Happy Easter

To celebrate Easter right, I'm taking a moment this evening to listen to David Sedaris read from one of his essays about how Easter is celebrated in France. It will make you pee your pants. It starts at 47:15 of this This American Life archive broadcast, so be sure to skip ahead to that time.

Oh, so much has happened since last we spoke. The biggest news right now is that I am the proud owner of a huge area rug formerly owned by Dorothy Hamill. I purchased it today. I really wish I had more pictures of the ordeal of getting this thing home. It was in a warehouse in Baltimore. I had to schlep this thing, which weighs about 200 pounds, back to my house in Silver Spring. First I went to Home Depot and bought two 2x4s and one 2x6. Then I screwed them together to make a beam with lips on the side that the rug could ride in on top of my roof rack. It worked well, but it was still a bitch to get this rug on the roof of my car. We rolled it up and got it up there and strapped it all down. Myles helped w that, but I had to get it off of my car and into my house all by myself. I nearly got a hernia. Anyway, I have some pictures... Check them out.

The rug is intended to go in the place that I move to. I have nowhere to put it currently, except in my hallway. I'll get it cleaned before I move in June.

Aside from that... Oh, Kai turned 30, so I'm not the only old man in DC anymore. I had seven light bulbs burn out within three days of each other. Someone stole my outdoor garbage can... and they took the garbage in it too! I haven't found an apartment yet, although I'm #3 on the waiting list to move into Kai's group of buildings. Other than that I'm having a hard time even finding listings for June yet. Very strange. On the other side of things, I helped write an apartment ad for my dad and step-mother's new apartment in Glenview. I hear they have some calls already. Almost done with class for the semester. Just got a presentation in two weeks, and a paper to turn in the week after that. Then I might see if I can do some kinda independent study for the summer. Or maybe I'll take a real class, I dunno. Actually, maybe I'll just study for the GRE. Might be a better idea.

Today I went through old floppy disks. A million of them. I transferred what was important to my hard drive, and threw the rest away. It was interesting to read all of my old papers and resumes. And maybe a little scary.