We're sitting in the terminal at Logan, boarding a full plane in a few minutes. Our luggage checked in at .5 pounds below the limit. Hasta luego USA!
August 31, 2011
August 27, 2011
Finding a place for our stuff, with Sketchup
By Ben
We're each bringing to Argentina two suitcases and two carry-ons. Shipping a crate is too expensive, and we don't need that much stuff anyway. The rest of our things, we're either selling, throwing away, or putting in storage.
I like the idea of throwing things away and starting fresh every year or two - otherwise I'll end up with a house full of old shit collecting dust, and need a bigger house to hold all of it... as George Carlin so brilliantly put it:
Anyway, how much storage space do we need for the stuff we think is important enough to keep for a year? (That's the stuff I'll open in a year and not think, why the hell did I keep this in a box all year?) To figure that out, I turned to Sketchup (Google's free 3D/CAD tool). There were many options - big units, small units, PODs, a lot of known items to put in them (dresser, bed, bicycle, etc), and an unknown number of boxes. It came out like this:
The best option seemed to be a large unit, 8'x8'8x6'. It would probably have a little more space than necessary, but it would leave some walking space, and leeway for things we haven't anticipated. It should end up looking something like this:
We're each bringing to Argentina two suitcases and two carry-ons. Shipping a crate is too expensive, and we don't need that much stuff anyway. The rest of our things, we're either selling, throwing away, or putting in storage.
I like the idea of throwing things away and starting fresh every year or two - otherwise I'll end up with a house full of old shit collecting dust, and need a bigger house to hold all of it... as George Carlin so brilliantly put it:
Anyway, how much storage space do we need for the stuff we think is important enough to keep for a year? (That's the stuff I'll open in a year and not think, why the hell did I keep this in a box all year?) To figure that out, I turned to Sketchup (Google's free 3D/CAD tool). There were many options - big units, small units, PODs, a lot of known items to put in them (dresser, bed, bicycle, etc), and an unknown number of boxes. It came out like this:
The best option seemed to be a large unit, 8'x8'8x6'. It would probably have a little more space than necessary, but it would leave some walking space, and leeway for things we haven't anticipated. It should end up looking something like this:
August 14, 2011
Last days in Cambridge
By Steph
Experimenting with my new camera lens in Harvard Square.
Experimenting with my new camera lens in Harvard Square.
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| Stop 1: Verizon store to shop for phones for Argentina. Totally useless. Stop 2: Au Bon Pain and the Verizon website. I am now a smartphone owner for the first time. |
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| Stop 3: Camera store for accessories. Photography isn't cheap. Stop 4: Chipotle for vittles. |
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| Stop 5: Shade in the square while we look for health and gear insurance. |
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| Stop 6: Grendel's for pre-Harry Potter sangria. Stop 7: The magical world of J.K. Rowling. |
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| Final stop: Mad Men. |
August 3, 2011
Nantucket getaway
We spent Sunday on Nantucket, once the whaling capital of the world, now a summer playground for the rich. With cobblestoned streets, winding bike paths and a plenty of sailboats to ogle, it made for a fun day trip.
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| On the ferry ride over. Ready for a day of riding. |
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| An umbrella just for the dog. |
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