{"id":175,"date":"2015-12-01T02:29:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T02:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/?p=175"},"modified":"2015-12-01T02:29:04","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T02:29:04","slug":"november-2015-packing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/2015\/12\/november-2015-packing\/","title":{"rendered":"November 2015 &#8211; Packing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u5341\u4e00\u6708\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u8a70\u3066\u91cd\u3044\u7bb1\u3092\u79fb\u52d5\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6708\u672b\u306b\u77ed\u3044Thanksgiving\u306e\u4f11\u307f\u4e2d\u30a2\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u3092\u307f\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6c5a\u306a\u3044\u306b\u306a\u308b\u524d\u306e\u5199\u771f\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<h2>To Keep or Not to Keep, That Is the Question<\/h2>\n<p>I have a lot of stuff. But here&#8217;s the thing, when I moved from Chicago to Japan in 2007, I got rid of a massive amount of stuff. I sold 100&#8217;s of books, dozens of games, and tons of toys and decorations.<\/p>\n<p>\u79c1\u306e\u7269\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3067\u30822007\u5e74\u306b\u30b7\u30ab\u30b4\u304b\u3089\u65e5\u672c\u3078\u5f15\u3063\u8d8a\u3059\u6642\u79c1\u306e\u7269\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u6368\u3066\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u672c\u3068\u304b\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3068\u304b\u304a\u3082\u3061\u3083\u3068\u304b\u58f2\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>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?<\/p>\n<p>\u3067\u3082\u307e\u3060\u591a\u3044\u3059\u304e\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff01\u306a\u3093\u3067\u307e\u3060\u672c\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f\u751f\u6765\u305f\u3073\u305f\u3073\u898b\u3088\u308f\u306a\u3044DVD\u3092\u6368\u3066\u305f\u3089\u307e\u3060\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u3059\u304e\u307e\u3059\u3002CD\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a71\u3057\u305f\u304f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u8001\u4eba\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u307f\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>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?<\/p>\n<p>\u3060\u304b\u3089\u5341\u4e00\u6708\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u8a70\u3066\u91cd\u3044\u7bb1\u3092\u5c45\u9593\u306b\u79fb\u52d5\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u5f15\u3063\u8d8a\u3057\u5c02\u9580\u696d\u306f\u9ad8\u3044\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3002\u307e\u305f\u5f15\u3063\u8d8a\u3059\u524d\u305c\u3093\u3076\u307b\u3069\u304f\u304b\u306a\u3002<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-09-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"westlake apartment walkthrough 09\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-183\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-09-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-09-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-09-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-09.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Thanksgiving<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u5341\u4e00\u6708\u672bThanksgiving\u306e\u4f11\u307f\u306e4\u65e5\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u304a\u6bcd\u3055\u3093\u3068\u5341\u4e8c\u6708\u306b\u4f4f\u3093\u3067\u3044\u308b\u5b9f\u306e\u30a2\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u3092\u898b\u306b\u3044\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u524d\u30e2\u30c7\u30eb\u3060\u3051\u898b\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u5b9f\u306e\u30a2\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u3068\u30e2\u30c7\u30eb\u306f\u540c\u3058\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3000\u30ad\u30c3\u30c1\u30f3\u3068\u304a\u98a8\u5442\u306f\u6700\u8fd1\u66f4\u65b0\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-05-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"westlake apartment walkthrough 05\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-05-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-05-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-05-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-05.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u5c45\u9593\u306f\u79c1\u306e\u7bb1\u306b\u5927\u304d\u3044\u3055\u304c\u5341\u5206\u3067\u3059\u3002\u4e8c\u3064\u306e\u6728\u306e\u666f\u8272\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u30ac\u30ec\u30fc\u30b8\u306f\u30a2\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u306e\u99d0\u8eca\u5834\u306e\u5411\u304b\u3044\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u4fbf\u5229\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-02-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"westlake apartment walkthrough 02\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-177\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-02-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-02-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-02-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-02.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bedroom is not huge, but it is sufficient to hold my bed and clothes.<\/p>\n<p>\u5bdd\u5ba4\u306f\u5927\u304d\u304f\u306a\u3044\u3051\u3069\u30d9\u30c3\u30c9\u3068\u670d\u3092\u6301\u3064\u306e\u304c\u5927\u4e08\u592b\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-08-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"westlake apartment walkthrough 08\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-182\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-08-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-08-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-08-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/westlake-apartment-walkthrough-08.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u8fd1\u6240\u3082\u898b\u3066\u4fbf\u5229\u3067\u3059\u3002\u30b9\u30fc\u30d1\u30fc\u3068\u304b\u9280\u884c\u3068\u304b\u30ec\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u3068\u304b\u4e8c\u3064\u306e\u5927\u304d\u3044\u30e2\u30fc\u30eb\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u4e00\u756a\u3044\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306f\u901a\u52e4\u304c\u4e8c\u6642\u9593\u304b\u3089\u5341\u516d\u5206\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I will move in during the first week of December, so I will have more details in the next Bradblog entry.<\/p>\n<p>\u5341\u306b\u6708\u521d\u3081\u306b\u5f15\u3063\u8d8a\u3059\u304b\u3089\u6b21\u306e\u66f4\u65b0\u306b\u8a73\u7d30\u304c\u66f8\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. \u5341\u4e00\u6708\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u8a70\u3066\u91cd\u3044\u7bb1\u3092\u79fb\u52d5\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6708\u672b\u306b\u77ed\u3044Thanksgiving\u306e\u4f11\u307f\u4e2d\u30a2\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u3092\u307f\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u6c5a\u306a\u3044\u306b\u306a\u308b\u524d\u306e\u5199\u771f\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002 To Keep or Not to Keep, That&hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/2015\/12\/november-2015-packing\/\" class=\"read-more\" title=\"November 2015 &#8211; Packing\"><span>Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text sr-only\">November 2015 &#8211; Packing<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":184,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175\/revisions\/184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bradweier.com\/bradblog2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}