Before leaving . . . .

I'm on the verge of leaving
teetering on the edge of something
not quite here
not quite there

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I have packed ridiculously light and may suffer hypothermia along the way as well as very bad fashion. I've not booked much in advance just the plane tickets and one internal flight form Delhi to Mumbai, which I think I'll try and change when I arrive. I have also booked online a train ticket to Varanasi from Delhi as I just want to get our of Delhi as fast as possible once I arrive. the Indian rail site is really great and even though I haven't booked my train journeys I have looked up the times so I have a good idea of what trains I do want to catch. And I've put all that info into my Blackberry for extra easy easiness.

I've packed my backpack tonight and have to work tomorrow because I have a new person starting so I can just trow them in the deep end.... well I could, but I'm not. If all goes well I'll piss off early and wallow in anticipation for the rest of the afternoon. Or perhaps ferret about repacking my backpack in different paradigmatic themes..... similarly coloured objects; objects used for certain uses; supermarket groupings like hardware, electrical, sport and fashion.

Saw Dad on the weekend and said he can share my blog if her likes. He's "travelling by the seat of his pants" and leaving everything up to me or just up to the last minute. I think this is revenge for having taken me on various family holidays in the past where I got to leave all arrangements to him and Mum. But I guess if it came down to taking a 9 year old or a 65 year old I think I'll stick with Dad.

I'm not too sure what novel I shall bring as my travel companion this time. Last time I brought Kafka on the Shore my Haruki Murukami and it was totally wrong and I still have not finished the novel to this day though it served as a very good pillow on my overnight train trips. I've travelled with Graham Green's "Our Man in Havana" to south America and he was great company. I've had a liaison with D Lawrence's "Lady Chatterly's Lover" but I'm not too sure if I could really go another round of damp english coal mining town again with "Sons and Lovers" which I am saving for just the right moment. Dad's bringing the Bahgavad Gita, but I'm not too sure if I can really go the whole "total emersion".... hmmm perhaps English coal mines may be the go? suggestions are welcome at this point.

I'll be up in sydney tomorrow night for and early champaign breakfast the next day before I fly off. I know that's not very yogic but it is very glamorous and I won't get pissed if that's what you are thinking!

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Part of trip: India with Dad

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