Bags Are Packed

I have everything just about ready to go. A few more things to finalize tonight, but the boxes are ready to be shipped today (no, I'm not taking a ton of stuff, just some essentials like the Wii, some books, new socks, vitamins, blah blah blah....). The realization is here though that I'm not just going on a 1-2 week business trip!

More important than me leaving though....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!!

Mom turns 30-ish today! She's enjoying the day down south with hopefully some better weather. "Winter Storm Warnings" here in Minnesota and Iowa:(

I was 3 for 4 in predicting the Final 4. I had Texas beating Memphis which of course was not even close:( And as long as Kansas beats UCLA in the final game next weekend, I'll win my tournaments that I've entered. There's still a chance!

Other TV things - Chikezie was sent home on AI. Interesting, but probably not way off target. Have to be strong every week (unless your name starts with "R" and rhymes with Ramiele). May have to recruit Sarah to do my weekly American Idol rankings for my blog when I get to Taiwan....

And Celebrity Apprentice is complete. After a commercial filled finale (about 40 minutes of the 2 hour finale was spent in commercials by my count), Peirs was announced as this year's winner. And rightfully so! I don't care that he's not "popular", but he did play the Apprentice game the way it's supposed to be played! I didn't like the US vs. Britain spin that they pushed it into, but the Finale was enjoyable with all the celebrity appearances (and lots of money being donated).

As for things left to pack - I'm in the process of updating my iPod to make sure I have 13.5 hours worth of entertainment for my flight. I have some books and headphones which is all I care about at this point.

Anyways - wanted to get a shout out today on my last day in Rochester!