I am still trying to get my computer all set up for me to work on from anywhere I can get internet access. This is not an easy task but the pay off is potentially huge. It means I can work from home, from the library, from a cafe, and not from a gray, lonely cubicle that is a 1 hour commute from my house. Apple 47 was eaten during a particularly frustrating part of my day yesterday and apple 48 was eaten as I watched a glimmer of hope appear before me in the form of my development environment launching and running on my Mac. Phew! Now I’m just trying to get working VPN access to our network so I can check things in and out of the server. I’m so close I can taste it.
Wow, two more days of work, then a weekend of packing and Valentine’s-ing. I’m starting to see through the clouds and can begin to imagine my fun little road trip to Portland on Monday. I must bug Tom to get his plane ticket. I know once I’m up there I’m going to miss him madly. I don’t want to go longer than a week without seeing him up there with me.
I’ve begun putting things in boxes, organizing, and setting things aside for Goodwill. Feels good to be cleaning stuff out, and I think I’ve been diligent for the past few months in trying to get rid of stuff, but now that the time is quickly approaching, I wish I had gotten rid of stuff more aggressively. Though we will have a bigger place, we’ve also gotten so good at maximizing the space we have now, so I bet our new house won’t feel as open and roomy as we think it’s going to.
I’ve let go of trying to make art right now. I will probably bring a sketchbook with me next week, and all my art supplies are going up in my car with me, but I’m ok with taking a break a little longer. It was really bothering me for a while, but now I know I just need to focus on moving. I’ll have a different perspective once I’m up in Portland next week. I may find I have tons of time on my hands and will want to do some drawings. Right now I seem to be filling up every moment with some sort of preparation, even if that means sitting and spacing out. My brain certainly has needed a rest.