The Final Countdown

Yup, just like the Europe song, it is in fact the Final Countdown. Not in the eighties super-group, Magician's Alliance sort of way, but in the sense that in one week, I will be in Australia. Wow.

It started to hit me today, because for the first time in a long time, I'm unemployed, and will be for the next six-odd months. I finished up my internship on Thursday, and my last night working at Kildare's was last night. Bittersweet, to say the least. I'm definitely going to miss the people I work with... they've made my lack of social life due to countless Friday and Saturday night closing shifts completely worthwhile. Well, I'm sure the money had something to do with it as well, but you know how it goes. Good kids... hopefully I'll be seeing most of them come Wednesday.

Ahh, yes. Wednesday. I don't believe I've mentioned it on here yet, but I'm having a bit of a banger, as the saying goes, before I take flight on Friday. July fourth, two o'clock, Fritzopia. Be there. Should be a fantastic time, you have my word.

I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with myself for the next few days... it's been a really long time since I've had a stretch of days off. I don't have much left to prepare for the trip, really just packing and currency exchange, as well as a few minor things to purchase. I confirmed my flight earlier, I have a window seat on the LAX to Melbourne flight(!!), and I sent in my "Notification of Arrival" form, which basically says I'm not going to be abandoned once I get to Australia. Thumbs up on that one. So yeah, the next handful of days should be pretty interesting. Kimmay, Foof and myself are heading to the shore for the day tomorrow, then I'm moving out of 1821 on Tuesday, the party's Wednesday, Thursday is the recovery (hah), and I depart on Friday night at 6:49 pm.

Ohh, this is going to be interesting.

I continue to assure myself that I'm entirely out of my mind for going halfway across the world, to a place I've never been, where I know not a single soul on the continent... but at the same time, it's the best damn idea I've ever had. People keep asking me if I'm nervous... well, of course I'm nervous... but I'm more excited and anxious than anything. Let's hope I'm right.

Until next time...

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