Scotland on the horizon...

[mattsharp]

I'm about to go on the last sprint before the marathon.  A week of camping around California, in some of my favorite places in the world.  After I come back I only have three-and-a-half weeks before I leave for Boston/NYC for five days, then from there to Iceland, London, and eventually my new home, St Andrews.  It's beginning to hit me now.  Here's a (non-exhaustive) list of twenty things that I'll miss while I'm away:

• My girlfriend, HJE
• My grandfather, DAS
• AJF
• JAB
• Grace Brethren Church of Long Beach
• Joshua Tree national Park
• Downtown Los Angeles
• Amoeba Records
• Griffith Park
• Hollywood
• Pasadena
• The Pacific Ocean
• Driving my car
• Ethnic minorities
• Long Beach
• Playing electric guitar
• Access to my entire personal library (books, videos, CDs, vinyls)
• Watching my siblings, nieces, and nephews grow up
• If they don't have it in Fife (though I suspect I could find some in Dundee), Dr Pepper
• Mexican food

And I will most certainly acquire things in Scotland that I will surely miss when I move back to Los Angeles (I can already think of three: Trevor Hart, cooler weather, history).  Until then, I am trying to take in what I can.  I love you all.