Movin' On Up

One of the reasons I've been so absent lately is that my office has been in the middle of a move.

I have kind of hinted over on I Shake My Fist At You about the crazy neighborhood my office used to be in. First there was the time we were put on police lockdown because of some gangbanger running around with an AK-47. Then, there was the time that someone called in a bomb threat and the entire complex was evacuated. Where were we evacuated to, you ask? Oh, to the neighborhood that had been locked down, of course.

Other classic moments included the time we saw our building on an episode of Gangland, and the time that we were propositioned by an over the hill, barefoot hooker at 8:15am. I've been offered sex from a crazy homeless meth-head, and my friend swears she had a hex put on her by the toothless old woman who hung out in the Yum Yum Donuts. We were located in between a Payless Shoes, a tiny place called "T&A Seafood," and the 24-hour "Le Sex Shoppe."

But anyway, other than all of the crazy things going out OUTSIDE the building, I actually really liked our space. It was a little run down, a little unique, and a little strange, but it was a good space. Until we outgrew it. And stopped needing the huge sound stage we had downstairs. And our lease ran out and the building was rented out to one of the "Big 3" networks who decided to move two of their major soap operas there. Big changes are coming to the building, and big changes thus came for us.

Long story short (too late!), we've spent the last two months gearing up for the move, uncertain about where we were going, packing, purging, sorting through over 5 years of STUFF, and packing some more. D-day was last Friday.

This is how my desk looked before I started the hard core packing.

This was my little storage room - and yes, that is a handicap
shower. I think the building was once used as a hospital?

Me on moving day - at my now packed and empty desk.

Our new building is in a really nice location - in a quiet business area on a cul-de-sac with an Embassy Suites across the way. We're on the 6th floor of a building with a 24 hour receptionist/security person, and you need your after-hours key card to get up to our floor before 9am. We have the entire floor, a green-screen room, two conference rooms, and a snazzy reception area.

The experience has been an interesting one - mostly good. I'm a little concerned about the amount of space I'm going to have at this new building. We're currently in a temporary office until our work stations are fully built, so there will be another small move in about 6-8 weeks, and we'll see how that one goes. I'm hoping for the best, but can't yet see how they're going to accommodate me and my 40 boxes of binders and tapes.

But I'm optimistic - it's not exactly a new start for my company, but it's a great beginning to the next chapter. I'm sooo glad that the move is over and that we're finally able to settle. Maybe now I'll have a little bit of time for myself, and a very neglected Sean.

I love my new area (even though it's just temporary) - I have a window!

Also? My view is SO much better. I can see outside!