T-5 days

Ok, why have I done this? Why use up more space on my facebook page, making it harder to get down to my wall? My big idea of today is that by keeping a blog like this, not only will I have some kind of record of what's happened, but it means everyone at home can see what I'm getting up to over the pond, and can all be extremely jealous. This is kinda like a diary, but without anything embarrassing.

I leave for New York on Thursday, and have been told to get down to Heathrow Airport by 11am. This is going to mean catching a train from Macc at 7am. As if my body clock isn't going to take enough of a battering anyway, getting up in the morning is really going to screw me over. I was planning on staying with someone the night before leaving, but everyone's going on holiday.

I've been trying to figure out what to take with me, and I think I've narrowed down the list of things that i NEED to take to just clothes, my laptop, and the odd holiday extra. Might be an idea to get some dollars out before I go too, but that can wait. Still can't decide whether or not to take one of my guitars - I still want to use this trip as an excuse to buy a new guitar, but I don't want to be without one for too long. I remember coming back from Mongolia to discover I could barely play Smells Like Teen Spirit anymore. Also I promised the band I'd write some more songs over summer, so need something to write them on.

Not much else to write here, mainly as nothing's happened really. I'll try and write my next entry soon after arriving in America.