much ~ma to your sister and baby, Cashmere.

Re: J. Renner- when I clicked on ita's post I expected it to be about Elijah Wood, because Dana still equals Elijah Wood to me.

Re; Packing- this is pretty much why I don't want to buy a house.

(Don't get me wrong, Perkins, packing is clearly The Worst. But new places are the best!)

Hey, sumi, did you send msbelle the book yet? I can do it today if I get to the PO by 2.

Oh, and ION, I think I just found an awesome job to apply to, but now I'm scared. I wasn't really going to be looking just yet.

It's a lovely warm sorta-sunny day. Feels like spring. Got the windows open. Cats are happy.

Dude down the street is wielding power tools, as he must. I'm surprised his trees have any limbs left. The person who owns the property across from me seems determined to cut down all the trees.

Packing IS AWESOME.

Perkins, post when you get back and we will do pack and post. To take over, throwing clothes in a suitcase or duffle is an easy way to get whole drawers over.

You might also want to grab a thing of soap and a roll of paper towels and a hand towel or two. Always good to have in a new place before everything else.

Oh I wish I was nearby, a moving day would totally pick me up today.

Let's definitely plan on Monday, then.

Bah, must get moving. The beasts woke me up at 6AM--don't they know it's Saturday. But I have walked & fed them and had breakfast and tea.

Today I'm going to spend time with my folks, explain that we're hiring new help for them who will start this week, suffer through an hour-long argument which will be repetitive and painful, and then go have drinks with a friend to de-stress from dealing with my mother. Joy.

Steph, I hate asking an editing question, but I'm asking an editing question...

I was part of a 7-member group.

I want to correct to: I was part of a seven member group.

Still, I think it's awkward and would write in my own words: I was part of group consisting of seven members: (listing the members).

Allyson, I'm sorry I didn't answer this last night -- we left for the movies right after my last post.

Anyway, I don't think "I was part of a seven-member group" is awkward, but if you want to re-word it to list the members, then the way you re-worded it is fine.

I would fly out and pack for you, Perkins, if I had someone to take care of the kids. I am so good at packing! Especially for other people. Maybe msbelle and I should go into business together. I can run the East Coast office.

Wow, I think we may have actually figured out where we're going to put the crib! Amazing. Of course, it involves moving two full bookshelves upstairs and buying M a new dresser, but at least he needed a new one anyway.

Whoa, Kate, I just had a memory: remember the last time I was determined to get a car? I was up visiting you in Northampton. (Not the last time, three years ago, but before that...I don't remember the year. Do you know when it was? I can't place it.) I made you watch the first two seasons of SPN and you made me watch a bunch of SGA, and was that when your roommate had the prairie dog? Now I'm all confused.

I do remember that! It was Labor Day weekend of... 2006, maybe? I think that was the height of my SGA obsession. If it had been 2007, we would have spent the whole time watching bandom videos.

It does sound like your NYU neuro has a really good handle on all this, and if he thinks you're OK to drive, that sounds like as good a confirmation as you're going to get.

You might also want to grab a thing of soap and a roll of paper towels and a hand towel or two. Always good to have in a new place before everything else.

I did this one already! Does that mean I don't have to do anything else?