random ramblings of a crazed nerd

Well its a new day, freshly have internet at the apartment now, cable TV too - but its been quite a ride! Major thanks to my friends who have helped me thru this move and donated things to the house to get it rolling! But with the help and donations I have a good setup now, still not 100% where I’d like it, but well enough to let the budget relax a bit and catch up

But it is nice to have a more complete link to my servers, and 4 days off to work on things and organize a bit more - today I think is the food run here in a bit, I need to fill my fridge and pantry (aka the cabinets near the stove and I need to get a chair for the office as I am currently on a couch I pulled up to the desk it works, but not what I had planned at all.

Anywhoo - again thanks to all for their prayers and support, house warming coming soon - just busy busy - and too much on my brain, so off I go to hit the shower, then start working on my network to get it all how I’d like it. Have a WONDERFUL Friday, and a great long weekend.

So…. I am here at the apartment alive and well - still no Internet (Thursday!) but it’s all comming along.

Thursday sets a lot of things in motion, groceries, inet, furniture, etc. It will wrap up a big chunk of the move!

Anywhoo - I wish the iPhone had a dockable keyboard as this post took far too long for a quick post more complete update soon!

So…. I am here - no Internet (well via phone) but it’s all good.

More in the AM

So today marks the offical “move in date” of my apartment. It won’t be 100% live until I get entirely moved in over the next week and services come on line (cable/security/internet/phone/etc) but this is a big step into a new chapter of things.

A few friends asked me “are you going to sleep tonight?” and honestly I thought I wouldn’t - but I got home after hanging out with Scott @ Denny’s and I crashed out, just woke up  a bit ago as I had the home phone in my room and my sister called - so I got some sleep, and here I am once again working on prepping some things to make the move.

For starters I am taking my bed, couch, supplies, going to probably hit Costco or Target later to get the big stuff (supplies like TP) but no use in moving some stuff in, until I can get internet/alarm system - so I’ll still be here at home in the afternoons - I considered getting a internet card from Verizon, but I’d just end up returning it, and internet is getting in quick (Thursday) so I figured, just wait it out.

I am going to try and take off work a half day Thursday and All day Friday this next week so I can schedule appointments in those time frames for installs, Cable is already setup, which means Wed. I’ll bring the TV over, but hopefully work will work with me, and I can get the remainder of things setup for Thursday/Friday afternoon.

Anywhoo - AGAIN many thanks to all of you who have kept me lifted up in your prayers, I appreciate it - Your all invited to the apartment warming here in a week or two - but for now I am going to get back to it, and get some more things sorted and ready to go! Have a WONDERFUL Saturday, pictures will be on Flickr soon.

So this weekend is more weekendy than most - or something. I just got the call (okay about an hour ago) that my apartment is a go, and that tomorrow @ 11am, I will meet, give a check for the pro-rated month, (going to pay next month too) and I am 100% live! I’ll get keys, I’ll get going, it’s gonna be great!

But there it is! I am sure I’d have more, but sadly I don’t at the moment, just busy getting boxes together, calls to get things installed, good stuff! More soon! Thanks for all the prayers!

Well I got home to a pile of pans, assorted foods, silverware, some bowls & glasses, etc. etc. my mom is gifting me I think about 2/3 of her kitchen lol - I love my parents, they too are excited about this move, and folks keep asking me “Are You Excited!!!???” the answer, I am patiently waiting. (Yes!)

So many crossroads in life, I think we rush into things, we don’t take that bit to stop, park the car and just go “WOW” we really do breeze by in hopes that the quick drive will get us to bigger and better things quicker, that somehow we control the overall pace of our lives - but as I found in this video [linkage] via TED (which I found on one my RSS feeds today) slowness is good - so I am trying to enjoy this experience, one day at a time, as I have been making an effort to for years now.

I have done the house thing before, heck had me a 3 bedroom 1 bath, for a year or two, then picked up a roommate (lil sis) then folks all moved back in, and some things changed, some things didn’t, but this past few years living at home with parents has been pretty nice, maybe not what every 20 something thinks to themselves in the morning “I can’t wait to see if Dad’s hogging the shower this morning….” but as my father noted to me in a discussion the other morning before I applied for the apartment, he said:

You’ve always watched out for us, but one way or another, God can take care of us, and you’ll continue to as well.

I of course cut out the stories he shared - but the jist of it, I guess I have been a help, and I guess that’s what God has been trying to show me these past few days as things started to line up with putting in the app, more and more people have offered to help move, offered supplies, furniture, time, etc. to help me get all moved in and sorted. I had honestly thought that I’d simply move lots of small things over in my car, then get Dan to help with the big stuff (aka he has a truck) - but more and more folks are offering me, at times the shirt off their back - and that’s just amazing to me.

So I am enjoying this journey once again into independence - asking questions on getting things taken care of, having great friends offering help without even having to ask, just being heaped on, that’s a blessing and a half - but as the video above notes, get in touch with your inner turtle, slow down. Enjoy moments like this in your own life, cherish and look forward to slowing down at the end of the day to just not think - and look around and say “WOW”

I could close with my ever classic “anywhoo” but I will say this to each of you out there who have offered help, prayers, time, advice, even just the simple “How is it going?” - thanks. I truly appreciate the outpouring over something as simple to most folks as an apartment, but to me a big step forward, and the good old fashioned “Change” so I look forward to seeing what this change brings. I’ll post more on the apartment when I hear it, but as I told my Dad and Dan, if I get it Praise the Lord if I don’t… Praise the Lord.

God is Good.