Big updates

Just to keep everyone in the know, my condo officially went under contract yesterday. The buyer has 10 days to get an inspection so give me until next Monday to really breathe a sigh of reflief. If all goes well, I will need to be out by June 29 and I will take my suitcase and 2 cats and move into Jennifer Levison's spare room. I am giving her my office furniture and she is buying a bed. I am not sure how my little ones will react to Sophia, Jen's cat or how Jonah (Jennifer's son) will take all of this, but I am excited by the central location. So, I will pack and store all of my stuff in one of those portable shippers and it will be waiting for me in Sacramento.

After speaking with Kate yesterday, she convined me to have one last friend packing adventure. So, as soon as I pick a date, get ready for a call or email requesting your presence in the Move Party of the Century. Because I am moving across country and have to unload, there's a good chance that I will be getting rid of things on the spot. And it's a good workout -- and I will provide some yummy food. And there's all that liquor that I will not be carting to CA...

Um, please help.

Okay, I also have news from the rental in Davis front. The cute little cottage place woman finally called me back. There will be some major renovation in there -- including new carpeting and painting, so she's not able to take photos. They guy who current lives in there really destroyed the place, so she just wanted to warm me.

Our of the blue, I got a message forwarded by the Program Administrator for the department. One of the outgoing MFA students, Emily Davis is leaving in mid-July and is subletting her place which is RIGHT DOWN THE STREET from the cute cottage apartment. She describes it as a cave, which scares me a bit. Jen Denning and I lived in a cave in Decatur years ago, but at least the living room area had a bit of natural light. I am checking the natural light situration and will call into action one of the Davis friends to take a peek at both these places.

On the new and exciting front, I decided to do those Crest Whitestrips to whiten the choppers and as you can see below I did pretty well on my citizenship test.

This evening after Souper Jenny I will be heading over to The Earl with Angela, Chris, Erin and Steve to taste what one writer from the Wall Street Journal reported is one of the best burgers in the country. Afterwards Angela, Chris and I will head to see Francine Reed at Blind Wille's. If any of you locals wanna join us, come on in!