The details are coming together about my big move to California in eary 2011. First off, I have a final castoff date: Friday January 28, 2011. That's when Mole Negro and I fly with the last of my stuff from NYC to the Bay Area.*
Other news:
Yes, there will be at least one send-off party, probably the weekend of January 22. The plan at the moment is to have my friends Swifty and Santi DJ, do some dancing, and general celebrate with friends.- I'm putting together my "NYC Bucket List" of things I want to do one last time before leaving. I just booked tickets for the top item on the list: Christina and I are going to opening night of Amateur Night at the Apollo on January 26!
- I'm no longer driving across the country, as I had blogged about earlier. Upon consultation with lots of friends and costing it out, it just seemed to prohibitive and possibly not-fun. Still, a road trip is not off the table, just later in 2011.
- I've got lots of furniture, kitchen stuff, and other sundries to give away and sell before moving. So if you have just moved to a new place or could use some housewares, be in touch!
Thanks to my many friends, work colleagues, and family who have been supporting me in this next big step.
* As a side note: flying with a pet is a big pain in the ass. You have to get a special note from the vet, some happy drugs to keep him chill during the flight, a special bag that fits under the seat, and a $100 pet ticket. That's probably the one part about this whole process that is stressing me out the most.
so… what is going to happen with frim fram? Don’t you run it?
Oh lawd no. We have a full team of folks including Lilieblue who coordinates our dance lessons, Swifty who is our DJ coordinator, our door person Westiegrrl and Kepfram who does the after-dance cleanup / lockup. They hardly notice when I’m not there.
It takes a village to raise a healthy dance!
So are you going to start another swing dancing scene in CA?
Going to miss you Mr. O’Matic.