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Am back in the Evergreen State. *falls over* And yes, I managed to get everything boxed up and/or packed, although I didn't have time to go to FedEx this morning and have entrusted the boxes that are getting shipped to New York, since she's going to be here for another week and a half (she's staying through graduation). Gah, I remember when checking bags was free; now I shell out sixty bucks. This is the first time I've actually checked in at the airport in a while, though; usually I check in via the Internet and print my boarding pass, but I was running around like a lunatic and was still crazy enough to think I'd only have three bags (large suitcase, small suitcase, backpack), but I ended up with four (large purse, plus the other three). I hadn't packed my stuffed animals and I realized at the last minute that they were just sitting on my bed, so Gatorade the polar bear and Pierre the Mardi Gras rabbit got stuffed in the large suitcase, since they're the most flexible, Timon got shoved face down in one of the boxes that's going home (I'm sorry, Timon! It was the only choice!), and Simba, uh, went in my purse. His head stuck out. Is still sticking out, actually, as I am in Sea-Tac right now waiting for the shuttle. I feel really defensive about it! I keep feeling like people are judging me, and I want to shout, "I'm twenty! I'm a college student!" I don't think I've taken a stuffed animal as a carry-on since I was in elementary school, if then.

On the bright side, a guy just walked buy, saw Simba, and went, "Remember," in Rafiki-tones, and then added, "Simba!" So I feel less self-conscious now and more cheery.

Also I am on summer vacation! I am taking a two week break from reality, in which I hope to bake a lot, experiment with soup, and get everything I promised for Three Weeks for Dreamwidth done.