Moving is like Tetris, it's all about stacking

30 years of Tetris

Ever play Tetris? It's a very simple game, where you stack basic figures (an "L", square, line, "S") and try to make a compact sequence. Fill a horizontal line and it vanishes. It's basically a test of spatial awareness, mental agility (the game speeds up), and decision making. For such an simple concept it's incredibly entertaining, frustrating, and mindless fun. I loved it as a kid, and still enjoy it as an adult.
Packing and moving is just like it. When you pack a car's trunk there's an art to it. This one there, that over there, and then we can put this here, and with those there, this other just barely fits. It's pure planning, action, and diligence. With a bit of forethought you can make it all fit in. I love doing that. I just with reality matched the non-weight of the game. Yikes it's a backache doing a lot of packing. Yeesh.

The idea of moving is sweet and bitter. Sweet because it's like getting a wonderful present to play with, but bitter because it's all new and changes are inevitable. I think helping someone else move is the best of everything, because you get the joy of helping a friend, the pleasure of real-life Tetris, and the throbbing backside of solid hard work. Just try not to stack too high, or bend too low--it's not a good outcome.

- M