To-do list

It's official. In one week, the hilariously funny, articulate and gently sarcastic Baroness and I will board a plane at the stroke of midnight and depart for DC, and ultimately Blog Fest '10.

While the Baroness will nestle into her seat roughly 5 minutes after takeoff, throw her coat over her shoulders and immediately slip into a restful coma, yours truly will sit, upright, wide eyed, irretrievably alert and desperate for sleep.

Activities I plan on engaging in while the baroness dozes include:

• smearing more self tanner on my legs in a futile attempt to combat the pasty whiteness
• smearing some on the Baroness just for giggles
• cataloging any topics I can speak knowlegably about at Blog fest so I don't sound like a dope (I know this won't matter, I may sound like a dope anyway but preparation is everything)
• calculate the ratio of lift and air speed required to remain airborne with all the medications I've brought
• ponder the increasing likelihood of network failure at work the more state lines I cross.
• pick at the red patch on my forehead which has morphed into something so unspeakable, I've named it Bob to placate it.
• throw glitter in the aisle... I'm feeling festive
• learn norwegian
• wonder whether the pilot ever dreamed of flying for NASA
• estimate the lifespan of my pedicure (not that I'll actually get one) once the plane lands and I start walking around
• wonder what kind of scones Meg is bringing to the airport
• puzzle over why the fascinating book I bought the night before is now about as enteraining as a 1970's Harlequin novel
• rummage through the Baroness' carryon to see if she has snacks
• rummage through my carryon to see why it weighs 850 pounds
• ruminate over the laws of physics and density that allow a carryon to weigh 850 pounds and still be the size of a grapefruit ("You're my density")
• consider whether the clothes I brought are going to be too hot, too big, too small or too boring
• wish that I had purchased a new camera lens to play with at blog fest
• sigh in frustration that I put my bite guard in my luggage and not my carry on...
• remind myself that everything will be utterly fine if only I would go to sleep and get some rest
• collapse in exhaustion at having finally worn out my brain

It's going to be a wonderful flight!

And we're all going to have fun no matter what!

AG out!

PS~ Just kidding about rummaging through the Baroness' carryon. Dead serious about smearing tanner on her though!

Comments

[annbb]

Tee-hee!

[big hair envy]

Did you make sleeping arrangements for Bob?

[Asthmagirl Herself]

Bob doesn't sleep!

[Daryl]

You can use my 35mm lens and Kate's bringing her macro ...

Interesting: "cataloging any topics I can speak knowlegably about at Blog fest so I don't sound like a dope.." seriously? seriously? I am going to quiz you ...

[noe noe girl]

There is no way you could ever sound like a dope...now me that is another story! We are gonna have a blast!! Cant wait to see you!!!!!
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[Mental P Mama]

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[Lisa]

Sounds like a perfectly reasonable and enjoyable To-Do List, if you ask me! Have tons of fun!!

[baronessvonb]

Such a little impish streak in you! I had no idea...now I am afeared.

Afeared that I will wake up with either an a)tan smiley face on my face or b) a Sharpie mustachio and accompanying soul patch.

Remind me to go through YOUR carryon before I 'nestle down' to confiscate anything potentially marring.

BTW, would you mind ever so much learning Swedish i/o Norwegian? This will help tremendously when our new exchange student comes in August.

As for Bob, just keep him on your side of the armrest, svp. Merci.

[foolery]

Oooooo, self-tanner art! I had never considered the possibilities. Most likely because I am always the first one asleep. Happy landings and see you in Mathews!