This is not yours to mess with.

FUCK.

Ok, so we have the Matt issue. He's weird, he's creepy, he's randomly going to the US at the same time we are (planned all of 3 weeks ahead) and is going to be in the same area at the same time. I've heard about it, I've ranted about it, I've tried to ignore it. Its working, for now. If he tries to glue himself to me again though, JT and I won't be providing an adhesive surface.

But Rodney fuckin' Grech? Are you serious? This guy barely has two dollars to rub together and he's asking, a week and a half out from take off, if theres any chance of tagging along on a trip that has already been booked and paid for and organised and cemented and passported and almost packed and is costing us each upwards of $5000?! WHAT THE HELL MAN!?

Why do people suddenly think "oh hey they're going on holidays I MIGHT GO WITH THEM" and why are they always the last people you wanna spend 2 weeks of your life seeing every day non stop?

If Tim had suddenly gone "screw this I'm coming with you guys" I would be totally all for it. He'd have to share a bed with JT but eh, thats his problem :P I like Tim, he's a nice guy and I'd probably send him more insane than the other way around.

But this...christ, I think I need some aspirine.

So things are really starting to roll. I've got a half packed suitcase on my bed. Got a calendar on my door that I can scribble all over and a couple of lists going, like what I have to buy and get organised before we leave.

Things are going to be jam packed next weekend. I gotta get a travelex card from the Greater, probably after I go to the hairdresser (hoping to get a booking for Saturday morning), get some new socks and underwear, need to buy some more suncream in a travel sized pack :P

I also need to pick up some replacement shoelaces for my leprachaun shoes, cuz ones busted and the other is about to get even.

I'm really suddenly digging the idea of getting an old school style skateboard at venice beach. I'm really really hoping I can find something there that is really rad and a decent price. I'm trying not to work up on that idea. But yeah. Another "if, it'd be cool" haha.

I need to stop watching LA ink, its making me want to get a tat while I'm there. Stupid obsessions :)

Your maximum bet is...

American Airlines have ridiculously ambiguous info on their website concerning baggage allowances. 

With Qantas Intl to the US you're allowed to take 2x 23kg bags for check-in and a 18kg~ for on board. 

Dad rang AA this morning about their stupid website and got the following;

"If you show your Qantas ticket (International) on AA you can take 2 bags on all 3 flights & the allowance on board is 10k"

Pretty sweet, I reckon.

Sick, Sick, Sick

Got me some travel bands today, they don't look terribly comfortable but I wear bands all the time so they should be alright. Better than taking some anti sick drugs.

I had this idea a while ago, which I'd forgotten, to take my Doom game disks (ok they're my Dad's but he doesn't use them, so I nicked 'em :P ) and get Carmack to sign them. Maybe Romero, if he's not an ass.

Obviously this is just a hopeful thing and not a definite, but it'd be pretty sweet.

My notebook is coming along ok, its getting there. Hopefully be doing a test print tomorrow to see how it all goes together. Theres a few pages I need to get done in colour too so I'll have to do those at home.

Alcomahol

Just in case, the limitations on arrival and departure items.

http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=4258

It's been a while

Yeah...21 days roughly.

Things are fairly under way. I have my money just about sorted. Got some US $ just yesterday and will be organising a Travelex card hopefully this weekend.

The rest is staying in my Visa Debit account so I can use it for CC transactions whilst there.

I also began my list for packing last night. It's pretty big. I might do a trial pack this weekend to see how it goes.

The only thing left to do now is organise my little book to take with me for all my information. I have all of that in this blog, just have to rearrange it into a Word doc ready to print. I ought to get that underway this week. I'd like to have it bound.

A Gaylord Update

Since I first trawled through the forums yesterday, the message has been that the Gaylord has in fact blocked bookings of rooms for the 12th & 13th, and they are not sold out as originally thought. In hindsight it makes sense seeing as the con runs from the 13th to the 16th, so why wouldn't the 14h & 15th be in the same boat, if everyone had booked already.

So thats a bit more reassuring. I'm aware that they're not exactly going to book the entire hotel for us under the QC rate, but at least they're giving everyone decent opportunity.