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We had a good productive weekend. I didn't get as much done as I had hoped, but I also didn't end up thoroughly exhausted. Which is a good thing!

We got in some good driving practice for Georg. He's doing really well with the stick shift, especially highway driving. I think he'll be fine on the trip. I only have 2 concerns: off-ramps that are up a hill, and traffic jams. We're going to try to avoid the first by switching at rest stops, which tend to be level with the highway. And if we run into a traffic jam, Georg can just pull over to the shoulder and let me drive through the traffic.

Back home, Georg made good progress on the mounting frame for the bubble machine, and added some really nice beadwork to the hood. I think we should do the entire hood in those little beads; it looks wonderful. He also cleaned out the trunk, which gets flooded and had developed an ant colony because of all the moisture. He zapped all the ants, threw away everything gross and soggy, and made a new cover for the spare tire out of leftover fake wood paneling he found in the shed. We're hoping that we can repack the trunk on top of the paneling and things will now stay dry. (Have I mentioned that Georg is the most amazing boyfriend ever?)

Meanwhile I thoroughly cleaned the interior of the car, and made my parade day outfit. I think I also did something website related but I can't remember what. And I wrote out a detailed itinerary and sent it to Peggy so we could coordinate & make sure everyone knows about everything we need to do.

Oh, and Nutty stayed with us while Sean and Pam were at the state libertarian convention. Lina and Thirteen love having Nutso boy here and I love it too.

Had a fun radio show today. A couple of good requests and another call from the guy in Charlotte. Who I feel much more comfortable chatting with now that I know he's not a stalker fan. Well, he's an obsessive fan of the entire station, not just me. I won't be back on the air again until after we get back. I was too busy this morning to set up the computer to record, alas. But I was tickled to see in this cam shot that my hair is finally looking the way I want. I've been working on a retro style, looking at old pictures, and that height in the back is just what I've been going for. It's hard for me to see the back of my own head, so I didn't know.

I was doing my daily update to the to do list this morning, and I realized that I'm pretty much ready for the trip. The web cams are tested and running. The web site could use a few cosmetic fixes, but it will be fine if I don't get to them. My sewing is all done. Georg is driving the stick shift. The last thing is decorating, and because everything else is done I can focus on that for the next few days before we go.

This time next week we will have arrived in Austin. Maybe we'll be having dinner at Guerro's on South Congress.

Whee!