Voodoo Child v. 17: Welcome to the One Woman Show

In less than 24 hours, me and the Mango are headed to a different continent, probably panicking that I left something inane back at home. I am looking at all the stuff that I've laid out to be packed away, and I'm also checking last minute regulations (that change on Monday, oh my freakin' wonderful luck) to make sure that I don't get all my uber overpriced makeup taken away like my homegirl did. God I'd be mad, yet happy that I get to buy new stuff. Annoying. I'm listening to my baby daddy DVD in the background. Jack Johnson, Live in Japan. He does wonders for my blood pressure.

Mango, as usual, is posted up in front of the tele watching his football. I am frantically awaiting the moment I start packing, but I need to go to the mall for some eyebrow touch-ups and the comfort of shopping for plane food. I'm weird like that. I need food for the plane. Stuff that won't melt...things that harken to comfortables places and times. I'm done with all the halloween candy...that sounds weird, and no I didn't eat it all...but I'm looking for the quality candy that just makes me giggle like a fat kid.

I sent out an email to select readers and others, and if you're not on that email it's because I sent it at midnight or after midnight and was starting to get anxious about getting the information out. I also was coming down from a crazy Filipino/Chinese dinner we had for Mango in Sac. Let's just say this, we were talking about a show called Dancing with SARS and how jacked up that would be. And watching Ma'ala Ala Mo Kaya or however the hell you spell it at the same time. Good times. Again, if you didn't get the email, I apologize, but if you go online and chat with the other active brl'ers you will get the info right away. If not, leave me a comment here and I'll forward it onto you. It's not that I don't love you, it's because I am one cowbow (how DO you spell that) person. And no, just because you ask for it, doesn't mean you will automatically get it.

If you have yet to travel, and no doubt many of you have, please make sure you do, not for business, not even for pleasure...go intentionally for yourself, and find yourself in strange places and situations. I can't help but think how much I've grown because of it. I'm missing out on a lot here by leaving, but I'm okay with it because sometimes you have to step back from reality to figure out where you are.

Just yesterday I had some students take a test that is required for their graduation. I was checking email frantically for them yesterday and I only heard from two of them which freaks me out, quite honestly. I hope they all did well, and I will carry them around me until I return. I try not to do work when I'm away, but the reality is sometimes you need to. I'm not just a counselor, I'm a cheerleader dammit.

So here's to packing and putting my life on hold for a change; this trip is for Mango's birthday and our 2nd year anniversary, and it's time well-deserved. I can't wait to share stuff with you all as well as come back a  happier and healthier person. 

Note: I will likely cross-blog onto both this one and my 'other' blog. Check one or the other, but you know how I am here, it'll probably be a little different over 'there.' If you have no idea what I'm talking about, ignore this side conversation, will you? Thanks. Kisses.

 VooDoo