Out of Cheese

Almost exactly a year and a half ago, I moved from Redmond to San Jose. I roomed with Ruby, whom I knew from college, and we found an apartment in Willow Glen that was theoretically halfway between her job at Sacred Heart Community Service and mine at Apple.

We learned eventually that Archstone Willow Glen, while pretty, wasn’t exactly ideal. It’s expensive and management isn’t terribly responsive. (Actually, I could rant about management for a while, but I won’t bother.) Also, while we’re just a few minutes away from Sacred Heart, it can take me as long as 45 minutes to get to Apple during rush hour, and the drive home takes me through the harrowing 280-87 merge.

Next month Ruby starts law school at UC Davis. She’s therefore moving up to Davis in a couple of weeks, and I’m moving to Santa Clara on Saturday. I’m renting an adorable little townhouse just a few minutes from Apple (just off Homestead a little south of Lawrence, if you know the area).

Though living with Ruby has been a lot of fun, I’m really looking forward to moving. I’ll be a lot closer to work, and I’ll finally have a place that’s just like my own little house. I even have a tiny backyard, so I’ll have to figure out how to make plants grow. (Good thing I happen to know an excellent plant biologist, right?)

At the same time, moving is always stressful. I haven’t gotten nearly as much done at work recently as I usually do, partially because I’ve had so many other things on my mind. I’m currently trying to figure out just how to fit various things into boxes before movers show up on Saturday morning (and hoping that they do show up, don’t break too many things, etc.). The new place isn’t officially mine until Friday and we don’t have to move out of our current apartment until the 26th, so I’m hoping to just have the movers move big things and I’ll move books, clothes, etc. on my own time. I’m used to having movers pack for me, but I’m also used to having companies pay for my move. This time I’m moving on my own budget, so I’m the one doing the packing. If only books were lighter….