The army of packers arrived this morning. Elizabeth was relieved that they were all women, due to her firm belief that men do not know how to pack anything that is translucent and has no power cord or sharp edges. I was also relieved because there was little argument when I said I would pack my own collection of translucent, electric, and sharp tools.

Looking out at this field of cardboard boxes before me, I am convinced that Elizabeth has some kind of space folding ability or perhaps a shrink ray that she hasn’t told me about because I have no idea where all this stuff fit before.

Remember moving out of the dorms or your apartment that the end of college? You were glad to go, but sad to dismantle this place that held so many memories. This move is the same only incredibly more sad. And expensive. Which just makes it even more sad. And complicated. Which just makes it really even more sad.

However, I am told that due to the weather, I will frequently be wearing a hat, which is disturbing enough to take my mind off all the sadness.

When the going gets sad, the weird get distracted.

So there’s a deluxe leather chair next to a cold steel chair with a large spike sticking up from the seat. Who in their right mind would choose the second chair?

Buying property in New York takes three lawyers, car insurance is almost enough to buy a Segway, and state taxes just went up.

Looks like I won’t be sitting anytime soon.

Six days left. The final party is over, the Wild Turkey is gone, and the house is beginning to feel like a puppy staring at me as I get ready to leave for the day. Tomorrow is The Day of Logistics, scheduling services to be turned on and off, and checking with the mortgage people to make sure there will be no seizure-inducing surprises at the end.