Updates here may be sparse

Updates here may be sparse for the next couple of weeks. [As if they weren't already]. Starting next Saturday, I'll be moving to a new apartment.

This week I'm going to be spending most of my evenings packing. On Saturday, I gain access to my new place. I'll probably spend all day ferrying stuff between here and there—it's only about 20 minutes away. On Sunday, I have friends coming to help me move the big stuff. After that, I have until the end of the month to be completely out of my current place.

I don't know how quickly I'll be able to get everything set up over at the new place; so until I do, I'll probably be doing some of my posting from work over my lunch. That means no pictures.

I'm really looking forward to this new apartment. One of it's more attractive features is a second bedroom which is actually not much larger than a walk-in closet but will serve well as a place for stash storage.

I got started with the packing this weekend and am not yet quite overwhelmed. I think I'm still in denial. Somehow, I imagine being in the new place, but haven't completely admitted to myself that I will no longer be living here. I think Molly and I are both going to be in for a shock.

For now, Mandalay is put on hold. I finished the first sleeve today and tried basting it into the armhole. I'm not completely happy with the results, so I'm going to rip back the sleeve cap and try something different. It's going to take some planning though and I just don't have the focus for that right now. [This was supposed to be a simple project]. Looks like a perfect opportunity to make lots of progress on that afghan.

I'll leave you with an insomniac's dream, perfect for those long hours when you can't get to sleep but can't muster enough concentration even to read—Segmation. Remember those paint-by-number kits you had as a child? Now they've moved into the computer age and you can complete your own great works of art with the click of the mouse. True, they aren't high quality and you can't save them, but who really wants permanent versions of substandard reproductions? Just choose your artist and level of difficultly and click away. [Be aware though that there is also some really awful stuff and personal photos listed].