1. i have started at least three posts about the stupid, entitled 99%ers, but i get so annoyed by them that i can’t even finish. apparently i do have a little conservative voice inside of me hiding out.
2. i leave for vacation in less than 24 hours. at this time tomorrow, i’ll be soaring through the skies. if all goes as planned, i’m be over northern california after leaving from oakland at 9:00 am. it’s weird getting to idaho so early. when i’ve gone to alabama, i always picked an early flight but between five hours of air travel, usually a one- or two-hour layover, and travel from the airport, it’s six or seven by the time i arrive. my flight lands in boise at 11:30 so if all goes as planned, i should be at kim and cory’s house by lunch time! and it’s only an hour time difference so it isn’t too bad. my flights are 90 minutes or less — barely enough time to reach cruising altitude, get a snack, and then begin the descent again.
3. i’m looking forward to fall weather. it’s cold in ventura right now, but it isn’t what i would call fall. it’s more like early winter: dreary and cloudy. the weather changes a little bit each time i look at the forecast, but as of right now, there are no days “hotter” than 69, and the lowest low is 33. one day is supposed to rain. all days are going to be great.
4. kim and i have compiled a list of fun traditions to do while i visit (since my october visit has become a tradition itself!). some of these include: making homemade paula dean cinnamon rolls. making an apple pie (maybe this year will be the first time we can actually do it!). going to the pumpkin patch. watching a movie on a rainy night. getting addicted to a game on the iPad (easier this year since i actually own an iPad and don’t have to use hers when she’s not using it or using my iPhone). kim, add anything i’ve forgotten.
5. i packed last night but i have to repack tonight because a) i had to sit on my suitcase to close it, b) i need to do some reorganization after i do laundry, and c) i just got to the point where i was throwing stuff in there for the sake of making sure it got in there.
6. i’m bringing my camera but i can’t find my camera usb cord so the only vacation pictures i’ll post until i get home will be via my iPhone. #firstworldproblems
7. i’m so excited to see peyton and noah! peyton is like a mini-charisse, except that she looks like kim. and the last time i saw noah, he was still really little (it was in april, which was six months ago, so he was only around seven months old).
8. this morning is draaaaaging. so slow. painfully slow.
9. have you heard of spotify? it’s like pandora but way, way, way better.
10. that’s all i’ve got.
