let's get cracking

My farewell barbeque yesterday was lovely -- lots of people, sunny weather, good food provided by my father (including the Best Potato Salad In The World, which was demolished in record time) and I was even given FAREWELL GIFTS which I wasn't expecting. A huge book of Russian verbs, optimistically bestowed in the hope that I will have the time to get off my ass and teach myself Russian (which I still intend to!), a nice bottle of Riesling, Anna Karenina (which I am going to take as my reading-on-the-bus-to-Sydney book) and HUGE AMOUNTS OF BANDOM MUSIC from tammaiya. Which I'm now going to stick in my iTunes and pump up loud as I pack.

That's right, folks: today is the day of Packing. The only things that should remain unpacked after today are my outfits for the next three days, and some toiletries.

And madly determined music or cheerleading-type comments to aid me in this mammoth task would be greatly appreciated :)