So What's New And Exciting?

I haven't posted an entry in a while, so I figured I'd give a brief run-down on the various goings-on in my life.

First, the big news is that I've accepted a new position at a company in the city. I start there around about the end of the month. I'll be doing it sounds like mostly the same sorts of things I'm doing now, except that I will be doing it down in Times Square. My commute will go up by about 20 minutes or so each way, but it'll be on the train (either Amtrak or Metro-North... not sure which yet, but MNR for now), which means that I can actually do stuff while commuting, instead of just concentrating on the road. That, and the fact that (train+parking+subway) costs are still cheaper than the ludicrous cost of gas to and from Goshen.

Second, I started pondering "the next time I move", and how much assorted junk I've accumulated... I've started "the great purge," eBay'ing as much stuff as I can, so that the next time I move, it doesn't take nearly so much effort, energy, or (in my laziness factor) as many moving men to do the job. I'm selling the TiVo (it's become a boat-anchor for me, with all the HD programming I watch these days), the old G4/450, playstation games, and probably a shitload of DVDs. I've even pondered getting rid of the fucking Jeep, that albatross that's been around my neck for years. I'd have to sort out some issues to make that thing go away, but nothing I couldn't achieve I don't think.

As I wrapped my head around the idea of getting rid of some of this stuff, it felt liberating. I come from a long line of hoarders... my dad's a mild hoarder (he won't admit it, though)... my grandfather had a bunch of stuff, and my great-aunt (his sister) was practically a mental-patient-quality hoarder. It's cool to realize I'm breaking that cycle.

Anyhow, that's what's new and exciting... new job, new lifestyle... good stuff goin' on...