firsts

so let's hear it for the first new year's eve that i haven't spent alone in a long while. it was spent in good company, also known as maya/ceci/frank bajak, annabel, the beloved board game known as cranium, some mugs of tea and a warm fireplace.

anyway, i should try to keep this relevant to my going abroad. well, at this point i've been yelled at repeatedly for leaving things to the last minute, as is my style... moms just doesn't get it! tomorrow i am going to ikea in new jersey with pops, which has nothing to do with me going to italy and everything to do with him moving to baltimore, but then going to the samsonite store and b and h to get some heavy duty and much needed luggage bags. is that all i am doing tomorrow? maybe i will go to borders and get some books for my literature and cinema classes, or get a TRAVEL ALARM CLOCK!

...i get the feeling that reading this journal will be most undesirable to the average bear.