13 May 2010

larryhammer: floral print origami penguin, facing left (wanderweg)
Off to Switzerland next week, to meet the new nephew and others. I'm f-locking this and posts made on the road until our return.

Books: Even though this is a low-luggage trip, I'm allowing myself three reading volumes instead of two, because the Japanese grammar I want to review is a slim paperback (All About Particles, Naoko Chino). For poetry, I plan to risk Paradise Lost on the theory that if I can finally finish Aeneid, maybe I'll find PL readable if it's all I have on hand -- especially among the Alps. But I reserve the right to dither at the last minute and swap it for Don Juan plus a third-round draft pick. For fiction, I'm leaning towards Declare by Tim Powers. Plus of course my journal. And Lonely Planet, natch. Especially since part of our itinerary will be worked out upon arrival.

I'm a lot less panicked about preparations than I possibly ought to be, given that. And that I still need new walking shoes and a haircut.

At the moment, ash looks okay for the flight out, but the return is during one of BA's scheduled strikes. We'll see how long it takes us to get back home.

---L.

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