Kimberly KG

Sheesh, moving is hard. We’re so close to having everything out of my sister’s house. The painters showed up to start prepping the house and kindly offered to help carry stuff out for us. I might have been willing to offer inappropriate sexual favors to avoid having to carry another 30 or so heavy boxes down the stairs today so I was grateful they offered first.

My sister is the most organized person I know. She’s the most organized person most people know. The number of times someone has said it’s too bad they can’t be like or marry someone like Val is not small. No one has ever said this about me. When we pulled a dresser away from the wall, I realized I was surprised to see dust on the baseboard in Val’s house.

With how quickly they found a new place after unexpectedly deciding to move, there just wasn’t time to prepare. Helping my incredibly organized sister move when she hasn’t had time to pack is interesting. She uses containers to organize things. Containers in containers often. Her house is always clean and welcoming. Are containers the secret I’ve been missing all my life? Ha!

Anyhow, I’m tired and grateful to be here.

It was another long day of moving, but the end is in sight. This new home is going to be lovely once they get themselves settled.

If I ever move again, I might just start by hiring one of those people to stand at the nearest corner with a big “Closing sale! Everything must go!” sign. That might just be my aching feet talking though.

This is how we’re all feeling and the day isn’t over yet.

The movers are here to help with all the bulky/heavy things. Having furniture at the new house will make moving the remaining stuff a lot easier. We’re all tired and sore which makes moving anything difficult.

I’m down in Santa Clara for a week helping my sister and her family move. Being a helper allows one to see all the emotions involved in the process, not just the work. It’s a lot no matter how you look at it.

I got to see LCD Soundsystem last night with Matt and Sam. It was a great concert and the weather was excellent. The smoke cleared out just in time.

I let my prescription run out so I’ve been miserable all day, but seeing this at the local bakery after getting my refill makes everything brighter.

Watched: Gifted 🍿

I enjoyed this. The cast is excellent.

The neighbor texted this evening to ask if I had the ability to drill a hole in a 2x4. “Yes.” Two hours later I got another text asking if I could drill a 1.5" hole in a 2x4. “Probably. What are we making?” My doorbell immediately rang.

I made a wicket tonight, modified to work on the street, I guess. I was kind of glad our previous cricket series ended before my front window got damaged.

Wish me luck.

Seeing The Odyssey in 70 mm is well worth it.

I have been a mother for exactly half of my life as of today.

As you’d expect, this is easily the most impactful event shaping who I am and how I perceive the world. I am so grateful that I get to watch my children continue growing as lovely, considerate, amazing humans alongside the lovely, considerate, amazing human that made me a mother to begin with.

For the past two years, I’ve been coordinating the core tool classes at the local woodworking guild. In that time, we’ve certified somewhere close to 650 people to use our shop.

Depending on a lot of factors, we’ve found that some of those students really aren’t ready to use the core tools independently after the class. While there’s a lot that goes into that, I think the core issue is whether they have the confidence to come back to the shop SOON after completing the class so they can solidify what they’ve learned with a real project.

I have been working on a proposal to add a third session to the class where we give each student plans and wood for a simple project that they will then complete essentially independently in our shop. As much as possible, I want that third session to resemble one of our open sessions where members use our shop to work on projects of their own except with the benefit of knowing that everyone in the shop understands you’re at the beginning of your guild membership and is there for support.

I definitely did not expect it to take nearly a year to get alignment from all the necessary parties and work out all the details, but we’re finally trying this starting in August. We’re treating the first couple months as an experiment; we know we’ll learn a lot as we adjust to this new schedule.

Today, some of the instructors and regular class assistants got together to assemble the first batch of project kits. The number of times someone said, “This is really happening!” was pretty funny. I definitely said it myself more than once.

I took some photos to mark the occasion. (Some of the simple projects students will be making included.)

Watched: The Newsroom 🍿

We watched this series again recently, it’s just so good. Turns out people behaving with integrity is quite compelling.

I uploaded quite a few photos of the tall ships in the Sail 250 parade to a collection:

Besides the Lynx, these two were my favorite.

Italy’s Amerigo Vespucci

Germany’s Gorch Foch

We’re at the airport heading back to Oregon. Saying “I don’t want my vacation to end” doesn’t quite capture the emotion. This has been a good reminder of both who I am and how I’d like to be spending more of my time.

Getting away from home sometimes is good for you, apparently. Ha!

These ships really are something. Seeing them together seems like a trip back in time.

We had dinner with Ally and her shipmates this evening. Nice to get to know everyone just a little bit.

Well, this was incredible. Seeing Ally’s ship come into view was the most excited I’ve been in a long while. Look how beautiful she is!

The two closest pizza places close at 5 am and 6 am respectively. Hello Brooklyn.

Another sign I’m not at home: there are police everywhere.

This week, tall ships from around the world are meeting in New York harbor to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

www.popsci.com/science/t…

I’m excited to see all the ships, of course, but honestly getting to hug my daughter for the time in 5 months is what I’m looking forward to most.

This event was the driving factor in her decision to stay on the Lynx after she volunteered to help them sail down to Georgia last November.

“Welcome, but be good!”

Are you kidding me? We’re issuing passports with the phrase “Welcome, but be good”? To US citizens that use the document to leave the country?

This is all the stupid I can take.

Watched: Master of the Universe 🍿

I knew I wanted to see this the first time I saw the trailer. I spent a lot of time as a kid watching He-Man with my brother.

It was better than I expected, I appreciated that it laughed at itself.

Watched: Toy Story 5 🍿

I liked it.

I keep composing posts in my head but I can’t seem to sit in front of the computer any longer than necessary lately.

Life is generally pretty good though, gratefully.