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[anotheranon]

I started packing tonight. Most of the costume stuff is in either a flat bag or folded in my suitcase. "Everyday" clothes and toiletries come last. I'm making a list and checking it upteen times given that my last trip I managed to leave all of my toiletries here, hanging in their travel bag ready to go :P Map is printed and perused - lots of driving on the same roads for long stretches of time.

I must admit I'm a little nervous - I've never driven this long/far by myself before. I'm reciting all of the things that could go wrong - flat tire, car wreck, getting lost - as a kind of litany against paranoia; I figure if I can imagine it I can anticipate it and keep it from happening. Or something.

Looking forward to being on the road alone, but only if nothing goes wrong and I remember all the essentials.

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[wendyzski.livejournal.com]

Driving alone is cool - you get to turn up the radio and sing real loud!

My last long road-trip alone, I took along my rubber duckie, and used her as an excuse to take pictures. I have pictures of duckie with tollbooth attendants, other faire acts, in the hotel, looking at a big soybean field (aka the midwest's excuse for 'scenery'), sitting on the "Welcome to NJ" sign, with the friends I stayed overnite in Cleveland, in front of my mom's face (she hates having her picture took) etc. It was a great way to take pictures along the way that just weren't out-the-window shots.

Then I put all the pix in a small scrapbook entitled "Duckies Across America"

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Ooh! You just reminded me to pack my camera!

And re: loud radio - man, I am looking for the most obnoxious CDs in my collection for this trip - no one to quibble at my selections!