T minus Three Days...

[jinjifore]

20+ hours of astronomy, baseball and sports-related podcasts saved up on iPod--Check

Entire Harry Potter series and The Lord of the Rings loaded on iPod--Check

Binder of DVDs--Check

Fifty billion pieces of wooden railroad track and heap of accompanying engines, suitable for multiple reenactments of railway accidents--Check

(Yarn and needles even though I still can't knit--Check)

Stack of trashy cowboy/pirate romance novels, fresh from Amazon--Check

Sudoku and crossword books--Check

I am ready, beach. Armed with my sunscreen, my hat and my rubber beach shoes, I stand ready to face you. As soon as I finish loading the final season of Man From UNCLE onto my iPod.