Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light

Ha ha! I'm IN. IN!

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The Roaring Camp Railroad

My Fellow Californians:

Make sure you remind me to take a visit for scenic beach and steam train rides. It's in Felton. I must wear pink aprons, back and front.

Progress - the following tings are done (kiss me neck):
- got DS2019
- sevis fee paid
- visa forms filled and interview booked for friday
- domestic affairs organised (banks closed, addresses updated, direct debits ended, new glasses ordered, driving licence new photocard applied for)
- hard drives backed up, cleared, organised. Paper files organised. Office stuff packed and sifted and ready to be driven to london
- other stuff (god this list is pitiful - what the hell have i been doing then?)

Tings not done:
- graduated (this happens tuesday)
- booked flights (this happens after visa interview)
- place to live
- other stuff

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Sunday, Sunday, so good to me

Inspired by MaMaS and PaPaS

Erm, dan and maria were getting kinda itchy
i spent a lot of time in the sea
...working for a penny
working for nothing actually
Greasing on British Barclaycard
really low rent and keeping shaved is really hard
daniel's good vibrations and his imagination
and go on but think of the fees
and california dreaming is becoming a reality ...

... slowly

This is dedicated to the one I love

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Peasy!

'Tis but a few weeks before I depart the shores of England, for a stint in the United States. I hope to have the time and discipline to document my move and stateside existence on these digital pages.

My due start date is Monday the 3rd November, so I have about 7 weeks to get from here to there and settled in. Peasy!

This week I have been getting my files together (making electronic copies of my paper, and boxing up the rest; getting all of my CDs onto a hard drive; throwing lots of stuff away, etc). I have already moved out of Professor Scott's house, and he has kindly allowed me to store some stuff there. Mercifully, I don't have a lot of stuff (i've always figured there's no point until I get my own place to live)

I should receive my DS2019 form on Monday, which marks the start of the administrative side of things - i need this before i fill in my visa application forms etc. Roll on!!

I still have understandably mixed feelings about it all - I'm excited about the science, and living in California, but I'm equally as scared!! However, since I have as many knowns as unknowns the equations are easy to solve - time unfolds, and knowledge accumulates, and fear dissipates. Again I day, peasy!

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