Going Back To Cal(i)

Time flies and another year has gone by which means that it's time for me to return to Bezerkely (heh) for my annual schmooze & booze fest with the kids.  The good news is that I'm not at work for the first 2 days of the week.  The bad news is that I'm flying on the anniversary of 9-11.  Not that I'm superstitious or anything, but it's rather unsettling.  I'm just saying.

Back to the job at hand, at least this year, I know what to expect which is why I'm arriving at the hotel earlier than before.  I didn't realize it took forever-and-a-day to get from the airport to the hotel with only minutes to spare before the reception started at another location.  Ah, good times.

Another downer is that I'm flying Southwest. It's only an hour flight, however, so I think I can deal.  I leave Monday and, as usual, I'm not even packed yet.  Since I got rid of my smaller suitcase, I have my giant pink one to lug around.  The ironic thing is, all my stuff will probably cram every inch of it!  For only two days!  I briefly considered taking a hand-carried bag only (yea right) but with my luck, I'd end up having to check it anyway with all the potential "hazards" I may be bringing like hair gel, toothpaste and lip balm.  So, better safe than sorry and better to have more room for all my junk than try to minimze and forget something vital like deodorant.

Switching gears for a moment here, am I the only one who didn't get the memo on the importance of having anti-spyware on my computer?  Who knew that that was the reason my computer was running slow and causing my internet connection to freeze and stop responding every 5 minutes?  I don't even want to say how many items had to be removed!  Maybe this is why my PDA has refused to hotsync?  Either that, or my PDA just died of old age.  I don't exactly know how old it is, but some people refer to it as a chalk board.  Anyway, I digress...

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