking couch last night, ate a yummy dinner he cooked, and then watched The Long Ships - a 1963 "Viking" movie with Richard Widmark as a norse adventurer and Sidney Poitier (in what seems to be James Brown's hair) as a Moorish prince. It was, of course, awful, but also quite good (or at least interesting) in certain places -- most notably in how the Moorish prince was the villain but yet did not seem to be "evil" in the way that I expected ... just driven and ultimately killed by his own obsession with The Mother of Voices.
Our house is still full of Pennsic mess ... its everywhere I look ... in the foyer, in the dining room, in the kitchen, in our bedroom, in the computer/sewing room ... just heaped up piles of things that need to be unpacked and washed and put away somewhere. I just hope the piles of crap aren't driving MJ too crazy...
Since Sunday, I've been having dreams every night about Josh and I having to pack up and evacuate the house on short notice ... no doubt a direct result of the conversation we had Sunday night on what we would take with us if forced to flee our home like the folks on the Gulf Coast did. For him, its a pretty short list ... a few (real, metal) swords, his Scrolls, his belt, spurs, and chain, one photo album, the computer, and some books. Everything else is replaceable (costly, in some cases, but not one of a kind in any way). My list is more difficult. If I had to flee at a true moments notice, the list is very short and easily gathered: photo albums, a jewelry box, scrolls, three art prints, a Raggedy Ann doll, a music box, and a candy jar. What makes the conversation is more difficult is the idea that you have 12 or 24 hours notice, and the van and a car -- we have lots of furniture in the house which, although not valuable in the strict monetary sense, belonged to my grandparents or great-grandparents, and which I would be pained to lose. Some of it is easily transportable, but the pieces that hold the greatest 'memory' value for me are too large to move easily (the marble topped sideboard, the 10-piece dining room set). We could do it, but.... Anyway, it led to an interesting conversation about what we value, and why we value it. I am, however, pleased that we don't live in a flood zone. It did reinforce, however, how much I fear a fire in that house.... So, given 12-24 hours and your current vehicle, what do you take with you? You have one trip, no more.
Nothing else much to report. I look forward to a day when work doesn't eat up all my time and I can find fun stuff for you on the internet again.
As noted above, we are planning on going down to the party at Clark & Lisa's on the 4th, then staying over and trying to find something fun to do in Boston on the 5th. Anyone have any ideas what that "something fun" might be? (We're also planning on going to Coronation and, I guess, *sigh* Crown.)
Monday: MPA 9-5; evening off
Tuesday: MPA 830-5-ish; LLB 5-10; night training 1130pm - 130a
Wednesday: MPA 830-430; LLB 5-8
Thursday: MPA 830-5-ish; LLB 6-12
Friday: MPA 830-5-ish; LLB 6-12
Saturday: LLB 130-10
Sunday: OFF (Dark Place Party)
Monday: Labor Day - Off (Boston fun??)
Josh and I snuggled on the soul-sucking couch last night, ate a yummy dinner he cooked, and then watched The Long Ships - a 1963 "Viking" movie with Richard Widmark as a norse adventurer and Sidney Poitier (in what seems to be James Brown's hair) as a Moorish prince. It was, of course, awful, but also quite good (or at least interesting) in certain places -- most notably in how the Moorish prince was the villain but yet did not seem to be "evil" in the way that I expected ... just driven and ultimately killed by his own obsession with The Mother of Voices.
Our house is still full of Pennsic mess ... its everywhere I look ... in the foyer, in the dining room, in the kitchen, in our bedroom, in the computer/sewing room ... just heaped up piles of things that need to be unpacked and washed and put away somewhere. I just hope the piles of crap aren't driving MJ too crazy...
Since Sunday, I've been having dreams every night about Josh and I having to pack up and evacuate the house on short notice ... no doubt a direct result of the conversation we had Sunday night on what we would take with us if forced to flee our home like the folks on the Gulf Coast did. For him, its a pretty short list ... a few (real, metal) swords, his Scrolls, his belt, spurs, and chain, one photo album, the computer, and some books. Everything else is replaceable (costly, in some cases, but not one of a kind in any way). My list is more difficult. If I had to flee at a true moments notice, the list is very short and easily gathered: photo albums, a jewelry box, scrolls, three art prints, a Raggedy Ann doll, a music box, and a candy jar. What makes the conversation is more difficult is the idea that you have 12 or 24 hours notice, and the van and a car -- we have lots of furniture in the house which, although not valuable in the strict monetary sense, belonged to my grandparents or great-grandparents, and which I would be pained to lose. Some of it is easily transportable, but the pieces that hold the greatest 'memory' value for me are too large to move easily (the marble topped sideboard, the 10-piece dining room set). We could do it, but.... Anyway, it led to an interesting conversation about what we value, and why we value it. I am, however, pleased that we don't live in a flood zone. It did reinforce, however, how much I fear a fire in that house.... So, given 12-24 hours and your current vehicle, what do you take with you? You have one trip, no more.
Nothing else much to report. I look forward to a day when work doesn't eat up all my time and I can find fun stuff for you on the internet again.
As noted above, we are planning on going down to the party at Clark & Lisa's on the 4th, then staying over and trying to find something fun to do in Boston on the 5th. Anyone have any ideas what that "something fun" might be? (We're also planning on going to Coronation and, I guess, *sigh* Crown.)
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Date: 2005-08-30 03:46 pm (UTC)I'd load up all my pets, their necessities and about 2 weeks worth of pet food (that's a lot of hay & grain, lemme tell you). Both computers. My photo albums. The filing cabinet full of mundane paperwork. Any prescription medications. Food and water for us humans. extra clothes, blankets and towels.
I can load all of that up in about 2 hours. If I had 12 to 24 hours, I still don't think I'd bring much more than that, but I would spend the time securing as much as possible. I'd pack garb into plastic tubs taped shut and move it into the attic/hayloft. I'd snap detailed digital pictures of my bookshelves so I could create a catalog of what I had in case I had to replace it. I'd snap pictures of my scrolls so I could remember them, but I wouldn't waste space I could use for food/necessities by bringing them. I like my scrolls, but I'm not emotionally attached to them. Same with my medallions or coronet.
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Date: 2005-08-30 06:51 pm (UTC)Its an interesting point. I'm not really emotionally attached to my scrolls either. But in the whole sphere of replaceable/not replaceable I think they're closer to not than otherwise.
Also, if we ever need to evacuate, I want to live close to you. Your list is very practical. Mine is all emotional stuff. (Plus we never really have any extra food or water in the house...)
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Date: 2005-08-30 07:21 pm (UTC)