2013 05 01 tweets
Whoa, Chronicle redesign. That’s a surprise!
Replying to @qui_oui
Indeed. This one feels a little less underdone, though.
Replying to @veek
GREAT. BIG. TEXT.
Replying to @LibSkrat
Yeah, it’s soooo much cleaner. And my aging eyes are starting to appreciate the larger typefaces...
In DC for the next 15 hours. Hi, DC friends!
Replying to @sleonchnm
I know. Which explains my not arranging an Irish Whiskey trip. :(
Replying to @JenServenti
Thank you! I am glad the spring sequester seems to have been lifted.
Replying to @jcmeloni
Yes, def.
Replying to @rgfeal and @brettbobley
Close Twitter for one minute to check into a hotel and suddenly all my beauty secrets are being given away.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
*waves back*
Replying to @GeorgeOnline
Yes?
Replying to @GeorgeOnline and @foundhistory
Spooky!
Replying to @bighandsome
Alas, yes. I'll be back twice more in the next two weeks, though...
Replying to @bighandsome
Will do!
Talk achieved. Heading back to Union Station. It’s been… a bit of a blur, DC. See you next week.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
Thank you! Yes, back for another overnight on Monday for a CLIR meeting.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
And then the following week for an NAS meeting! \(Speaking of, I should probably make a hotel reservation\!\)
Replying to @shanakimball and @miriamkp
So Completely Wishing For A Multi-Party DM, Because OMG.
Today’s quest: catch up on all the things. \(Reading, writing, reviews, laundry, all remain undone\.\)
Began by catching up on sleep. That was pretty successful.
Replying to @nicholasbirns
I do not understand this “summer” to which you refer. I have a 12-month 9-to-5. :)
Replying to @jenterysayers
I was so sorry to hear of Herb’s passing, Jentery. All my best to you and all his loved ones.
I just had one of those runs that has me certain I COULD DO ANYTHING. A nice way to start wrapping up a gorgeous weekend.
Replying to @pmhswe
Hey, are we at the same meeting tomorrow?
Replying to @rschon
Treadmill, alas. This has been a key problem with Murray Hill: no good running path access.
Replying to @pmhswe
Oh, yay! I’m there too. I am preparing my pantyhose and polishing my sensible pumps.
Replying to @rschon
That sounds fabulous!
Replying to @rschon
Just life. :)
Replying to @brettbobley and @pmhswe
Indeed. My previous employer’s board of trustees used to meet at the California Club, which always gave me the willies.
Replying to @sshreeves and @pmhswe
I guess it’s a good thing my partner isn’t coming with me. He could not abide.
Replying to @nancybaym
+1000000
Another day, another train to DC.
Replying to @rrkennison
Amazingly, not only did I unpack but I also put the suitcase away! And then wondered why at 6am today…
Replying to @brettbobley
Hey, do you have any pull there?
I find it increasingly hilarious that, when I’m stressed and typing too fast, I often accidentally sign off my emails with “All beset.”
Replying to @captain_primate
w00t
Pro tip: When involved in a real estate transaction in today’s economy, it’s best to hire a lawyer who has an email account.
Such a lawyer might find the notion of money flying unassisted through the air from one account to another less bewildering.
In other news: we’re closing on Wednesday. And I could really use a Xanax.
Replying to @LibSkrat
Paper checks. Certified paper checks. From an in-state bank. Which I do not have.
Replying to @LibSkrat
Fortunately, my lender’s attorney is living in the 21st century.
Replying to @jcmeloni
I’ll let you know around noon on Wednesday, but I certainly hope so.
Let’s! RT @brettbobley: Let's nominate some humanists. RT @whitehouseostp: Seeking “Open Science” Champions of Change http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/05/07/seeking-outstanding-open-science-champions-change
It’s once again been lovely, DC. See you in a few days.
Replying to @dancohen
Works, with no blockage! \(Amazingly, the same seems to be true of the wifi\.\)
Replying to @dancohen
You’re welcome! And yes, I do hope I catch you on one of these trips. I’ll be back May 14-15...
Replying to @dancohen
Absolutely! I’ll be looking forward to it.
Replying to @warnick
Without going over? You’d think that would send you to the final showcase showdown!
Replying to @warnick
I would think that’s how it works.
RT @hauntologist: @OASymposium is #UNT's largest recurring #openaccess event - coming up end of May in Dallas with @kfitz as keynote #tcdl2…
Happily, today’s monsoon did not interfere with our closing; it only made it more loaded with symbolism.
Replying to @Ed_Raso
Thanks!
Replying to @wynkenhimself
All is done! We have keys! And a big-ass mortgage!
Replying to @amandafrench and @briancroxall
Thank you!
Replying to @jtheibault
Oh good grief no. Thank goodness! I’ll move in about 3 weeks.
Replying to @jbj
Congrats, Jason - and congrats to @TrinityCollege, which is lucky to have you!
Replying to @brettbobley
I am so sorry I’m going to miss your talk. Knock ‘em dead. \(Not literally\.\)
RT @rgfeal: Leach: NEH operating w abt a third of funding it had in late 70s, inflation adjusted. #acls2013 #scandalous
Replying to @elotroalex
I’m getting server errors from Drive...
Replying to @elotroalex
Ouch. Good luck!
So, so happy that the storm hit while I was standing in the cab line. Thanks for the welcome home, NY.
Of course, now that I’m in the cab, the rain has all but stopped.
I am soaked to the skin, despite my umbrella. We could see the wall of rain marching down 7th Ave.
And of course the rain started again just in time for me to get out of the cab. At least I’m home now. And wine.
Hilariously, I dictated the last tweet. I said “end whine,” but I think my phone knew what I meant better than I did.
Replying to @rgfeal
Eek! Very happy to be home.
Replying to @Ed_Raso
Stupid Union Station. Stupid Murray Hill. Here’s another thumbs up for the new apt, a block away from a 2/3 station…
Packing has begun. \(T\-minus 16 days, but only a precious few available to pack\.\)
Replying to @hjoseph
I hope I’ll get the chance to chat with you tomorrow or Wednesday!
What’s this? I’m on a train to DC? How surprising.
Replying to @miriamkp
What is this “summer” of which you speak?
Replying to @miriamkp
That sounds pretty sweet!
Replying to @jcmeloni
An only slightly less quick one. All day tmw and Weds at the National Academy of Science, then training home Weds evening.
RT @Wilderbach: With @kfitz and @rrkennison at the National Acad of Sciences for public meeting on public access publications, http://t.co/…
RT @brettbobley: Live Now: Webcast for NAS' event to solicit input on White House Public Access: Pubs: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/DBASSE_083052
RT @brettbobley: NAS mentions how remarkable that 27 different federal agencies co-sponsoring this event \(all grantmaking agencies\). NEH is…
Replying to @ekansa and @brettbobley
Indeed; suggests increasingly important role for societies as a stable point of identification for researchers. #ostp
Replying to @ekansa and @brettbobley
Not all of them! #ostp #MLA
Replying to @ekansa and @brettbobley
We are actively reaching out to other societies as well, and we hope to help as broadly as we can.
Replying to @ekansa and @brettbobley
Absolutely.
Replying to @brettbobley and @ekansa
Yes -- great!
Replying to @AmSciForum, @ekansa and @brettbobley
As we do, precisely. I'd be happy to provide more information if you like. #ostp
RT @brettbobley: .@rrkennison implores publishers to make articles available not only as PDF, but in machine readable formats too. #ostp
RT @brettbobley: #ostp. @hjoseph "31 flavors great for ice cream, but not for agency policies." Urges consistent public access policies acr…
RT @rrkennison: From @hjoseph of @SPARC_NA: 1. Full reuse rights needed. 2. Faster is better. 3. Leverage existing infrastructures. 4. Be c…
RT @ekansa: #ostp @kfitz WOW! Here is a scholarly society doing it right! #openaccess
Replying to @ekansa
You have made my day. I'll very much look forward to talking with you next week!
Replying to @seth_denbo
The event was webcast & I assume it was archived, but not positive. A colleague may have captured it; if so, we’ll post & tweet.
Replying to @acavender
That's great, Amy; congrats!
Back at the #OSTP public comment session at the National Academy of Science today. @rrkennison is tweeting up a storm!
RT @MLACommons: Read @kfitz statement about open access on #MLACommons: http://scholcomm.commons.mla.org/statement-on-public-access-to-federally-funded-research/.
RT @rgfeal: Scholars, libraries, and societies share goal of increasing the wealth of knowledge we hold in common, says @kfitz http://t.co/…
Replying to @OpenAccessHulk
Yay! Thanks for the link; I hope this is only the rockin’ beginning.
RT @OpenAccessHulk: WHO ROCK OA HULK'S WORLD? @kfitz ROCK OA HULK'S WORLD! http://tinyurl.com/bdkk5ga
Today I rocked @OpenAccessHulk’s world and saw the most amazing things at @FolgerLibrary. My head is spinning; thanks, DC!
Unfortunately, I also left my favorite earrings in my hotel room this morning. You can mail them back to me, DC. Thx.
My favorite thing at @FolgerLibrary today was a decree by QE1 that all must stop reading things saying Mary had a greater claim +
to the throne, “under pain of Her Majesty’s grievous indignation.” #newcatchphrase
Replying to @KateMaltby
I was just getting a tour, but @wynkenhimself can probably give you details!
Replying to @LibSkrat
That’s a very Neal Stephenson detail!
Replying to @jltaglich
I’m honestly not sure; I was visiting a friend who arranged for me to see some amazing things…
Replying to @jmittell
Woo-hoo! Well-deserved congratulations, prof.
Replying to @bighandsome
I called; they said they’d look but have not called me back. I suspect they've found a new home. But thanks for the offer!
Replying to @rgfeal and @nmhouston
Sadly, I have not gotten to follow that advice lately!
Replying to @nicolaz
Train, definitely. No security theater, and way more humane.
Replying to @nicolaz
There’s a fast-ish version, the Acela, that’s about 45 mins faster than the regular. Regular is about 3hrs 20mins.
Replying to @nicolaz
Flying is obvs faster, until you add getting to the airport, security, etc.
The terrace of awesomeness. 13 days remaining.
I am mildly embarrassed to admit that I had a load of moving supplies delivered by Amazon. The good news is the boxes came in boxes.
My apartment is filled with boxes and boxes of boxes.
Replying to @brettbobley
That would be the peak of late capital, wouldn’t it. They’re actually plastic storage bins. The new place has a storage space!
In fact, one set of plastic bins is in a manufacturer’s box, which is in an Amazon box. It’s the Russian nesting dolls of moving supplies.
Replying to @CapitolClio
Yes, I did!
Replying to @amyjelias
Not today, alas, but as soon as I can not be in a meeting or on a train, yes.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
It was most amazing! Thanks for setting it up and for picking such fantastic things to show me.
Replying to @adelinekoh
Awesome news; so glad you can celebrate it now!
Replying to @grammarsnark
Congrats, Dr. Snark!
Replying to @PaulaKrebs
SIGH.
Oh, sure: *after* I finish 4 rts to DC in 2.5 weeks. // RT @nytimes: Amtrak Upgrades Wi-Fi Service on Trains http://nyti.ms/12FA9NB
There are mornings on which one wants to run around handing out little cards printed with Wheaton’s Law.
Also, note to self: there’s a big difference between an 8 am meeting and an 8.30 meeting. Enjoy your coffee!
Replying to @acavender
Sadly, yes. But it’s Friday, so I’m hoping it’ll improve from here!
Replying to @ernestopriego and @Ted_Underwood
Thanks! I’d love to have your voices represented in the comments…
Replying to @ernestopriego
Thanks! I’ll be on the lookout for it...
Replying to @Ted_Underwood
Thank you!
Replying to @briancroxall
Thanks so much!
Replying to @briancroxall
I would *love* that. Let me know how we can help.
RT @candrews: YES THIS PLEASE by @nickstatt Google: Please Fix The Crippling Problem Plaguing Google+ http://readwrite.com/2013/05/17/google-plus-login-problem
+1 // RT @candrews: YES THIS PLEASE by @nickstatt Google: Please Fix The Crippling Problem Plaguing Google+ http://readwrite.com/2013/05/17/google-plus-login-problem
Packing begins tonight in earnest. But first, a beer on the terrace of awesomeness. Happy Friday, all.
During a period of a few hours early this morning, somebody or somebot at UBC clicked through 3000+ pages on my website. I want to know why.
Replying to @academicdave and @rgfeal
That’s my bet, too; the clicks came too fast. But it wasn’t a regular crawl; the bot triggered stats...
RT @rgfeal: VP Margie Ferguson seeks help with ideas related to Common Core Standards and #MLA members. Pls join discussion. http://t.co/pb…
Brooklyn friends: who provides your cable/internet? How’s the service?
Replying to @shanakimball and @anarchivist
I’m moving in ten days! Would love to hear what you learned. \(And can’t wait to see you there\.\)
Replying to @dandyroll
Alas, it’s looking like Time-Warner. The up side is that’s what I already have. I’ll leave the bad news to your imagination.
Replying to @dandyroll
Looking forward to getting there, though!
Replying to @elotroalex, @shanakimball and @anarchivist
At some point, absolutely - but probably later in the summer, once unpacking is finally done…
Packing update: rolling along! I am well ahead of schedule, though I’ll still have that night-before moment of opening the forgotten closet…
Replying to @sarahmorgano
That’s super annoying! So glad that deregulation has brought is such a panoply of consumer choices.
Replying to @mmwwah
A bunch from the inspection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kqf/sets/72157632802921265/
T-minus 9 days until the move. Of those 9 days, I’ll be in SoCal for 6.5. #nosleeptilbrooklyn #thanksforthehashtagsuggestiontweetbot
Replying to @sramsay
I hope \(a\) the medication is doing what it’s supposed to do; \(b\) what it’s not passes quickly; \(c\) you’re recording this for later.
Have officially worn myself out packing. Was hoping to get a bit more done today than I have, but I think I’ll have a manageable last day.
I *think*.
Of course, that day is a week from tomorrow. In between, I get to go pack up an office full of books I haven’t seem for three years.
So who knows if I’ll even be able to bear the sight of boxes by next Monday.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
I’ve got a two day meeting at USC, so I’m taking a few days to handle the office while I’m there. *dies of exhaustion*
Replying to @pgilbert142001
Headed there tomorrow, alas! How long are you here?
Replying to @pgilbert142001
Sounds like a great trip - have fun!
Replying to @publichistorian
No! I’m so sorry to hear that.
Replying to @boone
DUDE. I had that same realization about a week ago. Why did they hide this from us in elementary school?
Replying to @boone
SRSLY.
Replying to @jcmeloni
A *terabyte*? Free? That’s… I’m… I don’t know what to think. I’ll look forward to seeing it. \(Phone is not cooperating\.\)
Replying to @katinalynn, @brettbobley, @tmcphers, @nowviskie and @dancohen
Tweeting from my flight. It’s like the future! See you all very soon. --K.
I am having a HARD TIME writing 250 words promising to say something new about a subject I’ve already published 20,000+ words about.
Replying to @dancohen
Hello!
Replying to @drkassorla
True. I feel okay about it in giving talks but less in writing; repeating myself feels awfully dodgy, but avoiding it is hard.
Replying to @dancohen
Yo, dog.
Replying to @dancohen
By the by, if they tell you there’s turbulence coming in about an hour or so, they are NOT lying.
Replying to @dancohen
That is a super useful seat mate.
Replying to @dancohen and @surlyF
Weird? It’s only flying tweeting dogs. That’s just Monday.
Hello, Los Angeles! 8.40 feels very late here.
Replying to @dancohen
I’ll, uh, meet you in the lobby.
Replying to @dancohen
Also, I wasn’t kidding about the turbulence. Our pilot said we hit a shear where the wind suddenly changed from 30 to 100mph.
One awesome thing about traveling to the west coast is waking up at 5 am and Getting Things Done.
This morning, I have wrapped up and sent off one very overdue abstract, and am making good progress on one slightly less overdue one!
Replying to @fraistat
I think I have been unintentionally striving for that these last few years.
Beginning the third and final #SCIspa meeting, discussing @anvcscalar, @pressfwd, and @MLACommons, thinking about communities & transitions.
Pondering the “dark side” of open access floated at the conclusion of today’s #SCIspa meeting. +
When we expect the products of scholarly work to be free, what resource flows do we disrupt? What labor relations do we break? #SCIspa+
What communities do we put at risk? Openness and publicness are key values, but they do not come without cost. #SCIspa -
Announcing a new Digital Humanities series from Open Book Publishers, now seeking proposals: http://www.openbookpublishers.com/section/29/1/digital-humanities.
Replying to @rrkennison
The following RT is the kind of thing that came up in the discussion...
RT @nowviskie: Helpful 2007 essay by @ekansa on indigenous/trad'l-knowledge IP & ethics of imposing "free culture:" http://po.st/u0MIfu …
Replying to @rrkennison
It was a great discussion. The “resource flows” question was an important one, too; what happens when the work of publishing +
Replying to @rrkennison
is devalued such that the labor is placed on the backs of volunteers and grad students?
Replying to @bfister and @rrkennison
There’s volunteer and there’s volunteer; some comes with the promise of professional reward and some doesn’t. +
Replying to @bfister and @rrkennison
The point that was being made was that removing existing resource flows produced a volunteerism without reward, +
Replying to @bfister and @rrkennison
which is very related to the end of academic labor issue you raise: dwindling volunteers who have hope of reward.
Replying to @bfister and @rrkennison
That would be ideal. The fear is that at many institutions the result wouldn’t be more support for making but instead +
Replying to @bfister and @rrkennison
“oh good, you don’t need those $$$ anymore.”
Fab conversations at #SCIspa concluded, I’m on a train out to Claremont to clean out my @pomonacollege office. Poignant tweets to follow.
Replying to @CathyNDavidson
Thank you, Cathy! I’m happy about the move, of course, but still sad to see the end of an era.
Replying to @CathyNDavidson
Very nice, and quite accurate. Way more so than nostalgia.
Replying to @profwernimont
Thanks! I hope your summer is starting well.
Replying to @TenuredRadical
Thanks for the shout-out! I hope we can keep pressing on these issues.
Replying to @profwernimont
Phew. Good luck — I’ll hope to hear good things!
Am no kidding already on the cusp of just abandoning everything in this office. Except that R’s got tons of stuff in here too.
Replying to @rrkennison
I can throw out a lot. Anything that’s unbound paper is going. Probably half of my books will be given away. But the stuff +
Replying to @rrkennison
that’s not mine can’t be tossed without consultation. And the consultee is in freaking PARIS.
Replying to @profwernimont
There will be a ton, I think; I’ll let you know.
Called it a day. Tomorrow morning, early, I will pick up a load of boxes and start the sorting and packing in earnest.
RT @OpenBookPublish: Instructions on how to submit a proposal to our new #OpenAccess #DigitalHumanities Series available here: http://t.co/…
Okay! Off to buy a pile of boxes, get another cup of coffee, and get this packing up thing underway. WIsh me luck.
Replying to @jasonrhody, @shanakimball and @jcmeloni
Thanks! I am prepared to operate today wholly without ruth.
The good news: I’m making decent progress, time-wise. The bad news: I’ve packed 20 boxes and have barely made a dent in the problem. *weeps*
Replying to @pmhswe
I missed the move news! Is this a household consolidation? Must be overwhelming...
Replying to @pmhswe
Phew. Joining forces is good! The whole purge-and-move thing is exhausting, though.
The first unmitigatedly happy part of packing: found my copy of The Fifty-Year Sword, bought years ago in Amsterdam.
Also just found the gift my very first Marxism & Cultural Studies class gave me at the end of the semester.
Replying to @Ed_Raso
As did I!
Seriously, on that copy of The Fifty-Year Sword: I’d started thinking that I’d dreamed buying it. It was a pretty vivid dream, though!
Okay, @kfitz, step away from the internet and PACK A BOX.
Replying to @popmitzvah
Thanks! I hope you’re doing well.
The good news: I’m over 2/3 done with the bookshelves! The less good news: I’ve got 32 boxes to ship, and I’m expecting at least another 10.
Replying to @brettbobley
It’s going to be BAD.
Replying to @rgfeal
The problem is that 20 of the 30 boxes contain books that do not belong to me, and their owner wants them.
Replying to @rgfeal
Me, I’ve but mine down by 50%.
Capped off a long, painful day of packing by discovering that I’d done a lousy enough job of parking this morning to be left a nasty note.
*sigh* Today was a difficult day. Tomorrow will be better.
Replying to @sramsay and @patrick_mj
I’m finding myself a little amazed by these: http://www.parkslopefamilycircus.com/
Replying to @sramsay
Good grief: http://www.nietzschefamilycircus.com/perm.php?c=106&q=71
Replying to @sramsay and @patrick_mj
One never does.
How I managed all those articles, before Zotero & the iPad. Only mildly sad to be dumping the collection.
No, for real: an entire 4-drawer filing cabinet of them. I will hope that anything I need has been digitized.
Replying to @jbj
Don’t get me started on the books; I’m abandoning this much, and it pains me to do so. But photocopies… eh.
Books-wise, I’m leaving this behind, and there’s a little ache there.
But then, I have to move all this, so…
Replying to @captain_primate
This whole office is gorgeous. I’m trying not to look at it too closely.
Replying to @mmwwah
Every. Freaking. Book.
Replying to @mmwwah
Not today, alas. Perhaps tomorrow!
Replying to @captain_primate
It does! Who needs all that stupid space? Not me, that’s who.
Replying to @noctambulate
I did. Having a little OCD helped.
Replying to @alanpharvey
There certainly should be!
Replying to @profwernimont
Alas, the shelves are immobile. But do pop by & take a look at the books.
Replying to @profwernimont
Whatever you don’t want will go to the prison library project.
Replying to @profwernimont
I’m going to run out & grab a burrito. Should be back in the office in about 30 mins. Anytime thereafter!
Replying to @rrkennison
Hey, my prediction was right -- today has been better! Packing is done. A bit more recycling to go, plus mover-finding.
Replying to @rrkennison
Oh yes!
About to get myself a monster chile relleno burrito from Patty’s - one of the first places I ate when I moved to Claremont 15 years ago.
Replying to @stephharves
Pretty much - here, at least! Still have packing to do at home on Monday. :(
It. Is. Done. \(Now to find a mover to haul it all away\.\)
When I visited Temple University in March, I did an interview with Fred Rowland: http://sites.temple.edu/humansciences/2013/05/11/kathleen-fitzpatrick-on-scholar...
Replying to @foundhistory
I have been sleeping SO well.
Replying to @shanakimball
UGH PACKING ALL THE THINGS. I send you energy and the will to purge.
Replying to @stephharves
No worries! I got a lot done last weekend, so I think I’m in decent shape.
Finished up the packing yesterday, and had a lovely barbecue with some friends, followed by 10 hours of sleep. Am a whole new person.
Today I get to hang out in pajamas and maybe write something. I have coffee and a lovely grey SoCal morning. Anything could happen!
Replying to @eetempleton
Oh, a little stress and a little sleep deprivation and I’m sure she’ll reemerge. :)
Oh hello new talk I’m giving on Thursday morning after moving on Tuesday. Perhaps I should finish writing you.
Replying to @Ed_Raso
Yes, absolutely: more attention to rhythm & sound; less formally structured sentences.
Replying to @tcarmody
I’m so sorry to hear you’re not doing well, Tim. Sending good thoughts your way.
Spent all day in pajamas. Wrote half a talk & half a blog post. Last errand tomorrow morning & then back to NYC to finish packing there.
Replying to @GretchenMcKay1
1 apartment \(NYC\) plus 1 office \(SoCal\). Equals 1 move too many!
Thanks to everybody who helped make this a fabulous SoCal sojourn. Beginning the trek homeward shortly.
On board at ONT, headed for IAH and EWR. Home about 1am. One last day of packing tomorrow, and then on to the new place on Tuesday!
And then I leave for the UNT open access symposium on Wednesday. I should get a chance to unpack in August, I think.
Replying to @mmwwah
Undoubtedly. But I do look forward to slowing it down some soon!
Replying to @surlyF
I’ll look forward to it!
EWR. Soooo close.
Home sweet home - for one more day.
Q: I’m about to run out to the new apt with the contents of my fridge & some basic cleaning supplies. What other essentials should go today?
Replying to @jwolman
I like the way you think, Jacob.
Replying to @karikraus
Hmmm. Will need here tmw morning, but will be sure to pack in well labeled box!
Replying to @CapitolClio
Ooh yes. Good thought.
Replying to @FHeimburger
Indeed!
Replying to @rgfeal
Ha! I always pack the bedding last & make the bed first thing on the other end, for immediate collapsing purposes.
Replying to @amandafrench and @jbj
Absolute necessities, all.
The cats, incidentally, are pretty sure they know what’s up, and they are not pleased.
Replying to @rgfeal
Yeah, I’ll cab them over tomorrow night, I think, once the movers are done on the other end.
Why is it I can live with my own filthy fridge for months but can’t bear putting food in a fridge someone else has left a tiny bit icky?
Okay, first suitcase full of stuff is in the new apt. Painting is not quite done, but what is done looks awesome.
Now to finish up packing here & get ready for the movers: 9am tomorrow.
Replying to @mmwwah
White, all of it. No time to pick colors -- need to live in the place a while.
Replying to @mmwwah
You saw the pix, right? Several colors, none of them quite right. I liked the olive in the LR but it needed work, so: white for now.
Replying to @mmwwah
Here’s the set from the inspection again: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kqf/sets/72157632802921265/
Replying to @mmwwah
The blue in the BR was particularly problematic, and the 2nd BR was done in this faux-texture thing I hate.
One last evening on the terrace. It’s been awesome.
Replying to @lynnegoldstein
Yes, that’s been my view for the last two years. The move is tomorrow, at last.
I have just run out of tape. Alas, I think I ran out of the motivation to go out and get more tape a couple of hours ago.
Got it together to go out for tape. Can neither confirm nor deny that chocolate ice cream has also been acquired.
All that remains is the taping up of the last boxes and the waiting for the movers. #letsdothis
I even got up early this morning and washed my sheets & towels. I am a moving machine.
Movers are here. 20 minutes in, huge piles of stuff are gone. Totally getting it done!
Replying to @surlyF
Truly. They’ll be packing the kitchen for me, which I will genuinely enjoy.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
No kidding. They’re amazingly efficient.
The foreman of my moving crew has got to be 6’4”. He just picked up my 50” tv \(flat screen, but not at all a light one\) like it was nothing.
Replying to @wynkenhimself and @mmwwah
It would’ve been cost-efficient for me to have the whole place packed too, but they needed a 2nd day & I only had 1.
Replying to @wynkenhimself and @mmwwah
With each move I acquire one more box that will never get unpacked. Someday I’ll be brave enough just to toss them.
Cats are closed in 2nd bdrm. I hear weird scratching noise - from upstairs? - & look up to see both cats sauntering across the living room.
Replying to @wynkenhimself
I am determined to unpack the boxes of mystery this time. I’ll probably end up tossing the contents.
Cats are bloody determined to escape, no matter how much I emphasize that they’d be happier where they are.
Replying to @mmwwah
They wouldn’t. This much activity would just produce frantic attempts to escape.
2 hrs in. All boxes & most furniture are down & loaded. Kitchen is being packed and tables are being dismantled. I’m betting we’re out by 1.
Replying to @mmwwah
#singitsister
1pm may have been a little optimistic but it won’t be far off. Kitchen/china packing nearly complete. Dining rm table disassembly underway.
Amazing thing number 1: Time-Warner Cable is scheduled to turn on my internet this afternoon between 4 and 7.
Amazing thing number 2: they just called to see if they could come early, because the tech is in the area.
\(Alas, I am not\. But he told me to call once I get there\. We’ll see\!\)
Replying to @stephharves
I can’t wait to have you over. How are things on your end?
Okay, I was *way* over optimistic. I’m now worried about whether they’ll be able to unload before time is up at the new place. #arghmoving
Out of the apartment with everything except the cats. Now to the new place for unloading, and then back to terrify the kittehs even more.
Am in the new apt. Painter is still here painting. Truck not yet here but the super \(who is young & fab\) says they can unload late. #breathe
Before.
Replying to @rrkennison
Indeed!
Replying to @rrkennison
Oh man yes. Painting will be continuing for another couple of days, I think. Here’s hoping the cats behave.
Hey guess what! At some point in the coming days I should be able to think about something other than real estate or moving!
Replying to @literarychica
Backatcha!
Replying to @literarychica
I know you must. And I didn’t have to wrangle a small person!
Replying to @Ed_Raso
I’ve been warned that maintenance will go up, but was quoted a pretty minimal annual increase. We’ll see.
Replying to @literarychica
They’re still at the old place. Moving makes them very unhappy. I’ll go back and get them later tonight.
Okay it’s a total mess right now but this apartment is going to rock. Someday.
I would pretty much pay cash dollars for somebody to come in here and find me a fork.
Spent 30 mins on the phone with TWC trying to get my internet to work. Gave up on civilization, @ayjay; am eating leftovers with my fingers.
Replying to @TWC_Help
I’m all set now - thanks for asking, though.
Holy cats. This faster internet is actually faster.
Replying to @briancroxall
Are they at least synchronized?
Replying to @dancohen
Thanks! They are right on the cusp of doing so. \(Of course, I’m flying to Dallas tomorrow\. But let’s leave that aside\.\)
Replying to @briancroxall
Now that’s funny. I would never have known that they were floating rather than embedded but for your experiment.
Seriously, this extreme internet is so fast your tweets arrive before you’ve even sent them.
Replying to @john_overholt
I *know.* I am waiting for the catch.
Okay, the internet is working and the bed is made. Time to go pick up two sorely pissed-off cats.
Cats obtained. Now to survive the cab rise home.
Replying to @shanakimball
Hey, happy birthday! I hope it’s been a great one.
Mission accomplished. \(Phew\.\)
The first thing to note about the new place? It’s QUIET. After two years of sirens screaming up 3rd Ave, I’d forgotten what that’s like.
Replying to @plragde
Park Slope.
I have found the down side of having movers pack my kitchen: I have fifteen enormous boxes labeled “Kitchen.” Where’s the coffee grinder?
Replying to @jasonrhody
This is Brooklyn. The coffee grinder is on the back of an antique bicycle pedaled by a mustachioed young man.
Looking forward to it! // RT @hauntologist: Scurrying off to Dallas for @OASymposium. I get to introduce @kfitz!
Replying to @savasavasava
Oh no. Is all okay?
Headed to EWR, on my way to UNT for @OASymposium. What are the odds I go to the right apartment when I get back Saturday?
Replying to @savasavasava
No! I’m so sorry to hear that. I hope things work out. :(
Replying to @surlyF
Yes, alas. Plane lands about 9. May be seeking a nightcap, though.
Replying to @surlyF
OH NO.
Replying to @surlyF
Good grief.
Replying to @rrkennison, @pmhswe and @shanakimball
Oh god I’m having flashbacks. \(The unpacking has not yet gotten to start\.\)
Replying to @savasavasava
How miserable! Please feel free to go hang out at my place, which is very quiet other than the painter.
Replying to @savasavasava
\(If a bit disorganized\.\)
In front of a hotel here in Dallas there is a blinking sign reading “make your JFK reservations now.” I was a little confused at first. +
But then it hit me: November is the 50th anniversary. I don’t know whether I’m more alarmed by the passage of time or assassination tourism.
About to deliver the keynote at @OASymposium. Prepare yourselves for some preaching to the choir! #oa13unt
Replying to @mjpaulusjr and @micahvandegrift
It’s Not Enough Coffee for “collections budget.” My bad.
Replying to @mjpaulusjr and @micahvandegrift
Absolutely.
Humanities: ever the afterthought. #sigh
Replying to @surlyF
My work here is done. #oa13unt
Replying to @RohanMaitzen
Yeah, that’s not a book review; that’s a book report.
Replying to @AnvilAcademic
Yes! Thank you!
Replying to @savasavasava
:)
Replying to @rogerwhitson
Your pw for the Commons is the same as the rest of the website! :)
Replying to @rogerwhitson
You’re welcome! If you really lose the pw, instead of logging in at http://mla.org, there’s a link to have it emailed.
Congrats! // RT @brettbobley: Wow! Scalar authoring platform receives Editor's Choice from PC Mag! Congrats to @tmcphers & @anvcscalar team.
Argh, RunKeeper. Did not say to share that with the world. If I didn’t love you, this would be grounds for divorce.
Replying to @sherah1918
Good luck to you, too!
Replying to @amandafrench and @sherah1918
Yeah, that’s the worst weight loss plan ever. I can do one that involves exercise, but a “diet” will not happen.
Replying to @rrkennison
Indeed, but there’s a whole lot of room way south of “great” that would still be a vast improvement.
Replying to @literarychica, @wynkenhimself, @amandafrench, @m_steph_m and @briancroxall
We want roundups of all kinds! We love member curated session lists.
Hey, #mla14 folks: Think about how you can use @MLACommons to prepare, discuss, promote, and extend your sessions. Contact us for help!
Replying to @mmwwah and @glovink
He has uncovered our dastardly plan.
Replying to @briancroxall and @samplereality
Notebook and ink pen.
Replying to @rrkennison
No kidding. It’s heartbreaking to see and imagine what could have been!
Replying to @dorothyk98 and @MLACommons
I know it’s been done by a few sessions with permission of all participants, but it’s not something we can handle.
Replying to @jbrittholbrook, @m_kahn and @jpkarlsberg
Ha! It would be lovely to help foster that vision.
RT @CampusCopyright: Love it! "Symposiums like this are like church camp. You leave all on fire for Jesus and within a week you're fornicat…
There may have been a nap this afternoon. If so, it was probably really really good.
Replying to @ayjay
Oh, I so understand.
Replying to @mamamusings
Hey, welcome home!
Replying to @educatemissjax and @nytimes
I dunno. I’m missing several pounds that sure went somewhere.