I got out of work early today because they are cutting hours on pretty much all employees right now. They might even lay off some of the people if the hours don't get cut down enough....at least until our census is back on track. So since i got home an hour and a half early and my eyes still felt the size of dinner plates from all the caffiene i ingested, i decided to start packing.
The OCD kicked in hyperdrive and i dug all the movies out from where ever they were in the apartment and started alphabetizing them. I'm getting ready to do the books too but my brain started to fry from lack of food and my back started to hurt from bending down over the boxes.
I got A-L in one large box (with handles.) The rest fit in the second big box with the misc. cartoons, kids movies, and video games. The Wii games are getting left out until we move so we have some entertainment.
We get the key to the apartment on the 10th of February, so i suppose we could bring some of the pre-packed boxes to the new place as well. I took 2 weeks vacation starting Feb. 23rd, i'm hoping that along with moving and unpacking and buying things we need in the new place, that i also get a chance to visit some dearly missed friends in my hometown. As much as i depise Longview, i really miss Jillian and Eric. I could also let Shelby know if i end up going too, i've yet to hang out with her even though i've seen her at many shows and talk to her online. Plus once i am a full resident of Portland i will feel much better about returning to my hometown. I will have accomplished something i always said i was going to do....Vancouver has stood in my way far too long now. I have never felt more at home than i do when i am in Portland, i belong there. Since the first time i visited that city i have felt like i belong no place else but there.
The entire time i've lived in Vancouver i have never finished any major art projects. I was always afraid to get too far into them, or too 'involved'. I've been waiting to leave, to move to a place i know i'm going to stay for years and years to dive head first into some of these projects i have lined up. I havn't finished anything major since i was in highschool, sadly. It's about time i start taking my time more seriously. I'm just such a chicken shit, i'm scared of fucking something important up, i rely too much on my "Vision" the way i think it should look, so i automatically set myself up for disappointment when things don't go my way. I say, fuck my vision! Rely on happy accidents, quit overplanning things! Things arn't always supposed to be SYSTEMATIC! OCD sucks...especially when it somes to multimedia art projects.
I'm getting too cold sitting here, so i think it's time to move onto finishing washing the dishes and packing and alphabetizing the books. Then i have to cook dinner for my El Gropo and my FredMate! Life is kind of kicking ass right now, i'm just hoping there are no setbacks in the wake.
-CC
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It appears that you've been rather busy lately! That is a good thing. I can't help but find this post ironic with the song choice, especially when you say you haven't been working on much since high school. I can see how you relate to this song, but never the less it is also evident that you are accomplishing perhaps more than you think. You are moving to Portland and that is such a big deal to you. I'm really happy for you. I hope you can find the inspiration and patience to work on some art projects soon though. You need to work on that Elliott Smith themed chest, eh!?
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