Being in New York I’m faced with the reality of my past. It’s not a bad hit for me, it’s a good one. I’ve been spending a lot of time with my friend Lucy, and I’m itching to get in touch with Pat but he’s been very busy lately. His band, Stealing Jane, is doing absolutely amazing work these days and they just recently launched their first ever video. I’m so proud of these guys. I remember going back to my high school days and hanging out at the Rock Lobster to watch these guys perform. They were great back then, and they’re even better now. So to give their band the extra push that I think any band needs, I’m linking their new video here.

I can assure you that you’ll enjoy what you hear, so head on over to StealingJane.com and show your support.

PS: Pat’s on Sax.

Over the course of the next couple of hours I hope to be able to stick to the schedule I set for myself last night. Sean and I are leaving about 10PM to conquor the long commute to Long Island. My father’s birthday is on the 26th, my sister’s on the 29th. My point of action is to get up there to get them taken care of on their birthday, to have some much needed R&R in my home town and to get in touch with friends and family that I really haven’t seen since I moved down here. I have to visit my grandmother and my aunts because I didn’t even see them for Christmas this past year, and to cover the other side of the family I’m having dinner at dad’s house on his birthday.

Today’s goals are pretty simple, they’re just tedious. I need to pack, that’s something I haven’t even started yet but thankfully being the list queen that I am, I know exactly what to pack, how much to pack and what’s going to actually fit in the car. The first things to be loaded in are basically any and everything that will fit in the trunk. This will allow me to have enough room in the backseat for Dad’s (rather large) gift, the computers and some pillows. I moved down here with them but since we purchased the new bed (last summer) I bought new pillows for it so I’ll bring my older ones home (which were really only used for six months so they’re in great condition, and I’ll be able to leave them up there so I no longer have to sleep on a blanket stuffed inside of a pillow case. Granted, it’s very soft, but real pillows are always great to have.

I have some shopping to do as well. There are a few last-minute things that need to be picked up. I’m making a run to Candy Kitchen to pick up some fudge for my father, sister and aunt and then there’s a stop at the liquor store to pick up a bottle of wine and maybe some other things. I may just wind up picking that stuff up in New York but I guess we’ll see what happens when I actually start moving.

I woke up about two hours ago. I still have to take a shower and straighten up the house a little bit but my breakdown is as follows:

• Shower
• Do my hair / make-up
• Shopping for last minute gifts
• Shopping for supplies for the trip up
• Getting gas
• Stop at the bank
• Pick up the mail, and send out a letter
• Packing
• Cooking Dinner
• Packing
• Loading Car
• 4 1/2 hour drive to NY starting at 10PM

It’s safe to say that the next 9 hours are going to be pretty busy. Sean and I do intend to take some time to ourselves to go out to dinner tonight so we’re driving up on full stomachs to keep us awake. I bought a cooler a few weeks ago at Happy Harry’s (Walgreens) for $5. It holds about 16 cans of Soda (supposedly) so the fudge I’m picking up for family plus a few bottles of water will be a staple in the car so we can stay hydrated. I’m making the first half of the trip and when we stop somewhere on the New Jersey Turnpike we’ll use the bathroom and switch roles. He’ll take over the remainder of the trip, so he’ll be sleeping the first half considering driving through Delaware is the most boring part of the trip. For me it’ll be easy because I’m not ready to take on the Southern State Parkway on Long Island so driving the boring aspect of things is just good enough for me.

Guess I should get my ass in gear.