Stupid Blogspot erasing my posts!

Grrrr. Now all my funny words are just gone, GONE!

So here is my list of things I've already done to get ready for my fabulous upcoming vacation. As I write this I am listening to the torrential rain outside. Hah hah, torrential rain, soon I shall escape your clutches. Although I should say that there was a moment today when the clouds parted and the heavens opened and all was sunny and bright. I was lucky enough to be outside at the time, so I closed my umbrella and took off my jacket and walked around in the sunshine while everything smelled fresh and clean. There's a little hill on campus next to the library that looks out toward the lovely hilly green English countryside. Because I think I'm in a Jane Austen book/film, the first words in my head as I stood there were "Is there any felicity in the world equal to this?"

Only I didn't follow up by scampering down the hill and twisting my fool ankle, on account of I don't need any smarmy Willoughbys showing up, thanks. I already have a WR, who rescued me twice in one day--once when he picked my disorganized trash up at the train station, and again when he saved me from a conversation that was slowly fossilizing my brain. I don't know when I've ever been as grateful as I was when WR correctly interpreted my subtle kicks against his foot (he was near me but in a different conversation) as a whimpering, desperate plea for help.

Anyway, back to the list. Ahem. Things I have:

• 1 pair of trusty Chacos
• 1 pair of newer Chaco flip-flops
• 1 bathing suit
• 2 new pairs of £3 capri pants (score!) in tan & red
• 1 new white peasanty cotton skirt that kind of makes me look like Bo Peep but is very soft and pretty
• 1 new pair of £2 sunglasses, which make me look stupid and lop-eared just like all other sunglasses do
• 1 new spray bottle of SPF 30 sunblock, which turned out to cost an absolute fortune, especially since I wanted something higher than SPF 4. WR says that's because sunscreen is sort of a one-off purchase around here, and the makers figure if you can afford to go somewhere sunny then you can afford to pay out the nose for sunblock. Jerks.
• Aloe vera for when I burn anyway

Things I still need:

• Euros
• Baggies to put my sand in (don't laugh, my sand jars are the coolest)
• Slinky backless tops for all the drunken clubbing

Posted in: England