The problem with packing Sunday evening when the first flight back to L.A., 2002, wasn't until noon Monday was that it left you with a lot of stray time in the morning. Especially if you weren't really sleeping anyhow ( Read more... )

Claire came back to her room after TV class in a relatively good mood. Being a child had been weird weird weird, so weird she would rather not think about it, but at least it was over without any major damage to herself or her possessions. And, hey, her birthday hadn't sucked ( Read more... )

Claire came back from class after a morning of toddler-chasing and settled in to check her email.

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Claire had a little time before her flight, and she spent it haphazardly tossing things into her suitcase, dorm windows and door open wide to catch the warm breeze. She knew the weather wasn't seasonally appropriate for Maryland, but she still really appreciated it ( Read more... )

Claire came back to her room, dumped her bags near the bed, stashed the leftovers her mom had sent in the minifridge, and decided to download the radio broadcasts from the weekend because it was likely to be way less annoying than unpacking. Nate would be fine, even if she thought his brain must have gotten a little damaged for him to think Lisa ( Read more... )