Eseme's Den

Trust me, it is very exciting when the front passenger side wheel flies off your car while you are driving it.

Thankfully, at about 15 miles an hour you don't skid too far, and I was lucky that the wheel, while going quite some distance, did not hit anything.

Thankfully, I am fine. My car, on the other hand, is not.

My beloved PT Cruiser is in the shop, and I am stuck with a rental (I am not a fan of the Ford Fiesta).

So my free time has been spent on things other than LJ. Again.

I'll catch up sometime this year! Anyway, I hope all is well for everyone else.

I had all these great plans, to post about the jam I made yesterday, with photos. Sadly, that's going to have to wait 'til I'm feeling better.

I went home sick this afternoon, and my car is, yet AGAIN, acting up. This time my fog lights won't turn off (unless I park it with the left-turn signal on). They think they need to replace the stick that controls my lights. This would be the fifth separate car problem I have had in the last four months. It's insane.

So, jam soon, when I'm feeling more optimistic and excited.

So Mr. Car Repair Guy, you're saying you need to replace the entire steering rack?

Great!

And this should be covered by my warranty?

Fabulous!








Argh!!!!!

I was in Rochester on Sunday. Just Sunday, and the day was very full. But oh, it was great!

I had brunch in Ithaca with lissa_dora, which was yummy and included fun conversation. That really kept up all day, and I really loved that because I don't get to just talk to people as much as I would like (what with not having close friends in town).

Then we arrived in Rochester, and after a lightning fast trip to the mall (she shops like a guy and has mall geography- it was a thing of pure precision), we got to visit moriden. I've really missed my panther, and this made me very happy.

Then we drove to jilliko and netbard's house. Changeling! I have not LARPed since May, and the opportunity to do so was just what I needed. I took my concept from another Changeling: The Lost and had the fun of dumping a bunch of XP on her. And LARPing in a non-college setting was so much nicer- we could eat, drink, and be merry with much more ease. And what food! Oh it was great.

Sadly, I began to get something like a migraine in the middle of game. I didn't feel too bad, and certainly didn't want to miss any game. By the time we left though, I had a problem. I'd eaten a bunch of rich food (I love good food) and had a headache that included some sensitivity to light and sound and a bit of nausea. And that was before I got in a car. I get motion sickness in anything that moves, save a train. I have some medication that helps, and some extremely effective wristband things (which I wore on a bus ride earlier in the week and was fine).

But, well... the motion of the car just did me in. *sigh* I feel very guilty about that, especially as I got a brief glimpse of where I was and it seemed to be Twelve Corners. I spent most of the ride with my eyes closed. It was the most discomfort I've ever experienced over such a long period of time while traveling.

But the day I had was well worth it. Just wonderful on so many levels.

And today! I ended up staying the night at lissa_dora's since what should have been a two hour drive turned into three and a half. And after work today...

My art is here!

I ordered prints from haikujaguar and they arrived! I first asked for Forgotten Garden, which is lovely and ethereal. I also got a few mini-prints off her brand new printer which produces vivid colors. And there was a sketch! One that I will have to find online to figure out which sketch I ended up with a print of (there are MANY on her site). It's an elf, in a library!

So Much Goodness!

Current move schedule:

Last week:

Pack up books (I got most of them, but not a few hardcovers, my craft books, mystical stuff, and school related books)
Pack up clothes (got about half done)

Monday (today):
Pack remaining books (failed, there is or was stuff in front of the shelves)
Pack remaining clothing (all done)
Start packing crafts (I have started, probably two thirds done)
Start moving furniture (I took over a chair and some small folding things)

Tuesday
2-5 work for Library Student Journal
Finish packing crafts
Pack remaining books
Move more furniture (possibly bookshelves)
Pack up linens

Wednesday:
Pack up most of the kitchen
Pack up candles and knick-knacks
Take over camping gear
Move some small tables
Move papasan chair (lash it to roof of car with 50 feet of rope)

Thursday:
2-5 work on Library Student Journal
Pack up the bathroom
Clean and pack up Hamster stuff
Pack up shoes
Pack up box with summer reading books, writing stuff
Pack up important documents

Friday:
Everything must go!
Take apart and move bed
Pack up computer and move desk
Take over remaining furniture - card tables, chairs, foot locker
Pack up any remaining stuff- boxes of con things, Legos, assorted stuff

Saturday:
Load up Ruby with stuff in the AM
Vacuum in the AM
Clean kitchen and bath
Pack up cleaning supplies and things for hanging pictures, also tools
Landlord arrives for walkthrough around 4:00 PM
Gas meter is read sometime before 5:00 PM
Electric should go off around 8:00 PM
After Landlord is does walkthrough, leave for Rochester

Sunday:
Drive from Rochester to Amherst
Pick up box from btoblake if there is room

Monday:
Drive to Maine

Tuesday:
8:00 AM interview

Stuff to fit in Ruby:
My computer (and printer if possible)
Summer clothes and work clothes
Kitchen perishables (take to Panther if possible)
Box of books for summer reading
Library science books
Boxes of childhood
Bears
Some office decoration stuff
Writing folders and notebooks
Important documents in hanging files (esp Soc. Sec. Card)
Sleeping bag and mat (maybe)
Toiletries bag
Raincoat
Summer shoes
Gaming bag