The Long Overdue Vacation: Day 0…Final Thoughts
Picture of my house
Eating breakfast, about to head to JFK in about three hours.
I had a video journal ready yesterday, but then I got mad self-conscious about my facial hair. It was that horrifying look of “I shaved, but clearly with an electric razor, which is fine, except I clearly missed significant patches of almost-hair that made me look creepy.” I tend to have this look two out of seven days a week.
Books I’m taking along: Blink (thanks Leslie!), Renaissance Art: A Short Introduction (thanks Becky!), and a book on Gaudi and his works (thanks again Becky!). I hope to pick up some magazines or fiction on the way.
I had a horrible fight with my 2GB SD card and getting the Canon CHDK firmware to autoload on my camera starting up. Sadly, it does not, so I have to install it every time I start the camera. I must be stupid. I’m still not sure if I’ve figured out how to play with the shutter and exposure settings with the new firmware hack.
I now have routine panic attacks that occur every 5 minutes that I’m going to run out the door and forget something major I intended to bring. Suspects are Passport, digital camera, charger, or my backup spare clothing.
I have no fucking clue what we’re going to do when we land in Barcelona.