Getting Ready

So I am supposed to be getting stuff ready for the yard sale, but instead I'm watching Star Trek movies, playing with the old Palm Pilot I just found, and eating onion rings and whoppers. As procrastination goes, it couldn't get much better. We are in no way ready for this yard sale, but SOMEBODY (not naming names) thought it would be better to have it THIS Sat. Oh well. We can have another if we have to. Everything seems to e coming together. We have most of our luggage, we found me shoes for a year (no small task), and all our papers seem to be in order. I have been really nervous about the move, but i have hit a pretty calm point as I realize that whatever happens, if I have my mind right, it will be all good. Or, in the words of Capt. Picard, "Cherish every moment, because it will never come again." I think I may be the first person ever to quote Generations. Sigh.

I am not sure how often this will be updated, as the great chinese firewall puts the ixnay on ooglegay apps. Not that it would shock any of you since this is not updated very often at all. I'm looking into updates via email, or maybe just starting a new blog. The only reason I have kept this one is just for a sense of continuity. If anyone has any suggestions let me know.

My last day at Starbucks was this week. It was a little tough to be leaving and I still don't think I completely believe it or have processed it. I can't even believe that it's only 2 weeks until we leave. Yikes. I am hoping to get out and see people and not just spend my time obsessing over what is not or not going with me. Right now I'm trying to catch up on my reading to do list and rereading books I particularly want (i.e. Sterling since he is not so available on da Kindle). I'm having a hard time getting connected with my Kindle, it just doesn't seem like reading a book. Emily loves hers and I am sure I will get used to it. The limited availability of english material in china and the difficulty in procuring enough to feed my voracious appetite makes Kindle the only sane option.

I finished my electronic music class this summer and recorded a nice little ditty that I like pretty well. The teachers were very nice about me going to China and encouraged me to come back. It's funny but these recording engineering classes are really the first time I've ever LIKED school. The people are all kind of into the same stuff I am, and we all can get along and appreciate each other, even if some of our ideas are kind of weird. I am taking along a little digital studio to china so I can have something to record on. Maybe I will even get to record some cool Chinese bands. My email friend Luke in China has a band called Pumpkin that I cannot wait to hear.

My movie just finished and that means I have to do some more work, or at least shift the piles around so emily will think I was being productive (until she reads this of course). That's it for now. I will try to find out what communication format I will be using to blog from China with in the next few days and put it up on here. We don't leave Greensboro until the 26th, so I have some time.
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