William Reardon’s Blog

I have arrived!

Hoy, estoy un Los Angelino.

I don’t start work for another hour, as having feared Monday morning traffic, I left way early & have quite a bit of time to kill, now having arrived in Pasadena. I found a Starbucks with wireless, so I�m caffeinating up while surfing the web.

All in all, moving down wasn’t so bad. A small hick-up getting the rental truck, was about the only problem we faced. It took about an hour to load, thanks to help from Khayman, Brandon, Ben & Lisa. Khayman & Brandon drove the truck down, not a simple feat when the winds are gusting along the 5. Unloading wasn’t so bad either — managed to go from truck to storage locker in a little under an hour, all the while racing against a rapidly setting sun.

Now I just need to find an apartment or hope the original-apartment-with-tenants-slow-in-leaving to at least commit to a day by which they’ll be gone.

The night after the move, I discovered a slight variant of eXtreme Moving (XM). Brandon espouses more of an Agile Moving (AM) philosophy. While a lot of the under-lying characters are the same, there are some subtle differences (much like eXtreme programming & agile development). In particular, wherein XM sees pacing as important part of a move (you’re running a marathon), AM sees running back & forth as vital (you’re running a sprint). We’re both in agreement that dawdling & truging through a move is the total wrong way to go, but I’m not sure about running back & forth.

I don’t think it saves that much time, and only serves to tire you out quicker. Being tired, the latter parts of the move will go longer, negating any time-savings from earlier. Worse, you could go much slower, making the move take longer. Something to keep the eye on, but in the mean-time, I’ll stick with no-breaks mid-move.

Anyway, time to get work.

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