Maybe because it is only one week away or maybe because the summer institutes are OVER but I am finally freaking out over going to Nova Scotia. This time next week we will be on the plane from NJ to Halifax. Next Friday will be a long day as we have to be at the airport at like 5am, then we don't get to Halifax until 8:30 pm. Long layover in NJ, thanks to a flight time change. I am half way packed. I need to do some laundry this weekend. It is finally feeling real. Missy is way more excited than I am, she is so eager, it is contagious. And she is re-reading Bay Window to get ready. Maybe I should be doing that...;)
The Institutes were a lot more work prior to the students arriving but I was still on call for a lot of things during the past two weeks. Taxes took so much out of the payment I near cried as I counted on that money for the trip. I just need to spend less money on junk-LOL..yeah me, the pack rat queen. I am more worried I will buy tons of cds. I have been doing the Maple Minutes weekly now so I will be looking for material for the show-haha... I plan to take an extra bag in case to lug stuff home.
Amazing this is that once I get back it will only be a month before I head back to Canada for Sloan shows. We have been plotting that trip a bunch too. It will be another trip with lots of driving but at least PPF and I will share that driving, in NS only I am driving. I am nervous because we will be flying stand-by. Nervous to get there, no worries about getting back-LOL
I went to speak at Intro to Mass Comm for Dr. Godfrey last week (who was one of my old fave profs) He had me explain rotations and clocks in radio. I always ask the students for examples of what they think it heavy rotation songs, etc.. They were sleepy dead class and I had no idea what was current. I finally came up with Shakira but Dr. Godfrey said I was getting old that I couldn't name current music-HORROR... My former prof called me OLD! Sniff! I could have told him the heavy rotation of rock radio in Vancouver and London, damn it...;) (Buck Cherry, Godsmack)
So cute, my karaoke singing hubby said he fancies himself as kinda a John Easdale, a scruffy, bigger guy as a lead singer. We keep seeing Dramarama videos on the Alternative. Dan did get some new Karaoke discs last week, thank god. I was so sick of the old ones-;) Now "Nearly Lost You" is his new fave sing. He loves Coheed but no one can sing like that guy except Geddy Lee.
Next week should blow by, we have lots of lunches, meetings and two orientations. This weekend we are taking Hunter to the pool then of course Father's Day. Leaving on that jet plane is gonna be here before I know it! Have I packed too much-Oh I am sure of that!
