Realm: Logistics Subrealm: OMG

[choco_frosh]

Well, the weekend went mostly as planned. Aside from a few snafus getting into Eleanor's house in Portland...and things not fitting into moving vans...and items of furniture that we'd planned on taking getting included in the sales agreement by accident...things went well. However, my brother's landlord flaked out and failed to show up to sign the lease, so he's homeless til tomorrow. At least. I hope they at least pay the extra fees on the Uhaul.
I, meantime, am completely wiped, having spent the weekend moving large pieces of furniture (ok, and playing on the beach), and all of today frantically packing and dealing with various last-minute issues. Now I'm collapsed on a couch, hoping I haven't forgotten about anything in either of these categories.
It hasn't really sunk in that I'm flying transatlantic tomorrow, not to return. I guess on previous trips I've had more leadup, more time exclusively devoted to planning and packing for a change of location. This time it was more like "try to work on background reading...try to work on background reading...Gah! I'm out of time! and must pack! but the landlord is tearing our apartment apart! and I'm spending next weekend in Maine!" The freneticism is not conducive to mental adjustment.
BUT I've returned all my library books, bought CT Limo tickets, cleaned out my carrel, thrown the stuff I'm leaving here into a kneewall, found my Barclaycard, gotten advice on banks from Grace's godmother, ironed my shirts, and (finally) dowloaded the schedule for my orientation session in Frankfurt. So I guess I'm about as ready as I'm going to be.
God I hope I'm right.

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I'll post next from Frankfurt, since it looks like I'll have some spare time before things really get started. Wish me luck!

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_jb/]

Hi - this is Julie. I'm commenting to help you find my page. (click on my name)

You sound so stressed - you have my sympathies (that's me next month, and also last month, and part of this month :) I'm moving much too much).

Wedding!

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Julie! I clicked through to your blog and discovered the wedding pix - they're great! You guys look so sweet, and I love the tails, and the kilt, and your wreath ... :) Congrats!

Also LOVE the fact that you used the "With this ring ..." vow. We wussed out on that one. And the cool, Canadian, gender-neutral conclusion! And the C. S. Lewis quote!

OK, I'm too excited. Will calm down. :)

- Grace

Re: Wedding!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_jb/]

Thanks for your compliments. The tails are actually Nick's own - he really wanted to wear a morning suit, but found out that a frock coat *really* did not suit him, whereas a tailcoat flatters him. So he approximated his own morning suit, and the added a sash, because he likes fun stuff like that. (He's secretly very flamboyant, and mourns for the days when men could wear flashy silk coats). He also made the wreath - it was one of those things that were both thinking about, never really discussed the details about, but were absolutely on the same track. Sometimes it's scary how much our tastes combine, but then they clash, and we are reminded that we are, in fact, two people and not one.

The kilt had to happen, because our best man has long thick brown hair (to his waist, even in a braid), and a bushy red beard. Any other suit on him would have just looked strange. He is Scottish-Canadian, but I think I would have suggested a kilt even if he had been Japanese. Of course, then he probably wouldn't have had a bushy red beard... (My Maid of Honour was in a yukata, a summer cotton kimono - she is not Japanese, but has been living there for three years, and just finished making it).

Why did you choose not to use the "with this ring" vow? Because it isn't current liturgy? We were having a civil ceremony, with a blending of old bits and new, so we didn't mind defunct liturgy (actually better that way). We ended up with a blend of the 1662 Prayer book (it's just like the Elizabethan, but with modernised spelling to make things easier to read), a suggested gay marriage ceremony found online (that's where the last bit is from), and some blending bits from me.

The C.S. Lewis quote was actually found by a friend (the one we are living with in England), who knows us too well.

But this is Josh's blog - I shouldn't be monopolising. Very sorry.

Re: Wedding!

[(Anonymous)]

I'm sure Josh doesn't mind if we keep things active here while he sweats out orientation in Frankfurt!

The morning suit Josh rented for our wedding had a tailcoat ... I guess it was just incorrect. ;-) Oh well. As for the liturgy, we ended up just using the 1979 Episcopal prayer book with very minor modifications (having both sets of parents give us to each other rather than my dad "give me away"). I'm sure my curmudgeonly British liturgy professor would have been thrilled had we decided to go with 1662 ...

[schreibergasse.livejournal.com]

Yeah, peoples' blogs always seem to breed extraneous comments/discussions.