These Days

Agh (pronounced: ah-guhhhh).

I leave in two days and I have not even begun to pack. And anyone who knows me as a traveller knows that packing well is a skill set I was not born with. It's hard, though. I'm being pelted with distractions everywhere I turn. New Grey's Anatomy episodes, Mom feeding me (and feeding me and feeding me), Dad wants to see Iron Man, my bright shiny new CAMERA...

Just got a new SLR camera for the digital photography component of the trip. It. Is. Beautiful. I feel beautiful holding it. I've mastered the casual, natural technique in which I've seen so many photographers throwthe camera strap over a shoulder. My abilities at actual photo taking are another story...

Anyways, I've got to take two self portraits by Wednesday and send them into the professor. I can't help but notice the likeness in my self portrait taking and the 15 year old girls who post snapshots of themselves onto myspace.com.

Wish me happy packing (if there is such a thing).