Damn time flies by. I’m off to the States tomorrow for my brother’s graduation (an event we all wondered if would actually ever come to pass). I’ve got to say that in general the visa application system was relatively painless with the exception of the courier service which honestly sucks some major balls. However the tickets have been confirmed, the passport is prepped and ready, the bag is no where near being full (hell I’ve not even bothered taking it out of the closet yet), so now it’s just a matter of getting all my reading, writing and drawing materials in order for the long flight.

Completely manic time at work today. It’s weeks like this that really make me hate the job. Pressure to get your ‘house’ in order, emails flying, I swear I must have looked COMPLETELY miserable this week, since soo many people kept telling me to cheer up but hey there was nothing I could cheer about, as this trip just wasn’t really factoring in my thoughts, only how much stuff I could get through that was on my plate.

I don’t know why I’m not as excited about this trip as I should be, I’m in more need of a proper holiday than I’ve ever been in recent years, maybe it’s the fact that life at work hasn’t been exemplary lately? It’s strange I’m very good at cutting off work life from my life outside, however sometimes it’s extremely difficult to disassociate those two areas, sometimes they fuse together and lead into each other.

The next post will probably be on the other side of the pond, with a few photographs of weird stuff I encounter along the way. I fully intend to use my camera to it’s fullest extent throughout this visit.