My life lately

Yes, I have basically dropped off the face of the earth as far as friends and family are concerned. Here's why:

• Work - the project I'm currently working on is in full balls-out git 'er done mode. Clau was in England a couple of weeks ago and I literally worked from 7am till about 2am for that week (which, in retrospect, was stupid, because I'm still not fully recovered and there is still much to do). This crazy time started about a month ago and will continue for about another 6 weeks. After which Claudia's parents come to visit for a month. After which Claudia and I will take a well-deserved vacation. The vacation thought keeps me going.
• Moving - that week that I worked from 7am-2am? That was the last week in February, and I kinda lied - I only worked Mon-Thu, and on Friday the movers FINALLY came and brought our stuff from NYC to our new apartment. WooHoo!
• Settling in. I believe I mentioned this before, but in Germany an apartment is basically just an empty shell - it's up to you to fill it. As of last night, we officially have a full-on Ikea kitchen and closet, which puts us at about 30% done with filling the shell. Couch and sofa are on their way and hopefully will arrive before Claudia's parents. We still need a desk for my office, a linen closet, shelves for the bathroom, etc etc the list goes on and on. All of this, in addition to being outrageously expensive, is absolutely exhausting.

So, once one of these things (work project / moving project) is done, life will be a little less crazy, but right now they're intersecting perfectly. Really sucks to be me at the moment.