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My apologies for not updating sooner, it's been a busy several weeks.

Following my rather quick departure from my apartment, aided greatly by several rather benevolent friends, I found I had a lot more things in my apartment than I had previously thought I owned. I spent most of the first week of May distributing boxes and sorting through books, clothes and random crap to give away (mostly to Vina Moses), sell (books to the Book Bin and Powels, and some random things for my friends to sell eBay for me), and store with friends and family. My thanks to everyone who helped me through the process. I hope to make amends with gifts from afar.

Not that the hectic week was without fun and diversion. Spent a lot of good quality time with friends and family. Managed to get to Bagby's hotsprings and enjoy some of the forest land and warm bathing. My friend Kathy threw a fantastic going away party and managed to receive some monetary gifts for my travels. It was a bit more rushed than I really would've liked (I had hoped to relax in all of that last week), but it was still enjoyable, if full.

After that, it was off to Atlanta and my parents house and some needed rest and relaxation from all the activity (this would make it May eighth I arrived) . Spent my first week here being excessively lazy and geeking out with games, movies, and other things. I did also help my mom with some chores around the house though. Got in some yoga and have been getting my mom into it more. Managed to get to some gaming sessions with my dad's group here at Emory University. Went to my mom's local Contra dancing group and danced with her for a bit of a mother's day gift. Spent some part of the weekend shopping for some remaining items for travel (boots, rain jacket, bits, etc.) at REI. Went to a mom's day brunch over at an uncle's house and saw same extended relatives and cousins. I could go into more depth, but it is terribly mundane. Enjoyable in the moment though.

This last week was a bit more of the same. More trip preparations and enjoyment of not working. Updated many of my online resources for travel like my address book and bookmark list. Planning and reading about my travel destinations in Hawai'i and Japan, reading up on learning some Japanese, and researching final insurance plans and travel needs. More boring details for you folks. I do hope to eventually detail some of the things I've been doing, costs and packing lists and such, but perhaps later.

This weekend was spent with more dancing with mom and a local board gaming convention my father wanted to get to. Some fun 12 hours of gaming or so. Today (Sunday) was spent leisurely and we went to check out The DaVinci Code movie (partially to support the movie, but also because it was rather interesting). I haven't read the book yet, but perhaps when I have time.

I'm going to try and make some more posts in the next few days about current thoughts about some of the details I mentioned previously, but for the time being, this'll have to do.

I'm also preparing this on my improved Palm pilot and keyboard writing method (while watching the History channel and their DaVinci code show fest...interesting indeed). Hopefully this will work well and save some costs for the internet cafe's later.

More pictures soon as well.

Later. :-)