The secret to PODS success.

On Saturday, July 24th 2010 @ approximately 1400 PST an amazing feat of science, physics, technology, and magic occurred at the Estate. It has been my sworn duty to document every aspect of this entire process that is occurring.

Alas, I failed to document the magic that is P.O.D.S. (Which I'm almost certain stands for Pretty Orgasmic Delivery Services, obviously)

I suppose I'm getting a little ahead of myself here...

You see, PODS doesn't just use your typical moving truck to transport your useless stuff anywhere in the world... In fact the secret to their success is in how your crap is "transported".

Let me give you a minute to think about my intelligent use of "Quotes".

I'll wait...

...

Got it? YES! See, through my "careful" and "intelligent" sleuthing I've "discovered" that the PODS company has a indefinite contract with the Starship Enterprise.


Yes.. I'm a nerd.

Anyways, because of work I was unable to document the removal of the POD via transporter. (Solution: I must become un-employed!)

BUT! Not wanting to let anyone down, I've created a "CG Rendering" of how this amazing feat of engineering probably looked like.


Re-inventing Moving and Storage... with invisible nude faeries.

AND! As an added bonus, an animated GIF!

I would've made all the shiny swirlys animated, but hey... laziness is a bitch.

Also, I checked out their "website" and they have a bunch of "obvious" "propaganda" about how they manage the moving process in a boring and non-magical way. But don't believe them, they are only doing their best to "uphold" the Prime Directive.

and Kirk and his crew are always bending the rules slightly, especially when visiting the 21st Century, or in the case of Star Trek IV the 20th Century. Additionally Star Trek IV: A New Hope is sooooo much better then that Wrath of KHAAAAAAN! BS.

annnnd. I'm done.

House Works - Chapter 2 - an excerpt (Scarcity thinking)

Yesterday while Janelle and I were sitting in the garage taking a break from cleaning (AKA procrastinating) I pulled the House Works book out, (A.N. #07202010-004) flipped to a random page, and began reading.

What I found was quite insightful into the nature of clutter and how to fight it.

I thought I would share:
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House Works - Chapter 2 - Housekeeping Skill Sets [an excerpt]
(Fighting clutter from the inside out)

Scarcity thinking: "I might need it."
People with scarcity thinking refuse to part with clutter out of fear that they will not have--or will not have enough of--the goods and items they need at some future time. Result: drawers filled with folded aluminum foil and stacked egg cartons, garages drowning in bent nails and broken tools.

Deal with scarcity thinking by dragging your fear into the open and staring it down--then move past it to release the hold on your thinking. For example, confronted with a cabinet full of empty yogurt containers (no lids), ask yourself, "When was the last time that I ever used one?" An answer that ranges from "never" to "about 25 years ago" means that scarcity thinking is behind the clutter problem.

Face the fear! Remind yourself that the world is full of empty yogurt containers. Your belief that they might all disappear is just that--only a fear. Out they go, both the containers and the fear behind them.
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That's all for now! I'm working on an update to the progress on the Estate. Which I'll hopefully have posted tomorrow! (Monday)

See you all then!