I listed the last of our earthly possessions on Craigslist last week as soon as I heard the news that we would need to be vacating the premises at the end of October.  We pretty much have this whole thing worked out like a fine-tuned machine at this point.  The first to go was an LCD screen to a guy who wanted Butterfinger to bring the screen, his laptop, and his deep cycle battery so he could show him that the screen worked in a gas station parking lot so he did not have to drive the extra 5 miles to he house.  Quickly after that we delivered the washer/dryer to a wonderful younger couple; they were even kind enough to throw some extra money in for gas without us even asking (which is good because we probably would not have asked).  We also returned some un-used aluminium ducting to Home  Depot for store credit, since you never really know what you might need from there during a move. (more…)

September 23rd, 2008 | Deals, Craigslist, Friendly Encounters, Startup Sacrifices | No comments

As most of you already know, before we moved to the new house, we did not have television for roughly a year or so. At first this was very disturbing to me, as I was still in the mindset of return from work, make dinner, become a zombie in front of the boob tube until bed, only to wake up and do it all over again. The only way to free myself from the media box’s evil clutches was to completely detach myself and find other, more constructive means, of spending time; leading to the birth of this blog you all adore so much:) It has been a hard road, this is the first year I did not see a single episode of American Idol, and I am now officially 1 season behind in House, but I have never been happier. (more…)

June 4th, 2008 | Bzz Agent, News, Startup Sacrifices | 6 comments