Pardon me while I flail.: seanan

Pardon me while I flail.

I have a move date now. Actually, I have a stacked succession of move dates, all of them coming one right after the other, like evil demon ducklings on their way to nibble me to death. And to make things SO MUCH MORE FUN, literally all but one of them happen while I am traveling for work. Seriously. Truck arrives in the Bay Area to get all my stuff loaded into it? New York. Cats are transferred to Kate's so they don't escape during the packing process? New York. Truck leaves for the Pacific Northwest? New York.

I get home, I go to where my cats are, I surrender my keys to the California house (my housemate, who is staying in the area, will be handling the sale with the help of a realtor we both trust), and then Kate drives me to my new home.

The day the truck arrives to be unloaded, I am, in order, heading for the airport, on a plane, and flying to San Diego to launch my combo book tour with Sarah Kuhn and Amber Benson. BECAUSE THIS ISN'T STRESSFUL AT ALL. (I am lying. I am lying through my teeth. This whole process feels like a huge psych test to see how much pressure I, as a person with OCD, can take before I snap and hide under my bed for the duration of, oh, forever.) All the unloading, all the checking that things aren't broken, is going to happen before I get home.

Vixy is organizing the helpers on the Seattle end of things, and if you're someone I know well enough to be all "hi, want to come and empty a truck that contains all my earthly belongings while I'm, you know, not there, also there will be pizza," you'll probably be receiving an email from me soonish.

I do have a short-term Patreon set up to help with moving costs, located here: https://www.patreon.com/seananmcguire?ty=h

I'll be honest: I would feel guilty about reminding people that the Patreon exists, given how high pledges already are (thank you, thank you, thank you), but moving turns out to be really, really, really, horrifyingly expensive, and all figures are actually 1/3rd lower, due to taxes. So every little bit helps (and our June story, "Stage of Fools," will be a return to the Londinium-era Tybalt--one of my favorite subjects!).

Please expect me to be scattered and a little twitchy for the next few months, while I survive this process. Thank you all so much for being here.

dragonsally

May 15 2016, 04:58:12 UTC 1 year ago

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*rubs eyes*

*rereads*

*flails like the fangirl I am*

Seanan and Amber Benson - damn, I wish I was in The States.

Seriously, its a pleasure to be able to help you in a small way with your move, in return for all the pleasure your words have given me!

seanan_mcguire

May 15 2016, 04:59:22 UTC 1 year ago

It's a limited tour, just up and down the West Coast, but we're going to have a lot of fun! (Obligatory: signed books by all three of us can be ordered from various of our stops, including my literary home, Borderlands in San Francisco.)

gothrockrulz

May 15 2016, 05:13:56 UTC 1 year ago

Wishing you all the best with your move! I can't imagine the stress, but know that you are awesome.

ravens_shadow

May 15 2016, 05:28:18 UTC 1 year ago

Not much I can do to help from my little island in the Pacific, so I am sending you good vibes and happy thoughts that the move goes smoothly and as stress-free as possible.

sheistheweather

May 15 2016, 05:30:39 UTC 1 year ago

I'm not sure if you consider me among the people you know well enough, but I'd be happy to help if I can.

klwilliams

May 15 2016, 05:31:27 UTC 1 year ago

My apologies. The bookcases I offered earlier aren't going to be available to give out to anyone for a while. The guy in charge of building the built-in bookcases that will replace these is about three months late so far. I was trying to be efficient and make sure the current bookcases had homes before the new ones came in, but my efficiency has been stymied. I'm sorry I was a flake. I hope your move goes flawlessly.

ancelinegrey

May 15 2016, 10:22:41 UTC 1 year ago

That sounds terrifying and horrible. I'm so sorry. I hope you manage it okay. Best wishes.

notalwaysweak

May 15 2016, 10:44:10 UTC 1 year ago

My last move was in May 2013, after I spent most of February 2013 in hospital being depressed as fuck. We are not the same person, we do not have the same mental health issues, and my cats don't get nearly as disgruntled as yours by suitcases (although Toby is learning to), but I wanted to throw that out there as hopefully a bit of encouragement that moves can successfully happen even when major brainweasels are involved.

Also, I have been in my new home for three years now (which I guess makes it not so new), and it is so much better for me. I'm back in my hometown, which was a move I really needed to make, and while my mental health issues are not gone, they are a fair bit more manageable. I truly hope that your relocation does you just as much, if not more, good.

Love you lots, and regardless of whether you read this comment the day I post it or a month down the track, I'm thinking of you and wishing you the very best for this move.

anne_d

May 15 2016, 13:41:13 UTC 1 year ago

Hugs, soothing cups of your favorite beverage, and supportive vibes all are yours. Hang in there, it does get better and you'll get through this.

etcet

May 15 2016, 13:56:32 UTC 1 year ago

I hope everything goes smoothly, and any parts that don't at least plant the seeds for excellent new stories, whether written, sung, or related over a drink.

taylweaver

May 15 2016, 14:07:14 UTC 1 year ago

Currently at my parents' house helping them pack lots of moving boxes. (Which reminds me, I should get off the computer and go pack some moving boxes.) It's a LOT of work, and they're only moving across town. Which is to say, I'm seeing first-hand how moving is both expensive and stressful. I hope your move goes as smoothly as possible, and that, once you do return to your new home, you settle in quickly.

Good Grief!

listicath

May 15 2016, 14:11:26 UTC 1 year ago

We last moved 15 years ago, and it was literally around the corner. That was stressful enough.

Good luck with your move, I'm sure with the team you have helping everything will go smoothly.

marziek

May 15 2016, 14:37:39 UTC 1 year ago

Swear to gosh I wish I could go to see my Dad and stepmom in Seattle just to offer you a extra pair of helping hands. I'm so sorry this is so stressful, Seanan. And that your schedule is so unforgiving.

It's going to work out. It just gonna. (Hugs)

dragonsblog

May 15 2016, 14:45:40 UTC 1 year ago

Good luck! I will probably be moving soon myself due to a new job (full time employment, yay!), either to the other side of the state I'm in now, or 3 states away. Plus buying a house. I feel your pain. My mom is going to help, but I know I'm the only person that can organize my books, and there are so many decisions to make. And moving two dogs, a corn snake, and 4 zebra finches. Mrrrrr. Jus thinking about all that stresses me out, much less living it, which you are now and I will be soon. Sympathy stress for you.

guendolen_sama

May 15 2016, 15:29:59 UTC 1 year ago

Moving is such a terrible hassle. I send you all my best wishes that it goes as smoothly as it reasonably can, given all the circumstances involved.

luciab

May 15 2016, 16:02:19 UTC 1 year ago

I can't even begin to imagine. Just moving across a small town drove me to distraction. That said, Tybalt is one of my favorite subjects, period. When someone asked who is my fiction-crush, I replied "Tybalt!" in a nanosecond.

batyatoon

May 15 2016, 16:46:32 UTC 1 year ago

All the love, dear one.

vaspider

May 15 2016, 17:54:51 UTC 1 year ago

Love you, honey. You can do this, and you'll be so much happier on the other side.

pameladean

May 15 2016, 18:12:18 UTC 1 year ago

Oh, your poor brain. I hope you can enjoy all the work travel and TOURING WITH AMBER BENSEN WHOA.

P.

bunsen_h

May 15 2016, 18:52:43 UTC 1 year ago

I hope that things go well with the move. I know it's not much consolation, but you would probably be freaking out if you were present during the move, just in different ways. I have unhappy memories of helping my OCD-ish mother with a move.

ironed_orchid

May 15 2016, 23:37:53 UTC 1 year ago

If it weren't for worry and concerns about cats, then being away and have work commitments to take your mind off things during the time when all your possessions are in a truck might actually be a good thing.

But I understand the wanting to be there and attempt to control the situation.

lazzchan

May 16 2016, 00:15:21 UTC 1 year ago

I would like nothing more than to contribute, but I just moved myself (and drowning in stress -__- ) so right now, I have to hold off. I wish you all the best of luck, though! It sounds like you have a lot of your plate, but also a lot of people that have your back. That's always at least, a measure of relief.

archangelbeth

May 16 2016, 03:09:29 UTC 1 year ago

Good luck! (If you want my moving horror story -- in the "well, at least I don't have THAT to deal with" kind of way -- you have but to ask...)

lylassandra

May 16 2016, 05:50:05 UTC 1 year ago

Good luck with everything! If there is anything this San Diego girl can do for you while you're here, even if it's just "where is the sushi, I need it", I'd be honored to assist!

naath

May 16 2016, 12:40:45 UTC 1 year ago

Oh gosh, that sounds horridly stressful... I don't think I'd trust anyone to pack my stuff up properly. Moving is horrid. Hopefully at the end of it all there will be an excellent new living situation that works well for you and your feline overlords.