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It's official - I'm moving myself. The logic is there for paying people to do the work, but the prices are just too high. I've been trying to force myself to put my feelings (cheap) aside and blow the money on this project, but the numbers aren't panning out. I just spent 2 - 3 weeks freaking out about whether to replace my dying laptop for 800-1500, and now I'm trying to fool myself into spending thousands to "save time." I have this money because I'm cheap, I'm cheap because I was poor, and I've stayed this way because it's logical and rewarded. I'm not going to blow money when I don't have to - it doesn't feel right to do so.

Now that I've decided to do it myself, it just feels right. Maybe it's college life to haul your ikea furniture with your friends' help, but a) I still have ikea furniture, and b) I still have that college mentality. I have acquired furniture in my house through dumpster diving in recent years! I took furniture to Good Will and had it REJECTED. So I'm really not the type to spend thousands to get my stuff carried around wrapped in bubble-tape. All my doubt and questioning has vanished with the decision not to use movers. Now I just have to figure out the painting etc. thing so I can pick a date to do the move.

On that note, I'll be begging borrowing and stealing people to help me move sometime in the next few weeks, after 2/12 but before 3/6. This would be a great time to dig up any drama you'd like with me, or loudly proclaim you're leaving town for X, or just bicker with me / be offended so you can duck out :)

SWEET - just assigned a case in San Francisco! Hopefully the hearing won't be scheduled for May-July (bar prep and exam)

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I've made my decision!

PAINT - Sunday, Feb 18. (9 AM until done)

That's it. No monies. People who want to show up and help or laugh may do so. I think I'm going to leave hte ceiling as-is (it's white or off-white already) unless someone tells me that's an awful idea. I might even skip some walls if they look ok. Sat I'll go to HD and get paint and stuff. Or Fri night. I'll check consumer reports for paint to buy. Pennan's link to TOH helps a lot, as do all of your comments - thank you!

I figure the walls are blue in one room, patched different white in the other. My worst case scenario is I do a bad job, which will still look better than what they do now. I was willing to live with blue walls until Aug, so I can live with better regardless. I'm off on 2/19, so if I'm behind in school I don't really lose much as i can make it up.

MOVE - Sunday, Feb 25. (AM until done)

I will take all the help I can get! I don't think I have all that much stuff, but it will go faster the more people show (if any...or I have a shitty day). Armand's pizza and some sort of drinkies will be provided, sex0rz with the movee will (probably) not. Please let me know if you can show up - no obligation to though!