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Chicago Move: Move-in
Oct. 1st, 2013 10:31 pmWe have no Internet until Thursday, so I'm tapping this out on my phone. Apologies to anyone I've not responded to; I'll have a better connection soon.
We made it! And without any major mishaps, either, despite the fun of maneuvering a 16' Penske truck through crowded city streets. (I took the bus at one point today and came away with nothing but respect for the city's drivers; I can only imagine the constant stress and hassle of piloting a vehicle that size in a city this complex and congested. Mass props, CTA.) The most Type III fun part was unloading the truck; strange how loading it (from a single-floor house with five+ people working together) was so much less work than unloading it (with three people into a second-floor unit). I don't think any of us have properly functioning legs today, especially where stairs are involved.
Today's mostly been unpacking (Brian managed to get nearly the whole kitchen done) and errands (the aforementioned truck-wrangling - fortunately a cross-country trip had been enough to give Ian a very good idea of the truck's handling characteristics, and we returned it without any problems and only a few circuits of the lot trying to figure out where we were turning in). The cats have been fairly unimpressed with the whole deal, but are slowly settling in. Utilities are now in our name. Internet is set to be connected Thursday. We need a bed of some description - we ordered a new mattress, which Amazon graciously delivered to us the day we moved in (hurrah for the free trial of Amazon Prime!), but right now it's just on the floor. We may see if any of Brian's local online connections have a truck so we can go to IKEA, or we might just deal with it for a bit. We'll see.
Mostly, I'm just grateful that we all got here in one piece. I think it's still sinking in that this is our actual, permanent home now. Not that it's anything to complain about - the unit is quite nice, on a very pretty street in a nice neighborhood with plenty of stores (I walked to the grocery store to get stuff for dinner! For the first time in my life!) and restaurants (There's a Subway just down the street! And all sorts of awesome local places!) right nearby. Just...I've wanted to live in a city for so long, and I'm so used to showing up in one for a week or so and then leaving, I think it's going to take awhile to convince myself that I'm here for good.
Tomorrow we're going to check out the Field Museum, and also the newly-opened branch of the awesome coffee shop we found when we were here last. They had a sign up saying they were looking for musicians at the other location; maybe I'll ask and see if they're looking at this one too. That'd be convenient, as it's all of a half-mile away. Speaking of which, I'd best get back to practicing. I think I've managed to get the guitar out...twice? During this whole project? Bad Rose. No treats until you've got proper calluses again.
We made it! And without any major mishaps, either, despite the fun of maneuvering a 16' Penske truck through crowded city streets. (I took the bus at one point today and came away with nothing but respect for the city's drivers; I can only imagine the constant stress and hassle of piloting a vehicle that size in a city this complex and congested. Mass props, CTA.) The most Type III fun part was unloading the truck; strange how loading it (from a single-floor house with five+ people working together) was so much less work than unloading it (with three people into a second-floor unit). I don't think any of us have properly functioning legs today, especially where stairs are involved.
Today's mostly been unpacking (Brian managed to get nearly the whole kitchen done) and errands (the aforementioned truck-wrangling - fortunately a cross-country trip had been enough to give Ian a very good idea of the truck's handling characteristics, and we returned it without any problems and only a few circuits of the lot trying to figure out where we were turning in). The cats have been fairly unimpressed with the whole deal, but are slowly settling in. Utilities are now in our name. Internet is set to be connected Thursday. We need a bed of some description - we ordered a new mattress, which Amazon graciously delivered to us the day we moved in (hurrah for the free trial of Amazon Prime!), but right now it's just on the floor. We may see if any of Brian's local online connections have a truck so we can go to IKEA, or we might just deal with it for a bit. We'll see.
Mostly, I'm just grateful that we all got here in one piece. I think it's still sinking in that this is our actual, permanent home now. Not that it's anything to complain about - the unit is quite nice, on a very pretty street in a nice neighborhood with plenty of stores (I walked to the grocery store to get stuff for dinner! For the first time in my life!) and restaurants (There's a Subway just down the street! And all sorts of awesome local places!) right nearby. Just...I've wanted to live in a city for so long, and I'm so used to showing up in one for a week or so and then leaving, I think it's going to take awhile to convince myself that I'm here for good.
Tomorrow we're going to check out the Field Museum, and also the newly-opened branch of the awesome coffee shop we found when we were here last. They had a sign up saying they were looking for musicians at the other location; maybe I'll ask and see if they're looking at this one too. That'd be convenient, as it's all of a half-mile away. Speaking of which, I'd best get back to practicing. I think I've managed to get the guitar out...twice? During this whole project? Bad Rose. No treats until you've got proper calluses again.
