Boxes, boxes, boxes

As I go through the rigor and ritual of packing up my apartment and making a big move, a monologue from Jerry Seinfeld keeps rolling through my mind:

"When you're moving your whole world becomes boxes. That's all you think about is boxes. 'Boxes, where are there boxes?' You just wander down the street going in and out of stores. 'Are there boxes here? Have you seen any boxes?' I mean it's all you think about. You can't even talk to people because you can't concentrate. 'Shut up! I'm looking for boxes!'

"After a while you become like you can smell them. You walk into a store: 'There's boxes here. Don't tell me you don't have boxes! Dammit, I can SMELL them!...'

"You could be at a funeral. Everyone's mourning crying around, and you're looking at the casket: 'Hmmmm... that's a nice box... Does anyone know where that guy got that box? When he's done with it do you think I could get that? It's got some nice handles on it...'

"And that's what death is really. It's the last big move of your life. The hearse is like the van. The pallbearers are your close friends... the only ones you could ask to help you with a big move like that. And the casket is that one perfect box you've been waiting for your whole life!

"The only problem is: once you find it, you're in it."