Leaving again
It’s that time of year again when I have to pack my bags to go to Brazil for three weeks to teach a course. As usual, I haven’t got nearly as much organised before my departure as I’d hoped. I had planned to write a few articles to forward post here, but — well — that didn’t happen. Frankly, I’m amazed that I seem to have got things organised for the trip, but I’m paranoid that I’ve forgotten something vital. It all seems a bit too easy…
One thing that I set up before the trip last year, which has been immensely useful this year, is a kind of master packing list. I wrote a detailed list in OmniOutliner of everything I took (separated into checked baggage and hand baggage). Since I know that I travelled comfortably with those items last year, I can be fairly confident that if I pack those things again, all will be well. As with GTD, getting things out of your mind and into a ‘trusted system’ is a huge help. It basically stops you sitting bolt upright in bed at 3am and yelling “Torch!”, startling your partner in the process.
I leave on Sunday, and while Brazil will be — I am sure — as beautiful and wildlife-packed as usual, it’s going to be a tough three weeks. I’m also going to miss Mr. Bsag (and Cleo) like blazes - I’m hoping they’ll look after one another while I’m gone, but I’ll have to make do with a picture of both of them on my phone. It’s our seventh1 wedding anniversary while I’m away, so we’re having a substitute celebration on Saturday. Roll on mid-September!
In the meantime, if something goes awry with the site in my absence, or gets swamped by spammers, I’m afraid that I won’t even know about it, still less do anything about it.
1 Seven years! Shouldn’t we be itching, or something? ↑
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Well, if you don't itch in Brasil, where would you itch........... Answers on a postcard to
Bsag, Brum Uni Brummich Inland
7 years, mere starters; coming up for my 36th.
by Jonathan Briggs @ 24/08/2007 7:17 pm • Permalink •
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Oh - Have a nice trip!
by Jonathan Briggs @ 24/08/2007 7:18 pm • Permalink •
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All the best for a successful trip!
by jim w @ 25/08/2007 12:38 pm • Permalink •
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Happy anniversary and bon voyage!
by jc. @ 26/08/2007 4:42 pm • Permalink •
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Congratulations on your 7-year-itch.
by Frances @ 05/09/2007 3:03 pm • Permalink •
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(for when you get back:)
seen this? del.icio.us for academics -- auto-finds&saves;biblio info for links:
http://www.connotea.org/faq#why
by Saltation @ 07/09/2007 11:18 pm • Permalink •
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