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after a suitable pause to mourn the passing of one of the great heroes of my day, steve jobs, i am back to the reality of my move.

i was somewhat overwhelmed today by the amount of work that i have yet to do before i leave and so i took some extra time off from work to try and recover lost ground. i sent the last of the stuff i intend to send by parcel post, and am left with the bare minimum of stuff that i think that i will need to move across country and to survive while i re-establish myself in toronto once i get there. i won't have time to get my car fully checked out and serviced before i depart, so i hope that i've taken good enough care of it over the years that it won't let me down on the road.

tomorrow, i abandon my desk, bed and sofa. that will leave me with a few knapsacks of clothes, toiletries, and a box of computer stuff to truck across the country, along with two cats, cat food and a litter box. for travelling light, there's still a lot of preparation involved.

i have not had the opportunities to say goodbye to a lot of people here who i really cherish. it's a crime really, but a lot of it has to do with work that i was doing to help a friend, so i hope that things will balance out karmically.

lots to do tomorrow. many loose ends to tie off before i start the full-court press to pull up all the pegs and get mobile sunday. things will get hectic, but then i will be able to really enjoy the drive out east.

- g