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dreamer_easy ([personal profile] dreamer_easy) wrote2007-10-20 07:50 pm

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Travel always knocks the crap out of me, physically, emotionally, and mentally, and this year's jaunt Up Over was particularly difficult. I'm therefore particularly grateful for the hospitality, kindness, and forebearance shown Jon and I by so many people, including lj's own [livejournal.com profile] lynsaurus, [livejournal.com profile] off_coloratura, and [livejournal.com profile] lferion. As always, Jon's mum and dad took excellent care of us, in the midst of a chaos of family engagements.

Notes to self for next time: do not buy any books or food. If you must buy books or food, for heavens' sake, mail them home. I am not joking, you young idiot. And stick to small, flat, light packets of dried food, such as marinade mix and soy jerky, and not bloody great cans of Manwich sloppy joe sauce or litre bottles of Starbucks cinnamon syrup which the TSA will be obliged to remove from your horrendously overstuffed carry-on.

[identity profile] acelightning.livejournal.com 2007-10-20 10:06 am (UTC)(link)


[identity profile] outsdr.livejournal.com 2007-10-20 10:23 am (UTC)(link)
and not bloody great cans of Manwich sloppy joe sauce or litre bottles of Starbucks cinnamon syrup which the TSA will be obliged to remove from your horrendously overstuffed carry-on.

Now that's just sad. Let me know if I can send you any foodstuffs to help make up for the loss! (Sadly, I'm nowhere near a Starbucks, however).

[identity profile] kateorman.livejournal.com 2007-10-20 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
*tips hat*

I think I have enough to be going on with for now! :-)

[identity profile] stevencaldwell.livejournal.com 2007-10-20 12:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Does that mean you are home again, home again, jiggetty-jig?

[identity profile] kateorman.livejournal.com 2007-10-20 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Pretty much slept round the clock once we were safely ensconsed. I've got the four o'clocks now, but that's nothing.

Jet lag

(Anonymous) 2007-10-22 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
When I went from Miami to Perth two years ago, my sleep cycle got totally messed up. I found myself waking up at 5:30 AM and going to bed at 10:30 PM - this from someone who rarely goes to bed before 1 AM.

And don't ask what it was like when I got back. :-)

Jack Beven

[identity profile] eponymous-rose.livejournal.com 2007-10-21 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, man. I always get into Very Big Trouble when it comes to buying books overseas. I had to ship a whole suitcase back home separately after Japan - but then, that also may have had something to do with all the delicious candy that mysteriously found its way into my bags.

Glad you're back! :)