Ack!
I leave for Ireland in about 24 hours. Have I packed yet? Nooo… Finished my chores here? Nope. Finished figuring out my new digital camera or new cell phone? Don’t make me laugh.
Yup - it’s down to the wire as usual. I can’t really properly update, as I have so much to get done before I leave. But I am excited. And nervous - but I think that will subside once I start packing, go over my budget one last time, finish writing down instructions for myself and my family, and finish breaking in my REI gear.
I will leave you with this: some travel-type music I’ve been listening to as I run around frantically and an inspirational quote:
Run baby run - Garbage
The Way - Fastball
Runaway - Iio
Stratford-on-guy - Liz Phair
I’m like a bird - Nelly Furtado
Mowbray Kaap - Freshlyground
Rambling man - Allman Brothers
Roam - B-52s
Around the world - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Free - Martinis
I’ve been everywhere - Rolf Harris (It’ll make you laugh)
Send me on my way - Rusted root
Holiday - Weezer
Get out the map - Indigo Girls
Every picture tells a story - Rod Stewart
Changes in Latitude - Jimmy Buffett
Move Along - All American Rejects
Far away places - Bing Crosby
And a whole bunch of Cranberries, Chieftans, and Gaelic Storm. Hey - I’m headed to Ireland first.
“At a certain point you say to the woods, to the sea, to the mountains, the world, Now I am ready. Now I will stop and be wholly attentive. You empty yourself and wait, listening” - Annie Dillard
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