So i had a perfectly wonderful conversation with M today on my drive home from F‘s house (more about that later, i imagine). She was funny and a little ruffled that she was the only one of us that had to work on this fine President’s Day Monday.
She even had some wonderful things to say about our blogging, with the only criticism being that i should maybe consider editing my use of colorful language. Apparently my readers are smart enough to know what f@#k means, without having to actually spell out the word. We went one better, and decided that i should really just say fluffy bunny or buckets! to really get my point across. I agree out of the sheer fantastic opportunities this offers me, vocabulary-wise.
Then she quite smoothly (as mothers are known to do, subtle and quiet-like) mentioned that a one month post would be a good idea. So we could all have a quick less than 30 days until we leave the country update. In that new, calm manner than prior to our agreement was not in her repertoire when discussing unplanned foreign travel. And i said, yes you’re right… we should. I’ll do that when i get back to Marina.
Then i had a nice, long 2 hours to drive myself through Central Coast, California… And panic set in.
Things I Still Need To Do/Get:
backpack
become an officiant
Call about Car Insurance suspension
Call DMV and see if they will let me label my car “parked for the remainder of the year”
Call Student Loans for deferment/forbearance
Celebrate Mardi Gras
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Color hair dark
Dentist
Design at least 2 awesome new houses in Sims3
eat as much sunshine as i can before i leave (because i always miss American junk food, no matter where i travel… really, people we have some of the best access to terrible food in the world, although i’m not sure that’s something to be proud of?)
Fake Database searching thing for replacement finished/started
fake international drivers licenses (based on nonexistent originals)
fast-drying underwear not-chosen by HGet $$
out of savings & into usable account
Go Get Marked as Catholic on Ash Wednesday
hiking shoes
an intern for work
international driver’s license
a job-ish thing
Lady Doctor
Move remaining buckets to F‘s house
new slippers (Rainbows?)
new walking shoes (Tom’s?)
a place to stay in Costa Rica
Put Netflix on cancel
read loaned books and return to owner(s)
a replacement secretary for work
return fake dress for wedding (get real one?)
say goodbye to my Santa Cruzers
Sell remaining buckets
sleeping bag
Spend Jami’s birthday in San Francisco
travel insurance
Visit Chastina in San Diego
Watch rest of first season Modern Family (possibly Season 7 House?)
water bladder (that fits in the nonexistent backpack)
the website/logo design finalized for work
So i alphabetized the list, and stopped trying to think of other things i need to do. I think that makes me feel that it’s a little more achievable? No, no it doesn’t… fluffy bunnies!!!!
*Updated Feb 25, 2012
I am officially using this list as my travel preparedness checklist. And I got a list from a very helpful REI employee today as well, but that’s a story for another day.
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