Packing

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Date: 29 April 2006 19:53:36

Today has been such a crazy day. I've spent it packing, sorting out random stuff and walking around the local area on various erands. My packing has been strange. Usually, when i go away anywhere, i naturally pack really lightly. I take the minimuim clothes, put shampoo, etc in small bottles and generally try to reduce the amount that im taking. This is usually because I'm travelling on the train, and it makes the journey so much easier. But this time, a coursemate who is staying in the same place as me, as offered me a lift up. And so I decided that I wouldn't be quite so light in my packing. This will hopefully mean I'll be able to settle in better.

So, instead of my small suitcase and my smallish rucksack (which I take for an average week or so away), I decided I'd take my bigger suitcase and my new big rucksack. I spent quite a lot of time during the day, just putting stuff I wanted to take on my bed. I think, because I knew I had this extra space, I thought I had endless space. So I put rather a lot of stuff out on the bed. And in my usual, optimistic way, was even wondering if I'd need my big rucksack, and if I did could I fit my laptop in there too. When I finally got round to putting everything in my rucksack, I only just about got everything in! Why is it that no matter how big the rucksack / suitcase, you always fill it?!

I'm off tomorrow afternoon. Wish me luck. I organised a goodbye drinks thing in the pub last night, and there were about 20 people there, which was very cool. Thank you to everyone who came. And special thanks to my housemates who are currently cooking me a special house meal. I doubt if I'll have internet access so posts in the next 7 weeks will be minimal. I hope things run smoothly here and everyone is ok whiles I'm gone.