territan: Boxes & Bookshelves

Territan (

territan) wrote,
@ 2008-01-01 11:56:00

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Boxes & Bookshelves

January 1st. A time of transition, much like an odomoter rolling over to a multiple of ten thousand.

In eight months, I hope to be out of here, preferably into something resembling a house. Toward that end, I've already started buying book boxes, and looking critically at shelving, though not necessarily in that order.

Those who know me, know I collect RPGs. I think I can call it "collecting" rather than "compulsive buying" because I tend not to get repeats (differing editions notwithstanding). On the other hand, I'm not quite sure I can call it "collecting" because I don't buy every little thing that comes out. So perhaps it's neither?

Anyway, this is my third year living here, and I've bought enough books that my "collection" / "evidence of my compulsion" have filled, nay, overflowed their allotted bookshelves. Some would take this as a sign that they should stop buying books—those people are called "dullards."

The next obvious choice is to invest in bigger shelves, or at least move around the ones I have now to make better use of them, but then there's that move in 7-9 months to consider. Yes, I could buy a bookshelf kit and lug it up the stairs and assemble it, but then I'd have to move bunches of books around to put the new bookshelf to use and then I'd eventually have to pack up the books anyway and lug the assembled bookshelf downstairs. That way lies madness.

Between them, I think I have the answer. I picked up boxes yesterday. Book boxes. The kind you'd use to pack up and move. I'm going to start putting books in boxes now. I'm going to do just enough reorganizing that everything sits properly on the shelves (no books on top of books, for instance), and then the excess, the W-Z part of the collection, will get put in a box. It won't get taped up; I may still want to read them. But they'll be organized, somewhat convenient, in order, and when the day comes that I need to put everything in boxes, I'll have a headstart.

Pedantic? Yes, and hardly LJ material either. But it's good to talk things like this out.

Anyone else got any long-range planning things I could do for an upcoming (hopeful) move?

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	ambug666 2008-01-01 05:33 pm UTC (link)
	Save money. If you are buying, you've chosen a good time, as prices are going to continue to fall. Start looking now, and remember it is a buyer's market. If you do move by hand, let folks know in case we want to come out and help. Good luck. What area were you thinking of moving to? (Reply to this)(Thread)

territan
2008-01-01 06:24 pm UTC (link)

The money is being saved. Part of that is for a new computer, but once again I'm going to opt for a laptop rather than a full-blown desktop tower as a compromise between the two ideals. At the moment, I am well on track for both.

The search is still in its early phases; for instance, I have to settle on what kind of place I want to live in. Townhome? Rancher? Colonial? And what are my requirements? 3br/1.5 bath would be very nice, but so would carport or garage parking, gas heat and central air, basement in any state of finishment, low or no housing association or condo fees, not too much in the way of fixer-uppity-ness, it would be oh so nice if the living room could support four people playing on the Wii simultaneously, etc. Oh, and it has to fit my price range, which isn't as limiting as it could be due to a startlingly good credit rating.

The current search domain is centered in the Glen Burnie area or thereabouts. Yes, I know, among its many other problems Glen Burnie has the highest ratio of bowling alleys per capita than any other area in Maryland and more than a few tattoo parlors, but I'm looking for a somewhat central location to both Baltimore and DC (biased toward Baltimore obviously since I'm working in Owings Mills), with less in the way of taxes, and in an interesting area — and Glen Burnie has one of the only two gaming stores I know of currently in Maryland.

As for the moving thing, I have a set of three curio cabinets here which are hairy-knuckles snarling bitches to move. It took three people to get them up to the third floor apartment, and I did the brunt of the lifting; the other two were there to steady the thing and ideally keep it from falling back. I am not moving those things back down myself. In addition, I have a few other pieces of furniture (dining table which can seat eight, coffee table, gigantic overstuffed chair) which will make a move painful for nonprofessionals. I will accept my parents' help in that matter: They were quite impressed with the moving company that moved their stuff to Chestertown, and said they'd call them on my behalf.

So I shouldn't need help with the moving part. That said, I've been living here two-plus years, and I've had none of my friends in to visit. (How many do I still have?) Admittedly various things make this a not-so-great place to visit, like the parking situation and the drag strip that runs right next to the apartment building, but the next place shouldn't have those, and should have enough space to support a few guests. Perhaps a housewarming? Dinner party? Board game night? MiniLARP? It may be tempting fate to plan something like that now, but this whole posting has been about planning ahead...

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	dance_shiva 2008-01-02 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	What do you mean "hardly LJ material"? This is a perfect example of the only thing I ever DO with my LJ.... ...oh. Oops.:) Well, ok, that, and making other peoples' posts all about me. Go me!:) But seriously, if you ever want a hand, just yell....or that technological equivalent of yelling, the blog. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	territan 2008-01-03 03:58 am UTC (link)
	Board game night it is, then, with a 30% chance of sleepover offers. Hey, with any luck I'll have the space. And the parking. And a fold-out sofa or two. Or there's that Wii... (Reply to this)(Parent)

ellis1138
2008-01-04 10:11 pm UTC (link)

If there's a single-story thing you can get, so you don't have to move stuff up sets of stairs. I was glad I got a first-floor condo, but the downside is that you can hear people above you walking around or whatnot.

Townhomes/condos are good if you want to not worry about lawns/outside.

Pre-packing stuff you won't immediately need is a good idea, but also to use a big black permanent marker to note what's inside it. Also, don't tape the boxes shut, yet, just in case.

On a side note, I had a dream with you in it, last night, and you were naked. Not sure what that means.

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