Official announcements

[yagathai]

So, as I have hinted to some of you previously, I will alas not be attending Worldcon this year, much to my regret. There are a couple of reasons for my shameful absence, but the most relevant one is that...

... I will be moving the weekend of August 8th! If you can read this and you're local to Philly, I'd appreciate it if you could come down and help out that Saturday, starting at around 2PM. It should be a pretty quick and easy move, since my new place is literally the other side of the block from my old place -- the backyards touch each other.

A couple of you have volunteered either your vehicles or your spouse's vehicle (I'm looking at you, glamour_junkie and kemidra), so assuming those offers are firm, it should save me having to rent a truck to drive a couple of hundred feet, which just seems silly.

Things will be packed before you arrive and with any luck we should be able to wrap things up inside of an hour or two. I'll provide beverages and lunch as is customary, and a grand time will be had by all.

If you're in, please post here -- though I may or may not also be nagging you via email.

Comments

[kylecassidy.livejournal.com]

take my word for it, rent the truck, and hire philfo to supervise the move. he moved christy out in like... literally, an hour and a half. human chain. he treated this place like a ship in port.

[lawbabeak.livejournal.com]

Philfo is providing loads of emotional support over my way. Plus boxes. The man knows what he's doing.

[yagathai.livejournal.com]

Oh man. I need boxes like whoa.

[ckd]

I'm sorry you won't be at Worldcon; good luck with the move!

[hyperiate.livejournal.com]

Remember, when moving, that moving and packing are different things. One needs to be done in advance of the other. I've been in too many situations where I've helped someone move and they didn't grasp this concept. Cramming dirty laundry into a box isn't my idea of helping someone move.

I'll help if I'm around -- I have a couple of options for that weekend that might have me out of town.

By the way, is this the place you were thinking of buying? What happened with that?

[yagathai.livejournal.com]

Fell through. Condo association had some rules that I could not get behind. I was assured that they were strictly pro-forma and never actually enforced, but come on.

[hyperiate.livejournal.com]

The only rules I hate worse than bad rules are selectively enforced rules.

Of course, part of this comes from living in a world dominated by selectively enforced bad rules.

[yagathai.livejournal.com]

We all do.

[hyperiate.livejournal.com]

Also, whenever I hear some variation of "get behind" I think of this song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc8fXaTqmWE

Bonus points if you are familiar with the television show it was the opener for.

[lawbabeak.livejournal.com]

If you have more packing energy than stuff to pack, Yags, you can always wander over to my place and put things in boxes. ;)

[yagathai.livejournal.com]

If you need help, I can help!

[mandyly1977.livejournal.com]

Well miss you at worldcon. Maybe i should take this opportunity to do something truly crazy since nobody will be there to retell the tale.

Anyway, good luck with the move!

[regina-of-york.livejournal.com]

Do it!




(Ignore the fact that Fenryng will be taking notes while I take pictures as evidence. Lolz)

[dear-amaranth.livejournal.com]

We still have boxes you can use. They're all broken down, but we can give you a roll of packing tape and our blessings as well. :P

We'll be around on the 8th; we'll come by about 2pm unless you need us earlier.

[yagathai.livejournal.com]

No, 2 pm will be fine.

I accept your kind offer of boxes. How shall we arrange the exchange?

[dear-amaranth.livejournal.com]

I don't think Deavon would mind driving down there with them tonight. It'd be sometime after 8pm; does that work?

[yagathai.livejournal.com]

Erm, tonight is no good. Tomorrow?

[dear-amaranth.livejournal.com]

Nope.

I'm around Thursday, but Deavon's not... which means an uncomfortable walk. But I'll walk with you, complaining bitterly, if that'll help.

Otherwise, Friday.

[yagathai.livejournal.com]

Friday would work fine.

[yagathai.livejournal.com]

Tonight is fine too, actually. Just give me a call first.

[regina-of-york.livejournal.com]

Is this Worldcon cursed or something? Too damn many BWBers have canceled.

You'll be missed, Mike.

[caudelac.livejournal.com]

I will be wishing you luck from my own move-- or at least, moving stuff out of storage and into my place, on the same day.

/salute

[podrick.livejournal.com]

Bah. This will be a very different Worldcon. Lots of missing faces.

Good luck with the move.

[the-corbie.livejournal.com]

Sorry you won't be at WorldCon. But best of luck with the move!