the horror. the absolute horror.

[wildcard_47]

(wishes avatar had a big picture of a suitcase on it)

Well, I'm packing completely today. Spent a half-hour getting all of my junk into the living room, and promptly had a heart attack because it does not look like it will fit in my suitcase, not in a million years. So, I'm going to roll up t-shirts, jeans, and use Space Bags galore until it all goes according to plan. As I am probably the world's worst packer (I usually just throw things into my suitcase and hope for the best), cross your fingers for me and my packing efforts.

In a bit of better news, I submitted my Terminus abstract yesterday. The proposal itself kind of sucks, mainly because I was typing it around 11:50pm, but what can you do? At least there weren't any typos, but I swear, if the word 'recreate' pops up one more time, the vetting board is going to chew me a new one. Oh, well.

All right, back to the horror.

Comments

Re: comment that ate the world

[wildcard-47.livejournal.com]

Oh, maypanic, you are made of win. I definitely needed the packing tips, as well as the "I'll live without this" reminders -- it helped me take more than a few items off of my list.

As admitted before, I'm a terrible packer, and I've never traveled (let alone lived) internationally before. The nervousness made me a bit of a wreck, I suppose. So basically, thanks. Reading your tips made me much calmer about the whole thing.

Re: comment that ate the world

[maypanic.livejournal.com]

You are quite welcome, glad I could help a bit! I'm very excited for you, it's going to be an amazing experience.
You should have seen me my first time leaving for months- packed pots and pans, blankets, everything. Had to wear layers of clothing because I was over the limit on luggage. :P

Went back the next year with one suitcase and one carry-on. Now for any trip from two days to two weeks, I travel with one carry-on and a laptop bag.

PS- Feel free to call me May.