1 More Sleep!

Well I have just said bye to Nicco, the cats and the dogs. It was probably less melodramatic than I thought it was going to be which is a good thing. I am guessing the mood was a little less than expected given that Ella was overwhelmed to be going in the car WITH the cats and Schultz, and therefore considered it to be an appropriate time to have a mind out. With the Bear yelling at her to "GET DOWN!" my expected long and tearful goodbye was reduced to a "see ya!". I suspect that I am putting on a little false bravado however. *sigh*

Anyway.....what else is there to tell you. *Thinks* Oh yeah, that's right. 1 MORE SLEEP!!! Did I happen to mention that tomorrow I am going on a 747 (that's right....a real JUMBO JET! Wooooooot!)? The Bear has done this a million times before, however I have not even seen one up close and personal let alone been on one. Last night The Bear was showing me the seating on board a 747. That is one f**k off big airplane! I hope it manages to stay in the air for the required amount of time!

Overnight I have watched news reports of the earthquake off Canada which lead to an expected tsunami off Hawaii. Mind you, my "Sunday Night" program was delayed 20 minutes because CNN felt they had first class tickets to the end of life as we know it. We waited with baited breath watching the cameras focused on the waters off Hawaii expecting to see an exterminating life level event (which some dickhead in Hawaii actually APOLOGISED for NOT having!) however was nearly lulled asleep by the gentle waves rolling in. Also overnight there has been another shooting - although in this instance it was someone shooting at cars on a freeway. The worst injury I believe was to a motorist who got a bullet in his butt. I don't recall which town/city/state that was in. Also, people are being evacuated from New York due to Hurricane Sandy bearing down. I am guessing she will have fizzled out by the time we get there although at this rate I am expecting that we will arrive in time to experience "the big one" in Los Angeles. God I hope not!

So tomorrow we depart at 10.30am. We arrive in L.A at 6.30am the same day. This is still doing my head in! Apparently this will be about 12.30am Toowoomba Time. We won't be able to check in to our hotel at Marina Del Ray until the afternoon, so the Bear says we should just take a drive so that I can see things like Hollywood Boulevard, Rodeo Drive and Beverley Hills. I am fairly sure that I am going to be expecting to see Julia Roberts striding along in those long, tacky boots; or see Eddie Murphy pull up in a clapped out vehicle whilst shoving banana's up the exhaust pipe of another. I think I watch too much TV! Speaking of television, we are going to delay our trip to Universal Studios until Thursday rather than Wednesday. Wednesday is Halloween and the Bear thinks that perhaps there might be a few too many people hitting Universal Studio's on that day. My question is, how will we know the difference between the people who dress up for it, and the actual freaks! Or more importantly, how long will I be able to carry off the story that I am playing dress-up versus this-is-actually-me?!

Look out America. Here we come!