- Moving truck comes 10/20
- Leaving Seattle Saturday, 10/21 to drive across country.
- Kim is driving with me from Seattle to Denver.
- Rebecca is driving with me from Kansas City to NY.
- Plan to arrive in NY on Saturday, 10/28.
- Staying at Kara's apartment in Soho until I find an apartment.
- Sean lives 2 blocks from Kara and will house Rusty.
- Start apartment hunting with broker on 10/30.
- Start working in NY office 11/1.
- Keeping my job, my accounts and west coast hours.
- Surprising Kevin... he has no idea I'm moving :)
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Apartment Wish List
- east village, west village, soho or union sq
- cats ok
- lots of light
- lots of closet space
- safe area
- hardwood floors
- close to healthy market
- newly renovated
- chef kitchen
- near a park or running area
loft definitely ok.
large studio yes.
med/small studio NO.
1 bed or loft, fantastic.
exposed brick walls, fantastic.
i don't care about walk-up or elevator if it's a safe building and area.
- cats ok
- lots of light
- lots of closet space
- safe area
- hardwood floors
- close to healthy market
- newly renovated
- chef kitchen
- near a park or running area
loft definitely ok.
large studio yes.
med/small studio NO.
1 bed or loft, fantastic.
exposed brick walls, fantastic.
i don't care about walk-up or elevator if it's a safe building and area.
A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss
This proverb now has two meanings: people pay a price for being always on the move, in that they have no roots in a specific place (the original meaning); or people who keep moving avoid picking up responsibilities and cares.
The proverb a rolling stone gathers no moss is often credited to the Sententiae of Publilius Syrus, and roughly translates as
People always moving, with no roots in one place, avoid responsibilities and cares.
The saying may not be authentic to Syrus; the Latin form usually given, Saxum volutum non obducitur musco, does not appear in the edited texts of Publilius Syrus, but it does appear in the Adagia of Erasmus.[1] The conventional English translation appeared in John Heywood's collection of Proverbs in 1546. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable also credits Erasmus, and relates it to other Latin proverbs, Planta quae saepius transfertus non coalescit, or Saepius plantata arbor fructum profert exiguum, both of which mean that a frequently replanted tree or plant yields little fruit.[2] It appears that the original intent of the proverb saw the growth of moss as desirable, and that the intent was to condemn mobility as unprofitable. The contemporary interpretation has turned the traditional understanding on its head.
Erasmus's proverb gave the name "rolling stone" to people who meet this description. This allusion has taken root in blues and rock and roll music. The blues musician Muddy Waters wrote a 1948 song called Rollin' Stone, which contains the lyrics:
I got a boy child's comin,He's gonna be, he's gonna be a rollin stone. . . [3][4]
From this reference, Brian Jones called the band he founded with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards "The Rolling Stones". Bob Dylan's 1965 song "Like A Rolling Stone", which appeared on his album Highway 61 Revisited, may refer to the original proverb. From these references, Jann Wenner and Ralph J. Gleason founded the magazine Rolling Stone. The song "One of Us" compares God to a "Holy Rolling Stone".
Mosses need a stable, moist environment to grow (shady edges of your lawn, edges of old roofs, immobile old stones set in the ground. If a stone is rolling, it does not provide this environment. Such a stone remains free, "clean," unadorned. So, by metaphor, a "rolling stone" is an unattached, itinerant person. The blues singer Muddy Waters wrote and sang a song in which he said "I'm a rollin' stone" and that's where the rock group the Rolling Stones got their name, also where the pop-culture newspaper got its name.
The proverb a rolling stone gathers no moss is often credited to the Sententiae of Publilius Syrus, and roughly translates as
People always moving, with no roots in one place, avoid responsibilities and cares.
The saying may not be authentic to Syrus; the Latin form usually given, Saxum volutum non obducitur musco, does not appear in the edited texts of Publilius Syrus, but it does appear in the Adagia of Erasmus.[1] The conventional English translation appeared in John Heywood's collection of Proverbs in 1546. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable also credits Erasmus, and relates it to other Latin proverbs, Planta quae saepius transfertus non coalescit, or Saepius plantata arbor fructum profert exiguum, both of which mean that a frequently replanted tree or plant yields little fruit.[2] It appears that the original intent of the proverb saw the growth of moss as desirable, and that the intent was to condemn mobility as unprofitable. The contemporary interpretation has turned the traditional understanding on its head.
Erasmus's proverb gave the name "rolling stone" to people who meet this description. This allusion has taken root in blues and rock and roll music. The blues musician Muddy Waters wrote a 1948 song called Rollin' Stone, which contains the lyrics:
I got a boy child's comin,He's gonna be, he's gonna be a rollin stone. . . [3][4]
From this reference, Brian Jones called the band he founded with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards "The Rolling Stones". Bob Dylan's 1965 song "Like A Rolling Stone", which appeared on his album Highway 61 Revisited, may refer to the original proverb. From these references, Jann Wenner and Ralph J. Gleason founded the magazine Rolling Stone. The song "One of Us" compares God to a "Holy Rolling Stone".
Mosses need a stable, moist environment to grow (shady edges of your lawn, edges of old roofs, immobile old stones set in the ground. If a stone is rolling, it does not provide this environment. Such a stone remains free, "clean," unadorned. So, by metaphor, a "rolling stone" is an unattached, itinerant person. The blues singer Muddy Waters wrote and sang a song in which he said "I'm a rollin' stone" and that's where the rock group the Rolling Stones got their name, also where the pop-culture newspaper got its name.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Route Plan v5
Day 1 – Saturday, 10/21
Leave Seattle early am
I-5 South to Portland
I-5 to 205E to 84
Arrive Boise, Idaho (you da ho!)
Total Mileage: 608 miles
Total Estimated Time: 11 hrs
* Need Boise Hotel
Day 2 – Sunday, 10/22
Leave Boise, Idaho (you da ho!)
I-84 to Salt Lake City
Total Mileage: 384
Total Estimated Time: 7hrs
* Need SLC Hotel
Day 3 – Monday, 10/23
Leave SLC early
I-80 to Cheyenne, Wyoming
I-25S to Boulder/Denver
Total Mileage: 496
Total Estimated Time: 9hrs
Staying at Cindy's.
Dinner with Heather?
Day 4 – Tuesday, 10/24
Kim flies out - Alaska Air 539
Denver (DEN)Depart 11:43 am to
Seattle (SEA)Arrive 1:36 pm
I-70E to Topeka, Kansas
Total Mileage: 536
Total Estimated Time: 9hrs
Day 5 – Wednesday, 10/25
Drive to Kansas City
Total Mileage: 64
Total Estimated Time: 1hr, 4mins
Pick Rebecca up at Kansas City airport (Arrival: 1:42p)
Drive to St. Louis
Total Mileage: 256
Total Estimated Time: 4hrs, 40mins
DRURY PLAZA HOTEL CHESTERFIELD
355 Chesterfield CtrChesterfield, MO 63017USA
TBD!
Leave Seattle early am
I-5 South to Portland
I-5 to 205E to 84
Arrive Boise, Idaho (you da ho!)
Total Mileage: 608 miles
Total Estimated Time: 11 hrs
* Need Boise Hotel
Day 2 – Sunday, 10/22
Leave Boise, Idaho (you da ho!)
I-84 to Salt Lake City
Total Mileage: 384
Total Estimated Time: 7hrs
* Need SLC Hotel
Day 3 – Monday, 10/23
Leave SLC early
I-80 to Cheyenne, Wyoming
I-25S to Boulder/Denver
Total Mileage: 496
Total Estimated Time: 9hrs
Staying at Cindy's.
Dinner with Heather?
Day 4 – Tuesday, 10/24
Kim flies out - Alaska Air 539
Denver (DEN)Depart 11:43 am to
Seattle (SEA)Arrive 1:36 pm
I-70E to Topeka, Kansas
Total Mileage: 536
Total Estimated Time: 9hrs
Day 5 – Wednesday, 10/25
Drive to Kansas City
Total Mileage: 64
Total Estimated Time: 1hr, 4mins
Pick Rebecca up at Kansas City airport (Arrival: 1:42p)
Drive to St. Louis
Total Mileage: 256
Total Estimated Time: 4hrs, 40mins
DRURY PLAZA HOTEL CHESTERFIELD
355 Chesterfield CtrChesterfield, MO 63017USA
TBD!
Where to get cross-country routes
The site that helped me start thinking is www.roadtripusa.com. If you WANT to do one of the trips on the map you should buy the book, which I’ve seen in many book stores. If you want to just get an idea of your options and tweak it and play it by ear, I don’t think buying the book is necessary.
My goal is to get across the country without insanely rushing but also not stopping for all the tourist stuff. I have an agenda to get to NY in less than a week, so maybe some people will consider this rushed. But since the truck drivers tell me it’s a 4day trip max I designate myself ‘somewhere in the middle.’
I went to Borders and bought an amazing map from Street Wise Maps (www.streetwisemaps.com) and I love it. It’s a dry-erase map so I can mark it up and erase if/WHEN I need to. One side is a map of the country with lots of highways marked. But the backside I love… it marks the major cities and shows you the mileage and driving time between each. This makes my road trip so much more tangible and easier to plan… I LOVE IT!
My goal is to get across the country without insanely rushing but also not stopping for all the tourist stuff. I have an agenda to get to NY in less than a week, so maybe some people will consider this rushed. But since the truck drivers tell me it’s a 4day trip max I designate myself ‘somewhere in the middle.’
I went to Borders and bought an amazing map from Street Wise Maps (www.streetwisemaps.com) and I love it. It’s a dry-erase map so I can mark it up and erase if/WHEN I need to. One side is a map of the country with lots of highways marked. But the backside I love… it marks the major cities and shows you the mileage and driving time between each. This makes my road trip so much more tangible and easier to plan… I LOVE IT!
Moving Companies
I had 3 companies do in-house estimates today. Here are the rates from Seattle to Manhattan.
Bekins
Total Cost - $4,960.96
2-day window for pick-up, 10/19 or 10/20
Estimated Weight: 3,381
Transportation: $3,013.37
Packing: $179.04
Shuttle in NY: $917.70
Storage: $850.
Delivery: 5-23 days from go
Mayflower (Crown Moving)
Total Cost - $3,685.05
10/20 available
Estimated Weight: 2,359
Transportation: $2,277.65
Packing: $291.04
Shuttle in NY: $394.80
Storage: $721.56
Delivery: 7-14 days with 7 days notice
* Binding agreement - not to exceed, could go lower
Allied Van Lines (Continental)
Total Cost - $5,181.43
10/20 available
Estimated Weight: 3,460 lbs
Transportation: $3330.75
Packing: $465.55
Shuttle in NY: $666.05
Shuttle in Seattle: $380.
Storage: $339.08
Delivery: 2 weeks from go
* Local Non-Binding avail (should be less than estimate)
* Interstate Binding, but can come down
Bekins
Total Cost - $4,960.96
2-day window for pick-up, 10/19 or 10/20
Estimated Weight: 3,381
Transportation: $3,013.37
Packing: $179.04
Shuttle in NY: $917.70
Storage: $850.
Delivery: 5-23 days from go
Mayflower (Crown Moving)
Total Cost - $3,685.05
10/20 available
Estimated Weight: 2,359
Transportation: $2,277.65
Packing: $291.04
Shuttle in NY: $394.80
Storage: $721.56
Delivery: 7-14 days with 7 days notice
* Binding agreement - not to exceed, could go lower
Allied Van Lines (Continental)
Total Cost - $5,181.43
10/20 available
Estimated Weight: 3,460 lbs
Transportation: $3330.75
Packing: $465.55
Shuttle in NY: $666.05
Shuttle in Seattle: $380.
Storage: $339.08
Delivery: 2 weeks from go
* Local Non-Binding avail (should be less than estimate)
* Interstate Binding, but can come down
I heart NY! Can't wait for NY to heart Me. Again.
For those joining me on this ride... Welcome! After leaving NY for the West Coast I'm heading back 'home' to NY. After 6 years. It's been a long, incredibly fun, enlightening and edifying experience. The truth is... I never thought I'd move back to NY. West Coast lifestyle is the root of me. It has matured me and gave me knowledge and insight that I couldn't ever find anywhere else. I am really looking forward to taking all of the perceptions I've developed and holding them tight to my heart and letting such be such... In NY.
But before I get there - I am facing the most amazingly exciting few weeks. Another cross-country move. This time funded my ME and not the company. This time moving into NY instead of out of, and having that harsh realization of the difference in living expenses from Seattle to NY. The funny thing is when I moved to Seattle I was astounded by real estate and rental costs here. It was SO CHEAP! But after being here almost 2 years, it's dulled my edges and being bounced around the NY rental fees is making me dizzy!
I clearly remember the day I left NY for San Francisco. Kevin and Jay drove me to JFK. My most vivid memory is listening to this song, in the heat of the NY summer, with the smell of melting tar and seawater in the air... And somehow - years later, it echoes in my head. And in my soul. And I smile with excitement... Here I go Again.. :)
Here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only road I'll ever know
Like a twister I was born to walk alone!
And I made up my mind
I aint Austin' no more time
Here I go again!~~
I love all of you, my friends and family. I am so excited to share this physical and emotional journey with you. Rusty the Supergay Fabcat says Hello. Expect some posts from his Catness on this trip, too.
xoxoxo~ !!
But before I get there - I am facing the most amazingly exciting few weeks. Another cross-country move. This time funded my ME and not the company. This time moving into NY instead of out of, and having that harsh realization of the difference in living expenses from Seattle to NY. The funny thing is when I moved to Seattle I was astounded by real estate and rental costs here. It was SO CHEAP! But after being here almost 2 years, it's dulled my edges and being bounced around the NY rental fees is making me dizzy!
I clearly remember the day I left NY for San Francisco. Kevin and Jay drove me to JFK. My most vivid memory is listening to this song, in the heat of the NY summer, with the smell of melting tar and seawater in the air... And somehow - years later, it echoes in my head. And in my soul. And I smile with excitement... Here I go Again.. :)
Here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only road I'll ever know
Like a twister I was born to walk alone!
And I made up my mind
I aint Austin' no more time
Here I go again!~~
I love all of you, my friends and family. I am so excited to share this physical and emotional journey with you. Rusty the Supergay Fabcat says Hello. Expect some posts from his Catness on this trip, too.
xoxoxo~ !!
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