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Lord, it's going to be a busy two days from here on in. I've got appointments to schedule, last minute details to take care of, packing to finish, rooms to clean, (bleah), and a whole host of other tasks. But you know, it's gonna be totally worth it.

My first big solo trip, and I get to visit friends around the world? How cool is that? Plus I've been wanting to visit England ever since I can remember, so that's gonna be pretty damn awesome.

I'm a little nervous, certainly, but mostly just excited. The sister enjoyed her two big trips just fine, so I think I'll be okay. And really, the only time I'll potentially be staying at a hostel is in England, and then only if I can't swing staying with an Irish relative.

'Sides, I'll have Yamamocchan here to help keep me connected, and hopefully I'll remember to do a little blogging while I'm gone.

Sort of related to all that, I really do miss work. Sure, it's nice an' all to be able to go traveling like this, but...I love my job. I love going to work, I love hearing all the wild stories from the old timers, and I love taking trains to Field and Red Deer. I don't even mind that most of this seems to occur at three in the morning, at roughly minus a million degrees Celsius.

I never thought I'd be able to find a job that I loved so much, one that lets me work outside, and stay far, far away from anything resembling 'business casual'. The fact that I can go to work, throw on the coveralls, (with the one leg being all grease-stained from the leg down from kneeling on the rails to do up air hoses), and stomp around in steel-toed boots is just so damn cool.

I know I'll be called back soon enough, and I'm (mostly) prepared for getting laid off again, because hey, it happens. And it's happened to plenty of the guys I've talked to, ones who've been there for thirty years. It's certainly not like I'm the first conductor to be laid off, ever.

...I dunno, I guess the point of all that is I'm really, really looking forward to going away, but that I do miss my job. The big lesson here is not to blog at two in the freaking morning, obviously.

Also! New!kitty is Frank. We decided this when we realized that new!kitty eats like a pig, but since he is in fact a male, Miss Piggy just didn't quite suit him. Frank, however, after Frank Oz, who did such a wonderful job of voicing Miss Piggy, suits him to a tee. The fact that he could also be referring to TV's Frank from MST3K is an added bonus.