Lists...

So less than 48 hrs to go and I am down to a bunch of lists of things to do.

• Don't forget passport  Already packed in carry-on
• Don't forget carry-on (See above regarding passport)
• Don't forget wallet Already in purse
• Don't forget purse (See above regarding wallet)
• Don't forget brain Already in head
• Don't forget to have head attached to body (See above regarding brain)

Anyway everything is list right now so here is a couple of others.

Top 5 things I look forward to in India:

1. Food: India is a great food country and my favorite is Masala Dosa. Yummy and I have missed it since I left last time.
2. Sights: India is a technicolor, overly saturated vision. Great for photography because there is so much to see just in a walk down the street.
3. People: Indian people very gracious and welcoming they make it fun to be in their country.
4. Housekeeping: I don't like cleaning OK? 7 weeks of someone making my bed and cleaning my room for me... paradise. I can't help that I have CDD (Cleaning Deficit Disorder).
5. Buying Stuff: India is a stuff buying magnet. You find such interesting, inexpensive neat things that you can't help but buy them and I do love to shop. Unfortunately, on my first trip I went a little overboard. I had so much stuff that I couldn't fit it in my suitcase. Luckily a BCD manager was on a passing visit to India. She was sad she hadn't been able to do any shopping on her trip. So... Presto... instant suitcase bazaar. Yep, I was hawking stuff out of my suitcase in a way that would have made a street vendor envious.  

Top 5 things I will miss:

1. Sam, my dog: He is already giving me moppy looks as I pack. I keep trying to get him to crawl in the suitcase but he won't do it... even for a biskie. Oh and yes I will miss CodyBear, the insane cat and Terra the Terriorist (my mom's dog)
2. Fast food and TV: Disgusting isn't it? Oh well the hotel has a work out room so I can use that time I would watch TV to work out. I really intend to do it... ;)
3. Black Friday: Turkey Shmurkey... the main geek holiday is Black Friday. What can I say... I love cheap tech. Oh, and November 20th... Kindle Fire HD 8.9" 4G LTE Wireless tablet launch day... sorry I won't be there for your launch. I will have to buy you when I come home.
4. My Car: Initially, it's fun to have someone drive you around but towards the end I just miss grabbing my keys and going for a ride.
5. People: Of course I will miss everyone at work, my family and all my friends. I will miss you all.... almost as much as my dog. :)

 

Packing is such sweet sorrow...

Here I am less than a week from my next trip to India. This trip is going to be a 7 week trip to Bangalore. I love to travel, I ADORE it. I don't really even care where I am going. I am always just so HAPPY to get to go. Which is why when I say... as much as I LOVE to travel. I HATE to pack. I actually have nightmares about packing. Not just vague feelings of distaste for packing but actual "wake up in a cold flop sweat of fear" nightmares of packing. You see in my dreams I am always rushing around to pack at the last minute. As my flight is literally taking off I am trying to find my stuff and the stuff I need is never anywhere to be found. I look everywhere but I can't find it.

And to make matters worse right about this time before a trip everyone is always asking... "Have you packed yet?". Yes I have... I took all the stuff I use and need everyday and stuck it in a bag, zipped it up where I can't use it for a week.

Of course I haven't packed yet but I am in the early stages of packing right NOW. This stage is the "procrastinating about packing by writing a blog" stage. Next I may move to the "staring at my closet moodily" stage which is always followed by the "trying on clothes I know don't fit me" stage. Of course once my dreams are crushed by the trying clothes on stage I will finally move on to "randomly throwing clothes in my suitcase until I have overfilled it." Then, finally, I will pull out the random crap I tossed in my bag, sort it, cull it, and carefully pack it.

It's really a very simple process and I don't know why I have nightmares about it. I should be done packing by 2:15pm on Friday, October 26th at the latest... It's really too bad my flight leaves at 2:00pm.

Good night, good night! Packing is such sweet sorrow,
That I shall say good night till it be morrow.