Today is my last day at work!

I spent the morning paying the last of the bills here on my desk, and the afternoon signing out at like 15 different spots on base and handing in my two credit cards and various IDs. And right now, after typing that out, I am instantly nervous again.

Nervous or Excited...

...or a little bit of both? Definitely both.

In less than two weeks I'll be waking up in Tokyo, about to embark on 5 months of exploring South East Asia. I've done the whole backpacking thing before, but for some reason I'm still worried that I've forgotten to plan something or book something. I know that some of the best experiences are the ones you don't plan out at all and I should just run with chaos but I'm a planner and it's against my nature!

Maybe that's why I have such fond memories of my last trip though; maybe my life needs these little in-fluxes of excitement and the unexpected to balance itself out?

I've still got to settle on some form of travel insurance, and decide whether or not to bring the daily Malaria pills with me or not. Then all that's left is a few practice packs to ensure I'm not overloading myself, one last iPod upload and pick my 'beach/bus' book!

The clock's ticking faster now...

The Countdown has begun.

Today is March 9th. April 9th, the start of my Asian Adventure, is only one month away. I only just now realized how close it actually is...

Canada Wins Gold(s)!!!

This is me and Sidney Crosby. (Okay, obviously not the real Crosby, but a cardboard cutout of him) I took this picture in the intermission between the 3rd period and overtime in the gold medal game; just after the Americans scored with less than 30 seconds left to tie the game. I did it to give the guy a boost of confidence, because up until that fateful goal we've now all seen (already) a hundred times over Crosby was the biggest dissapointment on Team Canada. I guess it worked, huh?

Yay for Team Canada!!! (And I include ALL Canadian Olympians in that cheer, not just the men's hockey team) What a great Olympics, filled with countless inspiring stories and athletes and the greatest Gold Rush seen since the Yukon back in the 1890's! I really wish I could have made the trip out to Vancouver to be a part of it all, but unfortunately my big Asian trip has sucked up most of my funds. Oh well, maybe I'll head out to Russia in 2014...