I'm outta here.

My train is scheduled earlier than it used to be, so I need to leave town around 3 pm today (maybe even a skootch earlier) to be sure to have that half-hour or more cushion of time. You know, in case I meet up with a train crossing the highway or something.

which reminds me of a story. A group of us, when I was in grad school, planned to meet and go see The Lion King when it came out. As we were all coming from different parts of town, we carpooled in two or three groups. Our original plan was to buy the tickets, get dinner, and go to the movie.

Well, one group (not the one I was in) failed to show on time. We bought tickets for them (to avoid the risk of them selling out) but we didn't get to go to dinner. A few minutes before the movie was to start, they showed up. Turns out they got stuck on the wrong side of the tracks from a slow-moving freight. The guy who I had driven with just looked at the woman and said "you should plan for things like trains."

well, ok, it was probably funnier if you knew the two people involved, but I liked the comment, because I always "plan for things like trains."

Got everything packed, although it looked dicey at one point with the yarn for the Sitcom Chick. I do not like it when yarn companies use cardboard "cores" for the balls - they do not squish down well for storage.

Be good! I'll be back around 25 July.