I haven’t written much about life, games, and everything else these last few days because I’ve been moving. To be more specific, I moved into a new apartment on Saturday. Actually, between all the boxing, unboxing, cleaning, and commitments, I’d say the whole thing lasted about 3 full days. But now, the hardest part is over and its back to blogging for me. (Major props to my brother for driving up from Santa Cruz to help me lift heavy furniture into the U-Haul.)
Migrating from duplex, the smaller living quarters will take some adjusting to. I already miss the convenience of a garage, personal bathroom, washing machine, and dryer. But the silver lining is I’m being forced to throw away some things.
I have terrible pack rat tendencies which I believe originate from years of hearing from my parents that all things no matter how insignificant have their use in the universe. You may not see it now; but when the right time coms along, you’ll be glad you kept all that junk. While I still believe that’s true, my new philosophy is: “If I need something, I can always buy a new one.” Also, watching the George Clooney flick Up in the Air has convinced me that there is freedom in owning as few possessions as possible. Yes, my life is guided by lessons from Hollywood.
In the almost four years I’ve been up in the Bay Area, I’ve amassed a lot of stuff. I can hardly believe back in 2007, my belongings all fit inside a sedan. Now, I could barely fit them inside a U-Haul.
The feeling of dropping old baggage is very refreshing. It also helps you reminisce about funny events from your past. When I was cleaning, I found a box of my law school acceptance letters from 2007. If I had decided to go, my life would be very different now. I also found a bunch of envelopes filled with photos from Yearbook class in high school. Talk about old-school.
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