Goodwill | What Up, Vienna?

28Sep/092

too late for second thoughts

Well, I am here. He is here. And I am here. We are both here. Here is here. There is there. Here and there. There, there. Did I mention I was jetlagged?

Okay, so let me recap my last week in Los Angeles before I bring up my first coupla days in Vienna. First off, Judge Judy was cancelled. Her show wasn't cancelled, mind you. If my Grandpa is reading this, I hope I didn't just give him a heart attack. Hi, Grandpa. (He likes it when I mention him.) Rah, rah Obama and the public option! (He doesn't like it when I talk about politics). But I digress...Judge Judy's taping was cancelled. She shares studio space with crazypants Judge Joe Brown and he needed it so they pushed her taping back to October 3rd. Such is life. (By the way, I have connections so it is on good authority that I refer to him as crazypants.) It was too bad. I have had bad luck with my bon voyage events. First, I have Beastie Boys tickets and that gets cancelled (Get better, MCA!) and then this. However, my mother had the best perspective..."Well, they aren't going to close Disneyland, Michelle." And she's right. They did not close Disneyland. And my friend Stanley and I Disneylanded the shit out of that place on Thursday. Both parks, 9 hours, tons of family fun. If you ever need a Disneyland partner-in-crime, I offer up Stanley as the best candidate. He showed this lady a great time.

I have to give myself a big high five. I did a great job packing. Wednesday, I made one last pass through all my stuff which yielded a final offering for Goodwill. Thursday, after I got back from my big day, I mustered up enough energy to start putting things in suitcases. Somewhere during this, I went on the internet to see how much it costs to check a third bag. In my head, it seemed like it should be $50ish. Uhh, check that. Scratch that. Reverse it. It's 200 clams. Really, United? So I had to do something that I hate doing... carry on a suitcase. I know I'm in the minority here. Everybody carries on now to avoid that $15 to $25 charge. Not me! I check. I think of that fee as me paying to not have to carry anything around while I'm traipsing through the airport. And I consider it worth it. I like to be unencumbered. However, color me encumbered... I'm carrying on this suitcase. Not only am I carrying on a suitcase but also a laptop bag filled with laptop. Encumbered times two. So anyhow, I get everything packed up and I'm ready to go. I'd say I was done by early evening. When does that happen? I'm a write that 15 page paper the night before kinda gal. Guess it's a new beginning. It was nice though. My friend Cesar came over for a few hours and when Jim came by after work, we went to my favorite restaurant Cube for my last Los Angeles meal. If you're in Los Angeles, do your mouth a favor and go there.

Okay, I have to take a break now and nurse my jetlag. Stay tuned for the beginnings of my Vienna adventures. It'll be soon, promise.