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Feeling a bit discombobulated as well as a bit antsy. Just did some random roaming around to get out of the hotel room. Met up with Mike, Chuck and Justin for dinner.
And that's about it.

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Today consisted of trying to get a kerfluffle with our vehicle sorted out and some last minute errands related to the the final move.

The house is pretty much finished, other than getting the washer, dryer and stove out. I also need to mop the kitchen and dining room, but that's it.

Ready to enjoy our last weekend in Japan.

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One week until we fly. Technically, a week and a day,but I'm counting departure as 0, not 1.

The house is packed up. It was completely amazing to see. The crew started at 8m with five guys and a girl. By late afternoon, we had 10 guys and 1 girl and they were tearing it up.

I have plenty of pictures, but need to wait until I have dedicated high-speed access to upload them. You would not believe all the boxes!

Tomorrow, I need to dust, sweep, and wax the floors. Our final out is on the 19th.

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Packout has been moved! Did I mention that? It doesn't feel like much of reprieve,though. Apparently they were swamped. We found a note on the door of the house marked "URGENT." We've had some issues at work and my first thought was "Oh,crap, they didn't approve the direct invoicing for the movers. We're screwed."

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The moving company had to reschedule us at the last minute. So instead of being packed out tomorrow (1/14) we'll be packed out on Thursday, 1/15. This doesn't affect our departure date, though, so we still fly on 1/23.

Full day, but the house is orderly, albeit barren-looking - curtains down, rugs up, pictures off the wall, cupboards empty. Crocker came and got the fridge, now we're just waiting on Kitty to get the bar and another person to pick up the washer, dryer and stove.

We're not officially living out of a hotel room, even though we checked in tonight - we are in and out of the house until the final out on 1/19.

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10 Days. Not sure if I'll be able to get pictures up regularly, as my internet is being shut off today. I think that is probably the most distressing part of the move!

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We are officially two weeks from departure.

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One week left until our packout!

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There is nothing like moving house to bring out the utter nastiness in a relationship. A wise friend once remarked that we often treat strangers and mere acquaintances better than we do loved ones, because implicit in close relationships is a sense of entitlement.

We're having some issues with ID cards at work, so we can't get on base, we can't drive because our licenses have expired and we have been stuck in the house for five days. We have been cleaning and doing prep-work but our nerves are frayed (one individual more so than the other - can you guess who?). Here we revisit the age old battle of "Can't Find It":

"Jodi, what did you do with [my Oakley] sunglass..." (in the foyer)
"I didn't do anything with them!" (growling from upstairs)
"Well, where did they go then!" (exasperated but civil)
"Well, they didn't just fucking evaporate!" (nasty sotto voce, slamming of laundry baskets, boxes of shoes, etc)

Turns out I thought the bagged sunglasses were MY Oakleys and I packed them up.

I'm sorry, Chris.

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Resolutions

My coolest resolution is to read all the Hugo Award Winners.
I've got the list posted over at Canary's Tusks.

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Beer Reviews

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