January 20, 9:55 p.m. If there was ever an appropriate time to quote Jerry Garcia, "what a long, strange trip it's been." And this trip is just starting to roll. 1:30 p.m., Sunday (arrive, Philadelphia, USA) We spent two days in Philly for our Staging. There are 65 (atypical, very large group for reasons I'll explain later) of us. So many names and faces, all of which were going through the same exact thing as I was. Great feeling after 10 months of going through this process essentially alone. I will have the privilege of getting to know people from literally [View Full Entry]

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My head is full of lists in order by importance yet the order of importance is constantly changing. Errands- order by route. Damn, forgot one. Add, re-route, re-order. People to say good-bye to- order by importance. Another call, another must see. Add, re-order, re-schedule. Dear God, packing. Can’t fit/too heavy/forgotten item. Unpack, re-prioritize, re-pack. All the while I’m in this unfamiliar dementia of loving the chaos and the contents of my lists yet finding it near impossible to keep my sanity trying to maintain. Keeping my lists and my emotions in check in tandem has becom [View Full Entry]

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before I embark on my trip, lets test the blog waters... [View Full Entry]

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