Moving to New Mexico for two months - what did I forget?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I don’t actually think I forgot anything, though there were some things I was planning to bring that I’ve since decided to leave behind. If I need those things, I guess I’ll mail the storage unit keys to a Chicago friend and ask them to get my stuff. I hope they’ll be willing!

My roommate and landlady has been transfered to another state, so I am a bit unexpectedly without a place to stay. Since, for a variety of reasons, I have also been struggling to find a job here in Chicago, I decided to head back to New Mexico for a couple of months to regroup.

All my stuff is in storage, except my plants. One of my friends is caring for them. There were only two anyway.

I hope I can find a summer job in New Mexico. If I’d known this was coming awhile back, I’d have applied for an internship type job at one of the labs. It would have been a bit of a step down for me, but it probably would pay better than the retail job I’m more likely to get now. At least I hope I can get one!

I fly out tomorrow morning. My roommate is helping me get the last of my stuff into my storage unit tonight. I’m conflicted about the whole thing, since I wanted to stay in Chicago but being back in my home state has it’s benefits.

I haven’t been back “home” for more than a week at a time since I left about four years ago. It’s never felt like enough time to see everyone. Now I wonder if two months will be enough time. Maybe there’s just not enough time.

Well, so long as tdn doesn’t insist in hanging out in Artesia, at least maybe there can be another New Mexico dopefest. If anyone else comes out there, PM me or start a thread.

Man, I hope I find a job. I have an interview lined up for when I get there, but god only knows if it will come together.

I’m concerned about finding a new place here in Chicago come fall, but I’ll just have to cross that bridge in fall. At least when fall semester kicks in I’ll have a stipend coming! All I have to do now is wonder what I’ll be TAing.

I really wish I were looking forward to this as much as I normally do trips back to New Mexico. But I’m just not. It’ll be nice once it all happens, I think, but I still kind of wish it had all worked out for me to stay in Chicago.

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You forgot to give me the recipe for this freaking amazing chili I’m eating right now, that’s what you forgot! :smiley:

(One kid just went “MM-HMM!” with his mouth full and the other one says, “Mo’ chiwee, pease!”)

Seriously, whenever you get to it, no rush. But I’m gonna need this recipe, as I somehow doubt they’ll ever be happy with my chili again.

Enjoy your visit to New Mexico and the sand and the scorpions and bugs the size of your head (shudder) and all. I insist on thinking of it as a visit, since you’ll be back in the fall.

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This makes me laugh out loud, because it’s probably the only thing I cook where I honestly can say, “There’s not much of a recipe, I just kind of wing it.”

It’s really a shame too, because this last batch was by far the best I’ve ever made, and I’m not sure how to replicate it. I’ll e-mail you the original recipe of someone else’s (which is, in and of itself more a rough idea than a recipe) and let you know what I think I tweaked when I do.

I’m glad the WhyNot household likes it.

Also, for the record, I have never seen a bug the size of my head. Not in New Mexico or Kenya. Or Chicago or Balitmore or D.C.

It’s definitely more of a visit than a move. But since it corresponded with my chaotic move out, it feels more like a move overall.

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Haha, enjoy your stay in the Land of Entrapment!

Ahh the sweet aroma of Artesia, brings me back. :wink:

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I hope you remembered your passport so you can get back into the US! :smiley:

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Forgive the waitress if she’s new enough to ask if you want your enchiladas stacked or rolled.

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Damn, my passport! I knew I forgot something! :wink:

So, how much time did you spend in Artesia, mswas?

Ace309, as long as the waitress understands the phrases, “Which is hotter?” and “Christmas”, I can forgive questions about how I want my enchiladas.

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I once ran out of gas near Artesia. That was fun.

So don’t forget gas.

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Yikes, qubed. That sounds severely unpleasant. I will make sure I have gas.

Somehow, that sounds funny…

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You’ve been away from DC for so long, you probably forgot that carbonated sugar water is properly called “soda.”

  • prepares to fend off the heathen “pop” drinkers *
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'Specially 'cause we have your chili! (No gas so far, though.) :stuck_out_tongue:

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Actually, Scuba_Ben, I grew up in a part of the world that called it “soda” or “coke” with about an 40/60 split. I already tend to call it soda, and have yet to hear the word “pop” out here.

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Just about everybody calls it coke around here, regardless of the brand or flavor (no caps, since it doesn’t refer to the actual brand anymore).

Sunscreen. Don’t forget the sunscreen (although I haven’t put any on in about five years, but still). And a cap.

Looks like you’ll be pretty busy, but look me up if you get some spare time. I’m rockin’ around on my knee already, and I tend to head down to Albuquerque about twice a month.

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I don’t think I actually owned sunscreen in Chi-town. I will have to buy it here.

I was definitely already planning to look you up, since I’ll need you to show me around town. I’ll actually be in your town, not Albuquerque. Hell, if you know someone who needs a temporary, hard-working employee, let me know.

The ride out had the worst descent ever. I’m not normally prone to motion sickness, but I nearly lost my meager breakfast on the way down, and was shakey for about ten minutes after we landed and I was walking again.

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Blue, you forgot to promise to bring presents for everyone when you return to the moister parts of the continent!
Good luck on the job thing, and have much fun out there. :wink:

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Del Charro, here we come! :cool:

I’ll ask around, but I can’t think of anything at the moment.

Drat! Hope you’re feeling better!!

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The Them, I don’t think you want a present from New Mexico. All I’ll be able to afford is sand from my parents’ backyard. I certainly couldn’t even get you a nice tumbleweed.

Santo Rugger, thanks. Del Charro and for keeping your ears open for me. I have a job interview later today, and we’ll see how that goes. Hopefully well. I’d like to be employed.

I am feeling better, thankfully.

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I had no idea we had so many Dopers in NM nowadays! Blue Kangaroo, you keep talking about Artesia - I’m fervently hoping you’re actually in Albuquerque, but either way, maybe we could arrange some kind of get-together while you’re in the state. Good luck with the interview(s?), and don’t give up on the non-food service jobs. The job market doesn’t seem too awful here, at least not yet.

By the way, if you really want one, a New Mexico passport is available. Get it at Bookworks or Page One!

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Artesia is becoming something of a joke because tdn has a wedding to attend near there. Santo Rugger and I have made it clear that we’d love to meet him, but not if it involves the smell of Artesia. Seriously, Artesia?

I’m in Albuquerque for the moment, but will be staying in Santa Fe for the two months I’m here. I will be visiting Albuquerque fairly often, though. Thus, we should totally arrange a get-together, but as a broke student I’ll be angling for it to be in Santa Fe (with Albuquerque as an acceptable alternative).

Thanks for the luck for later today. I’m going to need it, but hopefully it will work out.

I think I might need a New Mexico passport. If only because I am amused as heck by it. But I’d need to check out how to get all my visas into it.

ETA: To be clear, tdn isn’t from New Mexico, he just has a wedding to attend in Artesia. I’m not a fan of Artesia, though if he’s single I wish him lots of luck in meeting Artesian women. All the gals I’ve met from Artesia are knock-outs in the looks department.