42 Dreams of Arizona Bay

Searching for the question to the answer of 42.

Here and more later

Here in Fresno and more later. Currently shirking unloading and unpacking duties. Know where my priorities were? High speed internet and cable first, phone later.

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Cleaning guilt and swimming

I had a dream, so I should probably file this under dreams as well…
I dreamed that it was morning, that I was at my house, and my dad was riding herd on me because I still wasn’t quite done packing. Which is true, because there’s a handful of straggling items at my house still, not [...]

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Clean and ready to go

The house is clean, mostly, and ready to go. Whether I am is another matter. I’m sneaking a note from my dad’s computer because he’s on a tight totalitarian schedule. However, when I showed up to his house this morning, he wasn’t even here.
Cleaning and packing was hectic yesterday. Wish I had time to elaborate, [...]

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I’m free

My mom used to do a dance every Friday when she got off from work. I’m free, I’m free, I’m free!
I always think of The Who when I think of I’m Free, but the idea is the same. But now I’m free for good.
I leave my old job, my old sense of security, to embark [...]

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Falling down

Silhouettes of furniture. Dust. An emptying house.

It was strange seeing my father and brother cart furniture out of my house, knowing my house would never be the same. The place I’ve lived for five years is slowly emptying even as it fills with boxes. There are cat toys and dust where a bed used [...]

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Closing a chapter

I’m closing a sad chapter in my life, reading the last few paragraphs, not wanting it to end. But it will, and I will move on to the next chapter. Wiping my eyes, packing my stuff, and moving on.
It’s been hard saying goodbye to everyone at work.
Everyone has been very nice, from presents to food. [...]

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Is 42

The answer to the question of life, the universe and everything is
42
I’m obsessed with Douglas Adams, and his too-short body of work, in my opinion.
42 was the answer arrived at by the computer Deep Thought in Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It’s just a lovely, random number which he picked for no particular reason, [...]

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