kareina: (me)
kareina ([personal profile] kareina) wrote2009-06-02 11:18 am
Entry tags:

a firm deadline

My visa has been affixed to my passport, and is en route to me.

Main travel tickets have been purchased. I fly from Sydney to San Francisco on Thursday 18 June. This means that I *must* have the thesis done before then! I will need someone willing to drive me to June Crown from the Bay area--any takers, or shall I ask on SCA-West? I might need crash space on Thursday evening--I've given my step-sister, who recently moved to SF first refusal on my company that evening, but haven't heard back yet.

I will be doing a road-trip with a friend after Crown, getting me to Seattle by 26 June, where my sisters and I will all be at the same place, at the same time for the first time since my step-dad died, over five years ago. It will be different--back then two of them were contemplating starting families, and now they each have two children...

I will be flying from Chicago to Milan leaving on 6 July, but I still need to arrange travel to Chicago. I will probably head that way early enough to visit with family in Wisconsin before I go (with a potential stop in Colorado to see friends there), but there is a slight temptation to stay on the west coast and attend An Tir-West War instead.

I arrive in Milan in the morning on 8 July. Give me a few days to get settled, but after that, friends are encouraged to come visit, I may not wind up with luxury accommodation, but I'm always happy to provide at least floor space...

But, before any of that I need to:

* finish the additions/corrections to Chapter six my advisor suggested.
* ditto for chapters 1-4
* get the figures for chapters 2-4 camera ready
* book flight from Tassie to Sydney
* print the thesis & get it bound
* unpack my boxes which have been in storage since December, get [livejournal.com profile] clovis_t's stuff out (he will help with that part, but I so want to be involved), and repack the boxes with a detailed inventory, including value of each item
* decide when/where all to visit & book flight to Chicago (+/- additional stops?)
* get boxes to a shipping company & on their way to Italy
* cut out sewing projects to take on the plane with me--make certain that they won't need to be touched by scissors again till I arrive.
* pack luggage
* ship by air anything that was too important in the short term to send by boat, but that I don't have room to take with me

oh, and some sleep would be nice, too. I got almost three hours last night before getting back up to return to work. Got sleepy and curled up in bed for a nap, only to have an important text message come through. After replying to it, and to the two follow-up messages I gave up and returned to work, but it may well be time to try for another nap, because my brain is going fuzzy...

[identity profile] eithni.livejournal.com 2009-06-02 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
Well, let me know how plans shake out and I'll work with you to get rides across the Midwest, if needed and desired. :)

~E

[identity profile] fjorlief.livejournal.com 2009-06-02 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
Whoo hoo, you are doing great! and do make some time for sleeping :)

[identity profile] darttn.livejournal.com 2009-06-02 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
Only a few minor details to take care of. You can handle all of that with ease! Afterall, you are my daughter!
Love you
Mom

[identity profile] mamapduck.livejournal.com 2009-06-02 01:44 pm (UTC)(link)
If you don't get a more convenient offer you're welcome here and I could get you to and/or from Crown. Boy and I can plan an excursion into the city and get you at the airport.

[identity profile] kareina.livejournal.com 2009-06-08 09:45 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks for the offer it is much appreciated, and my apologies for not replying sooner--it has been crazy hectic here! (but I can sleep on the plane, right?)

I've also had an offer from Flieg, so I'll head out with him bright and early Friday morning, and I shall look forward to seeing you at the event.

[identity profile] mamapduck.livejournal.com 2009-06-08 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
See you then. :)

Road trip...

[identity profile] maeva00.livejournal.com 2009-06-03 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
So Olympia (and Portland ) are on the way from the Bay Area to Seattle - hint....

Re: Road trip...

[identity profile] kareina.livejournal.com 2009-06-05 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Indeed, and also close enough to double back to from Seattle if the path happens to work out better that way. Is is safe to assume that you guys are good for random visitors whenever, or do you prefer to have specific plans in place?

Re: Road trip...

[identity profile] maeva00.livejournal.com 2009-06-05 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
In general we are pretty open to drop ins...

Evergreen graduation is the 12th. Bill is teaching a stone carving class on the next weekend and the last weekend. (ariadne is off to Eugene that weekend. ) I am planning on being around for most of the time....