I spent pretty much the entire month of November packing and moving heavy boxes around. I had a short Thanksgiving vacation at the end of the month when I saw my apartment. There are a few photos of it to share before I mess it all up.
十一月ほとんど詰て重い箱を移動していました。月末に短いThanksgivingの休み中アパートをみました。汚ないになる前の写真があります。
To Keep or Not to Keep, That Is the Question
I have a lot of stuff. But here’s the thing, when I moved from Chicago to Japan in 2007, I got rid of a massive amount of stuff. I sold 100’s of books, dozens of games, and tons of toys and decorations.
私の物がたくさんあります。でも2007年にシカゴから日本へ引っ越す時私の物がたくさん捨てました。本とかゲームとかおもちゃとか売りました。
And, still, I have to much stuff! How could I possibly still have this many books? Even after narrowing my DVD collection to only those that I watch repeatedly, I still have too many DVDs. And do not even get me started on CDs. What am I, 80?
でもまだ多いすぎています！なんでまだ本がたくさありますか？生来たびたび見よわないDVDを捨てたらまだたくさんすぎます。CDについて話したくありません。老人のようにみています。
Thus, for most of November, I packed up all this stuff and moved most of the boxes into the living room. I am trying to reduce the amount of time I will have to pay for the movers. I wonder if I will unpack it all before I end up moving again?
だから十一月ほとんど詰て重い箱を居間に移動していました。引っ越し専門業は高いだから。また引っ越す前ぜんぶほどくかな。
Thanksgiving
At the end of November I had four days off for Thanksgiving. My Mom and I took a trip to view the actual apartment I would be renting in December. Before now, we had only seen the model apartment. The actual apartment was just as nice as the model, the kitchen and bathroom having been recently refurbished.
十一月末Thanksgivingの休みの4日がありました。お母さんと十二月に住んでいる実のアパートを見にいきました。前モデルだけ見ました。実のアパートとモデルは同じです。 キッチンとお風呂は最近更新されました。
The living/dining room is easily big enough to hold my boxes. I have a nice view of a couple of trees. Also, my garage is directly across the parking lot from my apartment, which is really convenient.
居間は私の箱に大きいさが十分です。二つの木の景色あります。ガレージはアパートの駐車場の向かいにあります。便利です。
The bedroom is not huge, but it is sufficient to hold my bed and clothes.
寝室は大きくないけどベッドと服を持つのが大丈夫です。
We also took a bit of a tour of the surrounding city and found it very convenient. Grocery stores, banks, restaurants, and two giant shopping malls are all within a 15-minute drive. But perhaps the most life-changing aspect is that my daily work commute will be reduced from two hours to sixteen minutes.
近所も見て便利です。スーパーとか銀行とかレストランとか二つの大きいモールがあります。一番いいことは通勤が二時間から十六分になります。
I will move in during the first week of December, so I will have more details in the next Bradblog entry.
十に月初めに引っ越すから次の更新に詳細が書きます。