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So, it has been decided that the first stop in my journey will be Marina, CA. Due to an unfortunate situation, I will be accompanied by a delightful companion: my girlfriend. We will be driving to Marina where she will be spending the next year and a half as a Scientific Illustration graduate student at Monterey Bay. She had planned on taking the trip by herself, but got into a car accident (she is fine) and totaled her car. So, we get to travel together!

The past two weeks have consisted of packing stuff to take to my parents place (special thanks to my Dad and Mr. Kellicut for coming down to help!), selling some items on Craigslist, throwing stuff out, taking stuff to Salvation Army, fixing a punctured tire, cleaning my apartment, worrying about how I still have too much stuff, getting my car towed to fix a cooling fan, and generally freaking out while simultaneously getting excited for this trip. We will be leaving Saturday morning, bright and early. Just in time to fight the Labor Day traffic :)

Wish us luck!