Events

Look who's come to visit:

I went to the DMV both yesterday and today because yesterday I didn't have the exact documentation required to update the address on my REAL ID driver's license. Well, ha ha ha, today I also didn't have the exact documentation required. Because it turns out, even though "official mail from a state agency" is one of the acceptable forms, wouldn't you know that if it's from one specific part of the state government, it isn't acceptable? You'd think they would call that out.

Today I have to go to the DMV, the bank, and the barber, plus handle a few dozen other small tasks. Cassie will also get plenty of walkies as befits her caninity. This is our weather today:

I no longer own a house. This state of affairs will continue for quite a while. Since September 1998 I have owned property continuously except for 4 days in 2000 and 3 days in 2018. The flipside of this is that I no longer have a mortgage. No property, no debt; what will that do to my FICO score? I'll have to wait until mid-June to find out.

I forgot to mention, I broke down and bought a NetGear Nighthawk RS700s yesterday. Whoo boy:

With all of the move finally completed, including all the unpacking and all the little things you need to do in a vacant house before closing, I'm OK with where I wound up. The apartment is temporary, though that could wind up being a couple of years, during which time I will have to maintain more than one storage locker full of my stuff. I may miss the movie collection the most. (I can always go to the storage facility and grab a movie if I need to. The boxes are pretty well labeled.)

As of 4:30 pm, I'm completely moved in to my new place, and Cassie has gotten almost 2 hours of walkies today because of it. We had crystal-clear but cool weather all day, perfect for lots of walks.

The first bit of news I got on social media this morning was that David Walter, one of my high school music teachers died last week at the age of 89. He was without doubt the most influential teacher in my life. I last saw him at my other high school music teacher's retirement party a few years ago. Between him and Judy Moe, I learned more music performance technique and theory in high school than most music majors learn before their first year of graduate school. I am glad I got to see him recently. He...

My headline yesterday was overly-optimistic. My car has in fact three more boxes in it, two for my new place and one for storage, plus a ginormous cooler that a friend sent to me with her kids and loaded with hard-to-find beers. That was years ago, however, and I have not found a subsequent need for such a large and heavily-armored cooler, so into storage it goes. Also, since I still own the place and it's cheaper to charge the car there than at my new place, I'm leaving it there for a few hours.

That's right: I have one load to take to storage and one load to take home, and then I will be completely moved in. Only one task remains: mounting my TV on the wall. That should happen Monday.