I’m in Auburn Ca for the next week, the weather is amazingly cooler than I expected.

So this is it, Im taking my comcast back from here on I’m going to have to rely on finding my internet from some one else. Kinda makes me feel like I’m being left high and dry.

Here they are, these are the boxes I sent to Brody today.

I’ve never really thought of myself as a person who moved a lot. I guess that is until I moved to Portland. Since I’ve lived in the Portland area I have moved 4 times, and now here I am doing it again. I decided this time that I wasn’t going to fool around. I just tossed all the things that I haven’t touched in a long time and kept the things of value and personal interest.

I’ve also got two backpacks, but all in all I think I did a good job. Only thing is, now I’m wondering if I should have kept more, but I think it’s refreshing in a way to only have what I really want and need.

How the hell do you get Bleach off of your hands???

Every time I move I get into this major cleaning mind set, and I go way over the top trying to clean everything to the point of being sold.

“Step right up, come look at the cleanest bathroom sink in Portland…’oh, shit there’s still tooth past in there‘…Better yet lets go look at how clean the windows are…“

I’m always so paranoid that the landlord is going to walk in with there nose up high like an English butler. But I dare say, I have cleaned it well. Still, I some how always get covered in a light haze of Bleach. This always gets me worried I’m going to get bleach in my mouth and then bleach in my stomach and then something bad will happen. Then I’ll have to tell the doctor, with mild shame, “I put my fingers in my mouth, yes, they were covered in bleach”.

So here it is in a nut shell, House is 75% clean, Boxes are Packed, Plain tickets are waiting and I smell like bleach.

As we were leaving Portland this morning I stuck my phone out the window and snapped a few shots. As it would seem, Portland must have been having an earth quake. It looks like the building are leaning.

Jenny and I are moving her stuff to Seattle on Saturday, and were thinking about leaving the cats with her parents. I’ll miss them… I’ve never thought of myself as a Cat person, but I guess I’m an all around animal person. As long as I know them from the time they were young.

Saturday morning were going to get a Uhaul and fill it up. Where going to drive it to Seattle, and take all the stuff out. Sunday we’ll return the uhaul in seattle and then drive Jenny’s car back down. It’ll be a heck of a weekend, but we’ll get it done. We really don’t have that much to do.

Then, next week I’ll be sending all my stuff in the mail to Brody’s house and I’m off to CA for a couple of weeks.

I was sitting in my Friends car this morning, catching a ride home from the night before. (Jim and Lindsey) We were headed south on I205 as we were passing Oregon City by the Clackamas River. I started to think about all the people I’ve met here and all the fun time I’ve had with my friends.

We had a bbq Saturday night and a lot of my friends from my old job came over and we all hung out and had a good time. But, I started to realize, again, that there is a good chance that I wont see many of these people ever again. Perhaps I’ll move back to Portland in the future, maybe not. One thing is for sure, take the chance while you have it and hang out with your friends. Perhaps you’ll never move, but I don’t think we really ever know what is going to happen.

This is it, my move to Tennessee it Official. I bought my flight for the 10th of June.

I’ll get you some details when Im not so tired and i can actually see the screen well. (don’t you just love the late nights when you can hardly even read the screen)

I got my flight to Auburn, CA and I’m headed south May 31st. So, if any of you in Auburn have any interest in meeting up I’ll be in Auburn for about a week. I still haven’t gotten my flight to TN yet, but I’ll be getting it soon. I’m totally excited about this move. I’ve gone through my stuff and it turns out that I’ve only got about 3 boxes that are going to TN, and the rest is going to the good will or to people who want my junk.

Over the next 2 months im packing up, giving away & minimizing my load of things to take to Tennessee. Yes, that’s right, it’s official, I’m moving. Perhaps i’ve said it before, but this is my official statement.

Im Moving to Tennessee!!! Here is my time frame:

• April: pack up, give away, and send off my stuff.
• May: Settle my debts to society in Portland. Thank my new friends in the Portland area, and gather addresses, emails, and phone#’s. Organize my digital world with multiple back up and mobilized web access. Bubble wrap my hard-drives, shred old documents, and organize all my paper files.
• June: Get on a plain and fly to Ca, hang out with my parents, say “hi” to my friends, and enjoy Auburn one more time. Then → Get back on a plain and fly to Tn hang out with Brody and fam, check out the town, and get settled in a new place (which i still have to find)…

Over the last couple of days ive been posting some random items that i have, some are a joke and some are kinda cool. All the things i have are going away or are to be given away. Dont be bashful if you see something you like that im giving away, let me know and we’ll talk about what ever it is and how to get it too you. We’ll call it Randy’s small Givaway. I’d just like to thank Oprah for coming up with this tag line. I dont think i could have done it with out her. “your the best Oprah“.

There is more to come…

I dont know a thing about Tennessee or the towns around Nashville. If anyone has any good ideas I’d like to here them. Springhill is where im going to start, but im open to some ideas.