�The road to wisdom? Well it�s plain and simple to express: Err and err and err again, but less and less and less.� - Piet Hein

The countdown is LOW, we are in the last few days before the big vacation, and there�s just so much to do!

Last night we did some shopping for M.s. (okay, and I picked up a few things for myself), and then had a nice, relaxing dinner. Tonight, I get my hair done by Ronaldo , and tomorrow night I have meetings with more than one sister - get the camcorder, get the suitcase, take care of shit at home. Friday, the company picnic, picking up tailored items for M.s., packing, running errands, AAHHH! And Saturday morning - gone.

I�m reading the Slaughter-House Five by Vonnegut, and so far, I�m loving it. The breezy writing style, the sweet simplicity of his story-telling - I see a strong influence on Tom Robbins from this guy. It�s seamless, and the perfect book to follow the 700-page, descriptive imagery and emotion-evoking Dean Koontz pleasure. I love when good combinations just happen. Kind of like Me and M.s.

Speaking of M.s., I am a hit at the office with all of these nice, new outfits he�s been getting me. Yes, I am feeling elegant in these fabrics and cuts. I also like the stuff that Spider Monkey helped me pick out, so it�s a nice shuffle of tastes, and it�s nice to try new things. I�ve been too consistent for too many years. Speaking of consistent, it�s going to be very hard for me to go to Ron and JUST get a trim. I feel like shearing it all off and drastically changing the color - an old impulse that is difficult for me to suppress. I associate hair salons with drastic changes. Trim. A trim is all I need. Really.

Everything at work is falling together just fine, and I feel fairly confident about leaving because I know that my shit is being covered. Ah, sweet efficiency. No squeaks here, I will give my office an extra squirt of oil right before I head out for a few weeks.

I�m excited for the trip! Dad called me, he�s safe in Korea and I won�t get the chance to talk to him until September. Ollie emailed, he�s safe as well, and on his way to Burning Man in a few weeks, along with a trove of my friends.

Me, I�m wearing new makeup, which makes me feel pretty. And I realize, sometimes it�s more important for me to FEEL pretty than it is for me to LOOK pretty. It�s all about perception, and it�s all about attitude. But I�ve ALWAYS known THAT. I just forget sometimes.

-Barbarella

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