Vegas, baby!!!

For about 2 hours anyway. It'll happen next Tuesday (March 22nd) when I'm flying across the country from Portland Int'l Airport to Reagan National Airport. I've got a layover there--maybe I'll be able to pay for my medical/living expenses with all the money I'll win. I hear that in Vegas they just can't give away the money fast enough.

Anyway, that's the big news for today. I've got a one-way ticket leaving next Tuesday evening around 7:30 and arriving in DC at 7:15 a.m. the next day. Gotta love those red eyes. I don't think I've had one of those since 2001. I'm just hoping for a window seat so that I can sleep!

Originally, I had planned to take the train across the country. Most people think I'm crazy for wishing I could do that, but I enjoy taking the train. There's something about the rhythmic clicks as the train passes from one section of rail to the next that puts one's mind and soul at ease. I'm kind of a romantic that way. Let me assure you that there is nothing quite like embracing a good book while traveling by train--especially when life has treated you like a tumbleweed in a tornado for a few months or so.

This was the plan that I had as soon as I recovered from surgery. However, when I found out that I would have to undergo radiation therapy even after my surgery, it kind of put everything on hold until I decided where to seek my treatment. Then once that decision was made everything picked up in speed by about ten-fold. Now I can't get the things that I need to get done in preparation to move across the country fast enough. It's like the complete opposite of "hurry up and wait" if that makes any sense. You've all experienced it in college--you just put everything off until the night before and then pull an all-nighter. Sounds like a great idea until you are in the middle of it!

Anyway, that's why I couldn't take the train. I just couldn't afford to sit there in a semiconscious state listening to rhythmic clicks for three days when I needed to get my butt out to DC and looking for an apartment. Once an apartment is indeed found, then I'll be able to relax a little bit.