Tonight I got a sun-hat, some pants, a zip-up hoodie and some non-plastic flip-flops for my vacation. I’m probably going to go to somewhere like Old Navy or Target tomorrow to buy several sleeveless t-shirts/tank tops and perhaps even a pair of shorts if I can find ones that look acceptable.

I’m still mildly “aaaahhh!” over the amount of stuff I have yet to acquire and pack… sunscreen… the rest of my clothing… and I have to find things like my sunglasses, toiletry bag, pill box, etc.

The main thing that makes this all the more stressful is that I can’t use the weekend for anything. I have my sister’s college graduation on Saturday morning at 11 - and that promises to go on for several hours - and then we’re going out to dinner.

I’ll have a few hours free later in the evening, but I’ll need to get to sleep early since I have to be at the train station by 7:00 on Sunday morning to catch a 7:30 train down to Washington DC to attend BEA (Book Expo America) for work. I’ll get there at about 10:20, taxi over to the convention center, and then hang out at my company’s booth, walk the floor and see what the rest of the industry is doing, and then get back to the train station for my 7:20 train back home. I’ll get home around 10:30 at night and then go to work on Monday… after work we’ll celebrate my sister’s birthday (since that’s when it is) and then Tuesday I have work and my flight leaves at 11 that night.

WHEW. I really need to get things done tomorrow, Thursday and Friday night since I won’t have time otherwise. It’s CRAZY.

Right now, though, the focus is on sleep. I am actually tired from all the running around. I got off the train at 7 tonight, ate some cereal, drove to the store with my mom, walked around, drove home, stopped at the supermarket and got home at 10:15. It’s now 45 minutes later and I’m only partially into my whole “unwinding for the evening” process.

Too bad the rain isn’t falling anymore. I could use it tonight to help me sleep… it was so nice last night and this morning that I could’ve slept all day.