Spacegoat’s Portal

I am so tired!  I got the keys to my new digs on Wednesday and I’ve been moving in since.  On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday I moved my kitchen and Audio/Video equipment.    I worked Wednesday and Thursday, but each evening, I moved two car loads.  I had the day off on Friday.  I spent the morning setting up my home theater equipment. Then brother came to the rescue on Friday afternoon and helped me do the majority of the cleaning.  We did the BIG MOVE on Saturday. Eric also helped unload.  Thanks for the help guys.  The move itself went on between 8 and 2.  Then brother came back to the old place with me to help clean some more.

We parted ways at 6 and I came back to my box-filled new home.  My first domestic task was to get the shower curtain hung so I could take a nice hot shower, and then getting the bed made up so I could get rest.  I manged to unwind for a couple hours and then started the task of unpacking.  I did manage to get a few hours of sleep but I’ve been up and unpacking since 3:00am.  And I’m finished!  Mostly anyway.  I still need to set up my PC and Mac but I’m going to try to hold off on that until I can get permanent furniture.  It turned out great.  It was really challenging to downsize and then try to fit everything I still own in a space 250 square feet smaller, but it’s done and I think it looks great.  It will look even better once I get all my pictures hung.

I wish I was done but I still need to finish cleaning the old place.  I’m almost there.  The bathroom and sink needs a good scrubbing and then I need to clean out the closets and get all my leftovers (cleaning supplies and tools) out of there.  I’m thinking it will be about 2 hours of good hard work.  I’m debating whether I should do it today or tomorrow.  It would be a huge relief to get it out of the way so I can have a full day of rest tomorrow.  But I need a whole day of rest today damnit!  I’ll mull that dilemma over later.

For now I should get to the business at hand.  Today I weighed in at 237.6lbs for a loss of 2.2lbs this week for a total of 127.4lbs.  Not bad but I’m a little disappointed frankly.  After the fours days of back breaking, shin scratching, knee bruising hell,  I would expect to have a better than average weigh-in.  With my internet interruption and constant work I haven’t tracked my food since Thursday.  I did pretty well I think. I’ve been living off of Subway and Clif bars mostly.  Kenny and I did get pizza on Friday night.  That was a treat, and I’m pretty sure I stayed on plan Friday too.  That’s enough complaining though. 2.2lbs is still good.

I still owe you pictures, but I need to dig the camera out of the computer box.  I’ll get to it soon but I don’t want to open that box of worms just yet.  Well, time to get on with my day, however it turns out.  It does seem that there’s something special about today… that’s right! It’s my birthday!  And you thought I forgot.  So I guess I’ll go eat some cake.

Today I weighed in at 239.8lbs.  That’s a loss of 1.8lbs this week for a total 125.2lbs lost.  So there’s another 25lbs and I owe you another set of photos.  Unfortunately, my camera is sealed in a moving box somewhere so I won’t have anything for you this weekend.  Disappointing I know, but I will take them next week from my new apartment.

My move is getting real close.  I get my keys on Wednesday so this is my last weekend in Eagan.  I’m packing up all the stuff that I actually use this weekend.  I packed up the bathroom and all my clothes yesterday.  Today I’m going to pack up the kitchen. I plan to start packing my electronics and computer Tuesday night.  I’ll start moving in Wdnesday after work.  I plan to move the kitchen and electronics over the week and get everything set up before I move everything else next saturday.  There’s the plan.  It’s going to be a busy week!

Well daylight is wasting.  I better got get that kitchen tore down.  Have a good week.  I’ll be back next Sunday to let you know how it all went.

Good morning.  Today I weighed in at 241.6 lbs for a loss of 2.4 lbs last week and a total of 123.4 lbs.  w00t!  That puts me 1.6 lbs away from my 125 lb milestone at 240.  That’s a picture taking milestone.  I think that you will see a significant visual difference from my 265 lb pictures.  I’m wearing a size 40 now ,  I had to get another new belt, yesterday I bought an XL shirt and it fits.  On Thursday I wore my light jacket to work for the first time of the season, and I was swimming in it!  So, yeah I’m looking good, feeling good, life is good.

Moving day is now less than 2 weeks away.  I have one weekend left after today to get packed and organized.  I’m going to try to have everything packed by Sunday.  I get the keys to the Apartment on the following Wednesday.  I think what I will do is move my kitchen over in my car on Wednesday and Thursday evening after work, and then on I Friday I am going to move my PC and home entertainment electronics.  I’ll get my kitchen and home entertainment system all set up before I move the rest of the stuff in on Saturday.  I think that will work out nicely.

Finally I want to give a shout out to Kim who is celebrating her $)th birthday today.  Happy birthday Kim! I hope John does something nice for ya.  Maybe he can smoke you a cake or something.  *mmm…. smoked cake*