Okay.. so it's t-minus thirty minutes before this ramshackle plan of Bruce getting me, we get the van, I get Bruce's Dad, we convene back at Bruce's to load up that fam, and we are on the road to Minneapolis for his sister's wedding.

In a scant seventy-two hours I'll be back in O-town... ugh. Pretrip jitters - especially since this will be the precursor for this alleged South Dakota trip next weekend. That said trip may or may not occur depending on how the car ride for this one goes... or if any catastrophic luck occurs with Bruce and I being in extended close proximity. ... though I'll be driving that one in new car so who knows if I even want to do that.

Requisite blue traveling duffel is packed.. backpack has reading materials, minor first aid kit (I need to beef that up next week before South Dakota) gathered, and I think I am ready.

A little apprehensive but all should be well. I backed all my data up on my external if anything catastrophic occurs. Well the backup's like a few weeks old but nothing substantial has changed.

Now time to play some Minecraft and stop pacing.

Oh and no word from MS Careers if I won that damn Surface Pro! Infuriatingly long process. I think I will also apply for that Tech Evangelist job and see what may come of that.