up up and away

IM GOING TO NEW ZEALAND IN ZERO DAYS. Can't believe it. If anyone is interested, this is what we'll be doing for two weeks: http://www.newzealand.com/travel/travel-planner/email-view.cfm/tnztp_uuid/47FF6326-B2F5-C6F7-5CA4D76AD0A8A00D Driving from one end to the other and around a little bit. I may or may not take part in "zorbing" but will fo sho be all over my bike-n-wine tour in Hawke's Bay. Mr. Death ma'amed our way into this house http://www.capesouthcottages.co.nz/pages/thecottage.php because we are bitches. I may not ever come back. Some other thoughts: 1) omfg could grey's anatomy be more retarded? no. "one of youre residents has been attacked and a BABY is MISSING." need I say more? no. 2) I miss my piano already. 3) In an attempt to get rid of all perishable food before vacay my dinner consisted tonight of crackers and boullion, frozen yogurt and chocolate cookies. none of which, I admit, is really all that perishable. don't tell my mother. 4) Tomorrow I will go to work for three hours and distribute "Katie's Job 101: A Manual for Filling the Void in 11 Easy Steps." And I'm not joking. That's what the cover says. It took me five hours to write today. I need a fucking raise. So Bon Voyage rainy Seattle! Viva raining New Zealand! I'll have a full report on whether or not Spring rain feels the same as Fall rain when I return. Oh yes, and I was going to bring back bottles of wine until I realized I could just buy them at Metro and save the suitcase space. Which means you're all getting Maori mud and hobbit huts instead. Excited? You should be!