Between six p.m. yesterday and noon today, Alex oniugnip and I packed up almost all of his personal effects. With the exception of the couch we gave to Rob poodleface and a few donatable odds and ends we left behind with Mark markluffel, all of his belongings are now rattling along behind us in a rented trailer as we drive north on I-24 through a beautiful Tennessee lightning storm while listening to Aesop Rock, none of which seems to be doing a great deal to calm down the cats.

Doin' it! In five hours or so, we'll be home.