It's funny how the realization of something hits you randomly. Mine came right in the middle of the street. I ended up walking with a huge grin and humming loudly to the music in my mp3player.
IT'S 7 DAYS TILL JUST IN BELLO OMG!!!
The second wave came while I was in Superdrug getting new mascara and saw those little travel bottles for shampoo and stuff, and was like "oh I should totally buy those cuz I don't wanna carry huge bottles". And as I was grabbing them I thought about how when I actually use them I will be in Rome and I squaked and scared a woman next to me. Way to embarrass yourself, Kid!
I'll probably be swooning this whole week now and getting excited about every little reminder of my trip.
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And just cos I like checklists...
To-do:
Shopping (see bold items)
Laundry
Minion party!!!
Sort out the Misha fanbook issue
Top-up & charge phone before leaving!
Buy booze & smokes at Duty Free + converters for Italian sockets
To-pack:
Laptop
Chargers
Old phone for italian simcard
Passport + plane ticket + convention bookings
Small travelbag
Cosmetics (shades, pencil, mascara, powder, toner, perfume, shampoo, deodorant, razor, shower gel&puff, conditioner, toothbrush, contact lense liquid, eyedrops, tampons, facial wipes) FUCK I HATE BEING A GIRL
Accessories: earrings, rings, hair clip
Medicine: Caffeine, Efferalgan, Ibuprofen
Clothes: jeans + couple of shirts + leather jacket + socks&undies + bag
Cocktail party outfit: other jeans + blouse + necklace + purse + turquoise shoes
Hair brush
Minion badge + nickname badge
Camera + 4 rechargeable batteries
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Oh god it's just under 2 months till my final exams start, about 3 weeks till my coursework is due and about 1.5 months till another... I am so stressed out I need, NEED this trip, cos hopefully it'll keep me going till mid July.
So far as I see it...
Comparative Industrial Relations coursework: the pile of books on my table looks depressing but I think I'm getting there. Deadline 19th April.
Strategic Marketing Management coursework: no idea even where to start FML. Deadline 9th May.
International Marketing exam: mostly confident I'll be alright if I start preparing 3 days before the exam since there are only 2 topics.
Industrial Economics exam: I'll probably need a week to go through all revision and tutorial questions again.
Global Management, People & Digital Divide exam: just 2 topics to prepare as well, I think I'll be fine with about 3-4 days.
New Product Development exam: FUCK I will certainly need a week, there's a shitload of reading to do.
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First thing I do when it all ends is get really, really drunk, like totally passed out on the floor in a puddle of vomit.