R.I.P. 68 Charlton

Sorry to have been out of touch, but the last few days have been sheer madness. Where to begin?...

Wednesday, 3 workdays left:
As previously posted, Wednesday was largely a packing day for us back at 68 Charlton. Scarily enough, it was also a day of consultation with lawyers and leasing agents—because we did not yet have a signed lease for a new office. Just a scant 72 hours before we would be forcibly removed from 68 Charlton, and we had nowhere to go! Well actually we had picked a place but it just wasn't ours yet. More on that later. As we were frantically moving files into bankers' boxes and books into whatever would hold them, we welcomed a new friend to 68 Charlton: King. King is great guy to have around if you installed a beautiful hardwood floor into a place you subsequently get evicted from, and you're loathe to part with it. Yup; King and his team of guys were literally taking up the floorboards as we packed. We wanted to tell you then, we really did, but fear of reprisal from VRAHOS and it's dark army silenced us. At least as long as it took to get away with it!

Thursday, 2 workdays left:
With the floor mostly gone (well the parquet, anyway—plywood in it's place) and everything packed, we were finally ready to go. Our movers came to get the essentials and most of the office was ready to fly by the early afternoon. But where were we to go? In a masterful eleventh-hour move, Daniel Power, founder, publisher, and commander-in-chief of powerHouse Books, had signed a lease for a 10,000–square foot blue chip ground floor space in DUMBO! Yes—powerHouse kissed Manhattan goodbye and fell into the welcoming embrace of Brooklyn. Only one catch, though, the space is raw, and won't be ready until fall 2006. Until then, we will be housed in a temp office upstairs. The remainder of Thursday was spent moving everything into our new suite.

Friday, the last day:
Friday was consumed by shifting furniture and unpacking computers in DUMBO. And taking everything that wasn't nailed down at 68 Charlton. Wait, scratch that. We took quite a few things that were nailed, screwed, glued, or otherwise fastened. A partial list includes: ceiling fans, sinks, toilets, some drywall, the wires we tore out of the walls, and (our personal favorite) the windows and bay door on the street side of the building. We also smashed all the tiles and put holes in the ceiling and the walls we couldn't kick in. It hurt to hurt our baby, but we built it and weren't about to let it fall into the hands of evil.

The first week out:
Things had largely been sorted out by yesterday, and we're adjusting to the new commute and the feel of our new neighborhood. Wish we could've posted something on Monday, but we had no Internet. Everything's solid now though. Even though the banner above says we were scheduled to stop this blog last Friday, we like it too much to discontinue. So check back soon: we're sure to have plenty to talk about with our new life in Brooklyn!