Yeah, I know. I'm supposed to be asleep. But inspiration struck. And thus:
1. Accept the fact that all your stuff must be stowed away in boxes or other acceptable containers before moving out of your dorm room.
2. Realize that the due date for this is coming much more quickly than anticipated. Preferably, realize that the due date is tomorrow.
3. Scream loudly. Or, if you prefer, hack a large limb off a tree, strip all its leaves off, drive it into the ground, and call it "Dead Tree at Minas Tirith." Whatever works.
4. Begin throwing all the things you don't need immediately into boxes. The best method is usually to apply some sorting algorithm first. This, however, is not required.
5. Realize that somewhere in one of those boxes is something you need immediately.
6. Dig through 5 boxes to find it. Find it in the last box.
7. When done with it, attempt to put it back in the box. It won't fit. Invariably.
8. Give up and go find more boxes somewhere. Good places to try are Sam's, the mail center, and the room next door. If incredibly desperate, boxes may be replaced with Walmart sacks.
9. Spend approximately 13.5867 minutes wondering how you acquired so many random pieces of paper over the last 3 months.
10. Spend 2 hours distracted by the books you were trying to pack.
11. Now, this is the touchy part. You must pack your computer. Yes, this does mean you will have to turn it off. And unplug it from its power and net connections. It will survive, trust me.
12. Tape boxes closed. If you did this before now, please open and re-tape them.
And there you are, all packed up and ready to go home! Just always remember that packing is a process. Probably, you will never be completely done. Just remember to keep working at it, one step at a time.
*goes back to bed*
Posted by Ardith at May 5, 2004 02:40 AM | TrackBack