Off Off and Away!
Wahoo! We leave today!
Mr. CTK is running around trying to do everything at the last minute. Yours truly packed yesterday, but of course I cannot truly relax until *he* is ready.
Thank goodness BART doesn't potentially go into strike mode until Wednesday as that is how we are getting to SFO.
Flight/Trip Provisions:
Snacks: Jelly Bellies, Swedish Fish and Wine Gums. Luna Bars, Almonds and Dried Apricots to balance out all of that sugar. We are flying business class, so I probably don't need all of these snacks, but I'm sure they will be consumed over the trip.
4 books -- I hope this will be enough, though I've found an English language book store in Hanoi just in case (and it could help ease my one big regret about this trip -- we will not be here on the day HP6 comes out!! I'm thinking the Hanoi store would probably carry the British edition, so that could be a cool consolation prize for missing out on the midnight shopping trip on the 15th.)
3 knitting projects -- Kyoto, the bunny hat from SnB Nation & a teddybear from Berrocco that only takes one skein so I could justify it as an "emergency" knitting project. Plus it uses #11, which will be a nice break from the #5s that the other two projects use. I upgraded my unused 16" #5 bamboo circs to AddiTurbos yesterday.
Here's a great way to justify the expense of AddiTurbos, for all of you out the in yarn & needle diet land.
1. Purchase size you'd like in Addi Turbos in another brand, costing, oh, $8.25 or so.
2. Wait a few weeks while you knit things with other needles.
3. Go back to LYS & exchange bamboo needles for Addi Turbos.
4. Pay $6 difference.
5. Compliment yourself on how inexpensive the Addis seemed to be since you spread the cost out over a couple of weeks. :P
Only 2.5 hours until we leave! Mr. CTK is traveling for three weeks with only a smallish rolling suitcase!! Clearly I didn't give him enough of the common items to pack! I am not a heavy packer, but at least I know how handy it is to have a carry on.
At least I have a collapsable duffle bag in my suitcase. He doesn't believe we will acquire enough goodies on the trip to necessitate bringing a carry on. Silly Boy!
OK, I may try to post while gone, but have often encountered awful keyboards in foreign countries where it takes you 30 minutes to type:
Dea& MOm,
We aRe here%. It i? hot. See YOu.
lOve*
c+K
Mr. CTK is running around trying to do everything at the last minute. Yours truly packed yesterday, but of course I cannot truly relax until *he* is ready.
Thank goodness BART doesn't potentially go into strike mode until Wednesday as that is how we are getting to SFO.
Flight/Trip Provisions:
Snacks: Jelly Bellies, Swedish Fish and Wine Gums. Luna Bars, Almonds and Dried Apricots to balance out all of that sugar. We are flying business class, so I probably don't need all of these snacks, but I'm sure they will be consumed over the trip.
4 books -- I hope this will be enough, though I've found an English language book store in Hanoi just in case (and it could help ease my one big regret about this trip -- we will not be here on the day HP6 comes out!! I'm thinking the Hanoi store would probably carry the British edition, so that could be a cool consolation prize for missing out on the midnight shopping trip on the 15th.)
3 knitting projects -- Kyoto, the bunny hat from SnB Nation & a teddybear from Berrocco that only takes one skein so I could justify it as an "emergency" knitting project. Plus it uses #11, which will be a nice break from the #5s that the other two projects use. I upgraded my unused 16" #5 bamboo circs to AddiTurbos yesterday.
Here's a great way to justify the expense of AddiTurbos, for all of you out the in yarn & needle diet land.
1. Purchase size you'd like in Addi Turbos in another brand, costing, oh, $8.25 or so.
2. Wait a few weeks while you knit things with other needles.
3. Go back to LYS & exchange bamboo needles for Addi Turbos.
4. Pay $6 difference.
5. Compliment yourself on how inexpensive the Addis seemed to be since you spread the cost out over a couple of weeks. :P
Only 2.5 hours until we leave! Mr. CTK is traveling for three weeks with only a smallish rolling suitcase!! Clearly I didn't give him enough of the common items to pack! I am not a heavy packer, but at least I know how handy it is to have a carry on.
At least I have a collapsable duffle bag in my suitcase. He doesn't believe we will acquire enough goodies on the trip to necessitate bringing a carry on. Silly Boy!
OK, I may try to post while gone, but have often encountered awful keyboards in foreign countries where it takes you 30 minutes to type:
Dea& MOm,
We aRe here%. It i? hot. See YOu.
lOve*
c+K
posted by cant_talk_knitting at
9:01 AM
2 Comments:
omg where are you?! are you ok!?!
heh. just kidding.
But, hope you post soon. With pictures.
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Anonymous, at 6:13 PM
WELCOME BACK!
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Anonymous, at 8:05 PM
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