Pre-hike procrastination entry :-)

I've got loads of stuff to do before heading up to the unknown (to me) lands of appalachia...and I'm sitting here trying to write a pre-hike journal instead. I am a procrastinator. oh well.

Once I'm on the trail, it won't really matter anyway. There's a pretty bad wreck getting cleaned up on my street preventing me from getting home in a timely manner - so rather than sit in traffic, I came to the library instead. Just trying to be efficient. yup. we'll go with efficient.

But truthfully, I am gettin' pumped. and excited. and nervous with anticipation (it's a healthy nervous).

if you care, today I have to:

-seam seal my tent (basically line the seams of my new cloth home with a waterproof sealant to prevent the big bad H2O from trickeling inside).
-end the service of my cellular communication device - one less thing to control my life on a monthly basis.
-work. yes my last day of work for six-ish months. how glorious...although I do suppose technically I will be working my ass off - just not getting paid a dime to do it.

there's waaay more, but i'm getting bored listing what i need to do.

My start date has been set for this Saturday, March 21st, for quite some time now. My family's taking my up to Amicalola Falls where I'll meet up with the approach to Springer - the official start of the trail. and yes, I can't believe it's already here - and it's starting to hit me how long 5+ months really is.

If curiousity is taking over your mind, this website is a fun Appalachian Trail resource to waste hours of time with non-useless info: www.whiteblaze.net (For the record, "white blazes" quite literally mark the trail on trees/rocks/stumps -and other things I suppose- all the way to Maine - and the other way around, of course). And for the record - again, If curiousity is not taking over your mind, you probably won't find this website very intriguing...

That's gonna have to be enough for a pre-hike entry. It's time to be efficient for real.

Questions??? Just ask! comments/words of wisdom/words of encouragement??? just type :)

Ciao for now...