Up to My Ears

At this point, I was hoping to be kicking back for a nice relaxing hour or two with Plato's Republic (ok, maybe I had other books on my mind, but I am trying to motivate to finally read the dialogue I haven't), but since I cannot find any of the chairs or sofas in my house, it looks like unpacking is the plan for the day.

It's amazing what chaos the arrival of furniture and boxes can achieve in an apartment.  If I look at the pile of flattened boxes in my hallway, I can be proud of what I managed to accomplish yesterday afternoon.  However, the fact that I have one small path leading to the necessary places in my house - refrigerator, bed, and bathroom - indicates that I have miles to go before I sleep.  (Amazing how Frost can stay in your head after all these years.  Need new allusions).  Also interesting is the fact that a solid quarter to third of my belongings is still in Tulsa, hopefully to arrive within a week or so.

I'm compiling a list of items I'm noticeably missing, which includes but is not limited to

• the top to my coffee table
• two bases and one top of my end tables (one top made it)
• one lampshade
• all my bowls (where did these go??)
• cookbooks
• all table related linens (and this is quite a feat, since they weren't stored together)
• pillows for my bed

An interesting assortment to say the least, and these are on top of the larger furniture items I knew were going to be in round two.  Fortunately, there are plenty of items here (the REST of my kitchenware, for example) which gives me plenty to do for the remainder of this week.  Just not reading Plato.  Or pretty much anything else, until I find a seat.  God bless audio books!