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Sunday, January 3, 2010

Packing - Sage

In under 2 hours, I will be, technically, en route. In this, there is a 2 hour shuttle to Denver Airport, a flight with a significant layover in Detroit -- then out to New York to meet up with David. We'll crash at his Aunt's place, then at 6:00PM the next day we'll be off to Brussels, Delhi and, very eventually, Kathmandu.
I am just finishing packing...last minute and neurotic as always. With a packing list 65 "things" long, and a frame-pack 70 liters large -- this is battle number 1. But, as of yet, things seem to be going swimmingly. To think that being in a house with a doctor (dad) and neuro-psychologist (aunt) and meteorologist (uncle) I am more than prepared for any physical, mental, or weather-related disaster that may come my way. Though, to be honest, there is something satisfying about packing light -- a sort of ad hoc sense of necessitated creativity. Here we are, about to embark on an adventure, replete with butt wipeys and pepto bismal. It seems, to a degree, to take away from the roughin' it aspect, surrounding ourselves with modernity to the extent of comically pointing out our reliance. On the flip side, this being my second trip, I know that certain creature comforts do get promoted to necessity and that the slight loss of adventure is fleeting -- a loss to be extinguished the moment we board our first plane.

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