Thursday, March 24, 2011

It's A Dangerous Business, Going Out Your Front Door...

"What's past is prologue" is a quote from The Tempest by the most magical William Shakespeare, and the tagline "If you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you'll be swept off to" is, of course, from the Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien. Not only are these authors British, but I truly adore their work and they are a huge part of my life.

I will valiantly try to keep this blog updated (at least) weekly with all of my adventures. I'm expecting to do a few posts in the next five or so days about my home and classes, and such.

I'm leaving Corvallis tomorrow at 800am for a 1245pm flight, but I won't arrive in England until 1030am on Friday! Packing has been quite the ordeal since I am a notorious over-packer:

                                          Too much stuff?! Challenge Accepted.

But I have indeed prevailed, only having to discard maybe 6 pieces of clothing and 1 pair of shoes (beautiful brown boots...sigh).

Well, all that's left to do now is make trailmix and nutella cookies, then I'm off to bed. Talk to you on the other side of the Atlantic!

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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 26, 2011 at 5:39 AM

    Good job packing! I approved of your reference to Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien who, incidentally, was born in January of the year 1892. (a leap year!)
    I also enjoyed your usage of the word "valiantly."
    I hope that you find yourself able to survive with the amount of scarves you have.

    I presume your diet will contain more than trailmix and nutella cookies because according to the US Berkley Foundation of Wellness, you should try to maintain a balance between calorie intake and calorie expenditure.

    Please visit the following image links.
    Thank you.

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Nutella-1.jpg/600px-Nutella-1.jpg

    http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5559659763_50788c72a9_z.jpg

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  2. AnonymousApril 3, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Waiting for an update back in the NW. Great start on your blog. I understand some tasting of the local brew has occurred. How was it?

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  3. EmilyApril 3, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    Make sure you sign your name so I know who is anonymously posting! :P
    Isabella, that picture is ridiculous.
    New post coming as soon as I organize pictures!

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  4. AnonymousJune 9, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    can I say you fail at blogging?

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