Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: rushed
  • Music: Evil Dead, 'Cabin in the Woods.'

Travel status.

Bags, packed, ready to go. I'm traveling with the big orange suitcase and the little pink camo bag; the big orange suitcase contains my Little Red Riding Hood bag, so that I can decant my vitals once I actually get to New York and need to start looking presentable. I'm both packed lightly -- I can pick up my suitcase! -- and packed thoroughly enough that I should be able to survive until Sunday. I'm starting to think that I should win an award for traveling. I'm also starting to think that I should set up a 'go bag' with an assortment of travel-size cosmetics and such, just to simplify the packing process. This proves that I've been traveling a lot lately.

Directions to all the places I'm going, researched, printed out, in the planner. I have an...unfortunate...tendency to just assume that I'll be able to find my way places, and to forget silly little things like 'walking maps' or 'exact street addresses.' This has resulted in my becoming lost in some really fascinating locales, and would be fine if I didn't actually feel the need to get where I was intending to be. My time on the road is limited, and my appointments really don't allow for my finding a way to walk from Manhattan to Maine. Even though I'd really, really like it. (I may be one of the only people in the planet who finds the idea of walking from Maine to Denver to be one of the more pleasant side effects of the super-flu.)

Wool trousers, hemmed, picked up from the dry cleaner. This 'having clothing that needs to be tailored if it's going to fit correctly' thing is very new and strange to me, and I'll be doing my best to avoid it as much as possible. That said, having pants that fit is awesome, and having wool pants that fit when I'm about to go to a state that's still having winter is doubly awesome.

Manicure, accomplished. I have Don't Be Koi With Me nails. This delights me.

I have my laptop and all the notes and edits I've been wanting to process, and I'm flying Virgin America, which means in-seat power is my sweet, sweet companion from take-off to touch-down. I'll be in New York from tonight through Sunday; I may or may not be online at all during that time, but the safe assumption is 'not.' I definitely won't have much time to be answering comments or playing around with my email. Please be patient if you need me for anything, and I'll get back to you just as quickly as I can.

Road trip! Don't burn down the Internet while I'm gone.
Tags: busy busy busy, in the wild, so the marilyn, travel, where's seanan
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wendyzski

March 10 2009, 21:57:24 UTC 8 years ago

Having a bag of travel toiletries is awesome and makes packing MUCH easier. Nearly everything comes in little bottles or can be MADE to fit in little bottles - also that way I don't have to remember if I packed them because they only leave my suitcase when they want to be refilled.

(an average of 4-5 conventions and 10-12 renfaire weekends a year can do this to a person)

apocalypticbob

March 10 2009, 22:51:36 UTC 8 years ago

100% agree. I have duplicates of everything in my go bag, including necessary pharmaceuticals and "girly stuff" and it just lives in my suitcase, waiting for me. So much easier than getting to a hotel and realizing that you are toothbrushless. I've brushed my teeth with a hotel washcloth out of desperation before, and I don't ever want to do it again.

seanan_mcguire

March 15 2009, 02:34:01 UTC 8 years ago

That's a very, very good point.

seanan_mcguire

March 15 2009, 02:33:39 UTC 8 years ago

This is a very good tip. Thank you!