Moving In

If you've never moved by taxi then you are missing out on one of life's great adventures. For those of you interested in trying it sometime (kids, ask your parents first!), here are some simple steps to follow:

1. Carry the boxes to the street. Try and find a place to stack them that is not filled with trash, animal feces, or unidentified liquids.
2. Leave the boxes with a friend who PROMISES to watch them and not get distracted by his phone, iPod, cute boys, or shiny objects. Failure to follow this step will result in missing Hummels (or whatever it is that you have in your boxes).
   
3. Hail an unsuspecting cab. Distance yourself from the boxes so that the driver has no idea they will have to deal with a freak who decided to move his entire life in a cab.
4. Look like an absolute idiot loading large boxes into the trunk, back seat, and front seat of a cab. (Tip: Do not ask the driver if you can tie a box to the top. The answer is "no".)
5. Remove boxes and stack on the street in front of your new apartment. Once again, try to find a space not filled with trash, animal feces, or unidentified liquids.
6. Do not feel bad about the symphony of car horns that persists as vehicles try unsuccessfully to get around your cab. Instead, take their noise as joyful cheering urging you to the finish line. You can carry two boxes at once and one on your head!
   
7. Be thankful that you only live in a 5 story walk-up. 10 stories would be death.
   
8. Thank your friends for helping you - you'd be lost without them.

I'm in the apartment! 9 boxes, a bed, and a mattress are here so far. More to come....