i actually have computer time where i don't feel like i am bugging someone by being a 'computer hog' (i am, i'll admit it, but also happy to let someone on when they need it) and i don't have to be anywhere at any certain time, until 8am tomorrow morning. does that mean y'all are going to expect a long, meaningful entry here? ;)

lots 'o time. yay! some packing to finish, but the 'lots' part of that is over. funny to see your life stacked in a tower of plastic bins and cardboard boxes. (and CD cases...) freeing, though, too. i often feel drawn to lead a nomadic life, exisiting off what fits in your car. the two big bins are all clothing, anways - surely i could sacrafice some. i know it depends on my mood when it comes to deciding who gets what with dan when i return to CA. some days i feel like i will take very little. but then something nags me into thinking i may regret leaving the all clad pans, wine glasses, furniture, etc., not being able to afford such stuff in the future. but what if i end up living a life where i don't even *need* such things? wine tastes just fine out of a pint glass. :)

border's gift certificates are dangerous, unless it's one with an unlimited amount of money on it. got one for my birthday, $40. yesterday i wandered around the bookstore, searching for some of the books i had been wanting to read recently. plus, they had a sale. buy any two books and the third one was free. FREE! sweet. picked up a bunch of paperbacks, and ended up with 3 paperbacks and a 'book' - that po brosnon book i heard about on npr - what should i do with my life? (i'd link it to my entry, but i have no idea when that was...). i could get the 3 paperbacks, and have $10 or so left over, or the book, too, and go $15 over....of course i ened up with all four of them. funny, one of them was 'your money or your life', which i've always wanted to read. but i need to start having some book self control if i am going to choose the 'life' path!