Something about Nothing

It has been awhile since an update. I have not noticed any new or note worthy cultural idiosyncrasies of these Western folk (oops - I am starting to talk like them!). I have noticed a large minority of downtown businessmen, in nicely tailored suits, sporting 10 gallon hats and cowboy boots.

How do you think I would look with the extra 2 inch heels and an extra couple inches on top of my head? I figure that would make me a total of about 6'8". Rachel would come up to my knees. Freak show I fear.

Anyway, we got back from Ouray (5 hours up into the mountains) on Saturday night and began our unpacking in earnest Sunday. First we went shopping for 5 hours for curtains, new kitchen gear, etc. until we were ready to pass out. We had just enough energy to drag our new boxes into the apartment.

I realized at that moment we were going in the wrong direction if our goal was to reduce the towers of boxes. What is the opposite of momentum? Negative velocity multiplied by mass (our boxes) = negative momentum?


Well we turned that around by Monday or Tuesday and unpacked quite a few boxes. Of course since I created a very detailed content database for the boxes I packed (about half of the 200) and we have lots of storage space such that I don't really need to unpack many of the boxes. I have categorized the boxes into:

1. will need the crap right way - unpack first
   
2. will need the crap eventually - unpack later
3. will never need the crap but would never throw it away - store in a dark place.
   

I figure as long as I can use my database to get my hands on any object I potentially might need in the distant future (i.e. more than a week from now) that I can just stick them in the back of a closet or a laundry room cabinet until then. So technically we were at least 50% done with unpacking before we even started!

The only other great news is that I was able to sneak an hour or so into the work day setting up the cable TV and the 7 speaker surround sound system I brought from New York. Rachel hates the thing but seems happy to be able to listen to some music while doing some of the heaviest lifting.

I needed it set up for today, the first day of the Masters golf tournament. I predict even lower efficiency levels in my unpacking efforts for the next four days. I think I need to move more boxes into categories 2 and 3. (see above)

Well take care. Will update you later.

Jon