It Started with a Journal

Massive vacation update. It's hard to imagine that I might have left something out, but I probably did. I already miss being on vacation, even though it's beyond thrilling to have my own bed and have all my stuff around me. For one thing, it's freakin' freezing here now, and it was always in the 70s and 80s on the east coast. Woe.

( The good eating was had -- including Mystic Pizza and Tasti-D-Lite! )

( The eating we planned to have, but didn't, alas, actually have. )

( The Broadway shows we watched, including Alan Tudyk in Spamalot! )

The other day, I had the BEST surprise in my mailbox -- the latest Georgia Nicolson novel ("And Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers")!!! If you haven't read these, they are a treat. They're hilarious, and oddly endearing. They're about a teenage girl, but I wouldn't say that these are appropriate for the younger set. In fact, I would say they definitely aren't appropriate for anyone impressionable. But I'm old and cynical, so it's okay for me to read them. I haven't finished the latest, but all I have to say is that if Georgia doesn't see the light soon about Dave the Laugh and he gets away, I'll bawl. Really. I mean, most of us have probably had a Dave the Laugh in our lives -- a cute, sweet, funny guy who treats you right and lurves you ... but for whatever reason, probably immaturity, you were too busy crushing on other guys to really notice or appreciate it. And then he's gone, taken by someone less silly than you. Louise Rennison MUST NOT let that happen to Georgia!! She must see the light about Dave! And if she doesn't in canon, then by God I will fix it in fanfic. It's bad enough to accept it happening in RL, but to have it happen in my mind candy fiction also? It's not to be borne.

So ... after much hemming and hawing, I finally decided on the iPod. I know, all the non-iPod users are disappointed in me, and I can't blame you. But after checking out some of the non-iPod models and playing with their UI and seeing how they look, etc., I just could not get over how much I love the iPod's scroll wheel. Plus, of the ones I saw retail, the price difference wasn't all that much. So I went for it (20GB, though I was so tempted to get a mini just for the pretty colors). In hindsight, if I had to do it again, I'd probably go with the Creative 30GB they have at Amazon for $170. But what's done is done. I also got iPod Armor, which is great because I tend to drop handheld things, except I'd really like a screen protector so that it doesn't get scratched up. Any suggestions, other than using Saran wrap? :D

Jade and I have been working out the itinerary for our East Coast Jaunt after many suggestions from friends and family. Well, I've been working on it and making her look at it, because I'm freakishly anal. (Especially when it comes to vacations where there is a limited amount of time, and I'm taking time off work to do it, etc.) So -- take a quick look and let me know if you have any comments about any of this, Bostoners in particular since we're trying to work out scheduling. We weren't even sure that we would be able to work Boston in, but it looks like we will -- with contingencies. I have a spreadsheet for the itinerary but I'll spare you that. ( Jade and Sarea's East Coast Jaunt Itinerary, v. 1 )