the trip! the trip!

ahh, packing. ive talked about it before, so ill leave off this time.

let me just say, if i somehow end up with a stowaway named bear, i will not be surprised.

im slowly crossing things off my list, though i had a bit of a panic today, wondering if there was something i was forgetting in getting ready for an international trip. the passport is still valid (got a few more years on that baby), and ive already registered it with the airlines. i have some british currency from the last trip - saved from the last time, dont i think ahead? - and i even have some russian money to exchange. yeah, i know its weird, but a friend gave me her leftover money from their trip to russia that was, hmm, about 5 years ago. according to the exchange rate, its about 25 bucks US, and thus, not that much BP. i dont really have that much money, come to think of it. but i have already prepared my credit card companies with a message: do not block my card! i hate calling them, since, true to form, they try to end the call with selling me something i dont need. i usually tell them smartly that i worked for a credit card company and already know what you are trying to get me to buy (usually some type of protection) is a waste of money. or in so many words. target tried to get me to add someone to my account. isnt that a laugh!

can you think of anything i might be missing?