5 days...

today was a bust. i knew it would happen too. stuff got started but never finished. right now i'm in the middle of transferring music to the ipod. been meaning to do this for awhile but i forgot (procrastinated). i was hoping to find my missing wolfbiker cd. unfortunately all i found was another missing cd and a cd with no case. i don't know what the hell is going on but i don't like it.

the day started with the usual sunday grocery shopping. i've been meaning to replenish the paper de toilet supply. unfortunately while putting it away, i realized that reorganizing the mess in the closet was going to have to be done sooner than later (all the stuff i need for my trip is stuffed in there..somewhere). at first i was all gung ho but decided a nap was in order. after said nap i invested a half an hour. i got the sheets/blankets done but stalled on everything else. haha it's still there. maybe tomorrow.

i like to think that if someone breaks in tonight and goes downstairs first, i've already incapacitated them.

done

} car wash (and a shower at the same time..thanks roomie)

} nap (nice long one)

} lists (of stuff to do- i made them!)

} shopping (important stuff needed to be purchased-like candy)

6 days...

ok. 6 days to go and a shitload of stuff to do. today was pretty light on tasks as i had to go to the parents for dinner. unfortunately i ransacked a slightly messy room looking for monopoly (had to keep the 9 year cousin old occupied). i never found it. thus i was tortured with 3 looong games of "life" followed by 3 of "sorry". which i mostly lost. to the 9 year old. i'd like to say on purpose. but as you can see by the picture... she kicked my ass.






done
} gas (hahaha in car)
} renewed library card (expires sept 9)
} picked up a pair of shorts (swimming)

nap

i have a feeling the thing i'm going to miss most on this particular vacation is the opportunity to have a nap if the mood strikes.

to be honest, the mood strikes daily. every ounce of will power is needed to not crawl under my desk around noonish during a workday. however, i have been known to manage a "quick" one with my eyes open. i'm pretty sure it happened last thursday because someone managed to pour powdered sugar all over my arm rest without me noticing. i was sitting in the chair at the time.

on weekends i deliberately spurn invites knowing that if i go out, the chances of a couch fling are non existent. today was no exception. what started out as a quick affair quickly stretched to a little longer than 3 hours.

the usual vacation for me consists of a road trip/music festival. it's quite easy to fall asleep in a car but only for short periods of time. eventually a neck crick/overloud music or not being able to stretch disturbs. at the actual fest (those of the non death humid variety) it was a common thing to snatch a stolen hour or two in the cat pee tent (**i still miss that tent**).

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will i be able to accomplish these feats in a dorm? on a plane? at a park? whilst travelling 2500km up the western coastline? in the company of complete strangers? i take up this challenge..it will happen. it has to. i get cranky when i miss my nap ;>