In two hours I am officially on vacation! Sure, it’s really just a glorified long weekend, but since I have to go through security and have all my many electronics scanned, I’m going to make the most of it. Vacation! Pass the tequila shots!

Our landlord cashed our rent cheque. This isn’t unusual at all, except that I honestly don’t think he HAS any cheques from us – I distinctly remember giving him post-dated ones for the entire year, which should have only gone until the end of June as we started living here July 1st last year. Also, our rent is supposed to go up $25 so I purposefully didn’t write any extended cheques past our one-year mark. So, how’d he cash it? Am I perhaps crazy and forgetful in my old age? Probably. I will officially stop worrying about it right …… now.

I wisely decided to work from home today until I have to leave, just so I could take my time getting ready and make sure I haven’t forgotten anything. I am extremely paranoid when it comes to packing for trips, which is why I tend to pack several weeks in advance and also over pack just in case. It does help that Ed took most of my stuff with him in the car; all I’m bringing are my toys and essentials. Of course, that doesn’t stop me from worrying that I’ve forgotten something important like feeding the cats or taking out the garbage before I leave or my medication (I’m allergic to the in-law’s dog) or my ID. However, I also know that in my last 5 years of many travels, the only things I’ve forgotten are my wedding ring once (to an iTG event in LA – not a big deal, since Ed doesn’t wear his at all anymore and is whoring it up in Edmonton as I speak) and mascara in Victoria last month. Pretty good track record, I’d say. Being anal is SUPER!

This guy wrote a great post about Transformers (and linked back to me, so he gets extra e-love). He also has a huge Decepticon tattoo on his right arm, which means that my left shoulder and his right arm are going to have to battle it out to protect and/or destroy mankind. He does make an excellent point about Dreamweave’s Transformers work – it’s gorgeous, and looks like a true updated version of the old school characters we know and love (and look, no flames or lips). Check it out. His points, they are on the mark.

I am too warm. Do you think they’d let me board the plane naked?