Blowing out the brain lint

This has been an amazingly unproductive weekend, in every possible way. It must therefore be the last unproductive weekend, as I think I may move the first Monday in October, rather than a week later. I think I'm ready to be done with the whole packing thing.

Unpacking, on the other hand, I expect to take a very long time, as I figure out where to put things. Does anyone have any recommendations for sturdy, attractive wire shelving for me to use in the basement? I'm not interested in something that has to be bolted to the floor or wall; this is to store the small Christmas tree, assorted seasonal decorations, extra supplies and the like.

The sound card on the 'puter up and died. Until after closing, I'm trying not to incur any out of the ordinary expenses, so I've hooked the laptop up to the 'net and the external speakers. The only issue I have is that I keep creating things like "fragile" labels on the laptop and trying to print them. It is a wireless printer, but I didn't set it up that way, as it is attached to the desktop. Ay. The one advantage to the current mish-mash is being able to finally listen to Third Day's Move CD on REAL speakers.

It is only sixty-one degrees out; the highs this week are only in the low seventies, with FIFTIES for overnight lows. Woot! My favorite kind of weather. Windows are open, breezes are blowing. I think risotto is on the menu for dinner, if I finish this post quick and start the whole process. It figures that the weather changes and I want warm comfort food just about the time I start packing (ok, let's be honest here - think about packing) the casserole dishes.

I made the mistake of watching part of Oprah today. She called a neti pot a "nose bidet". My poor brain is scarred for life. Yours too, now.

Since today was a holiday, I get to work "normal" hours the rest of the week instead of working four tens. Yay, me! If I get on the ball, I can have loads ready to take to Goodwill after work this week. Why, yes, that would have been what I intended to do this past Friday.

There are two Starbucks less than ten minutes from the new place. This is a good thing, as the move of my internet service needs to be handled through our Residence Life unit at work (we get cheap internet through work via payroll deduction - it's mostly wonderful). They can't won't give you a choice of appointment times. I think Time Warner fills in blanks in their techs' schedules with MU employee visits. The one thing making me sweat about this move is the week I'll be without internet access. Stupid, when I can get on via my phone. It's not like I'll have a lot of surfing time...

Recommendations on internet-ready televisions in the 32 - 36" range? I don't care about HD, though I think for internet-ready it may be standard. It will be used mostly for Netflix streaming, a bit of local and network television, but most likely will not be hooked up to cable. Not in a great hurry on this, but if I can take advantage of the pre-Christmas sales, I'd like to do so.

The biggest piece of brain lint is still stuck inside. Not a lot I can do about it except see how things play out. Frankly, I'm tired of waiting for things. Not for things, exactly, but waiting on events/decisions/stuff over which I have no influence. I trust God will work things out the way He wants them to work, and I will certainly follow His lead. Not doing so in the past made it clear that things go so much better when you don't fight it. But this may end up being something I really don't want. Passing the test with willingness to walk away from this condo deal has apparently only led to bigger tests in more important areas. Sigh.

Time to make the risotto. Honestly, I'm not sure why the chefs on Hell's Kitchen have such issues getting it right, as it isn't rocket science. Then again, I don't have Gordon Ramsay standing in my kitchen yelling at me to get it done.