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[h311ybean]

Things I Need To Do By Saturday

1. Buy and distribute thank-you tokens to my referees (AKA the people who wrote recommendations for my grad school applications, not the jerks who call the basketball games)
2. Type/print, have notarized and make copies of documents giving my mom Special Powers of Attorney (SPA) to handle my affairs while I'm away - I'm

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[russian_ivy]

...so, I guess if we don't hear from you for a few days, we'll know why! Wow, that's a lot to accomplish, but I'm sure you'll get it all done. #3 on the first list is a great idea: once you're in the States, you'll want to give people gifts from your home country. I wish I'd brought stuff like that to Russia with me.

Good luck! (And don't eat too much...)