Ministry of Propaganda - 30/Jul/2005: "Holiday Preparation"
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Holiday Preparation
Not long to go now until I leave for my summer holidays. Time to check that everything is ready for it. And what's left to do. I've got the nasty feeling there's still quite a lot outstanding. Let's see what I can think of:
- Car booked in for service? Check, drop off Monday morning.
- Haircut? Uh, haven't even made an appointment for that yet. Do on Monday.
- Coverage agreed at work? Kind of. Need to finalise next week.
- E-mail under control? No. Later today.
- Clothes washed? Will happen mid next week.
- Bags and equipment packed? Same as above.
- Ferry tickets? Check. Just need to make sure I don't forget them here...
- Accommodation? Check. What I wanted to book is booked, the rest will be booked from the road. My Rough Guide to Scotland is the latest edition, they usually have some good recommendations.
- Maps. I think there might be a few gaps here. Let's see:
- Explorer 352: Islay South? Check.
- Explorer 353: Islay North? Check.
- Explorer 355: Jura and Scarba? Missing, have to get that one if I want to get up the Paps of Jura.
- Explorer 364: Loch Lomond North? Check.
- Explorer 442: Assynt & Lochinver? Goes on to the shopping list. Mandatory to get up on Ben More Assynt etc
- Explorer 446: Durness & Cape Wrath? I think I'll add that to the list, should I decide to visit Sandwood Bay and Cape Wrath
- Explorer 414: Glen Shiel & Kintail Forest and Explorer 415: Glen Affric & Glen Moriston? Should I get this now or buy it on the way should I decide to go there?
- Entertainment. I think I need a few more CDs and books.
- The Raveonettes - Pretty in Black. Even if it's only for 'Love in a Trashcan'.
- Teenage Fanclub - Man-Made. Hey, it's Teenage Fanclub, should be good by definition. Or will have to be Four Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six Seconds on endless repeat again?
- Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything - Steven Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner has been on my shopping/reading list for a while, might as well get it for the holiday.
- Other things to buy:
- I think I could need a few more Lowe Alpine Dryflo T Shirts
- Not in the colour I currently have, but a new pair of Meindl Magic Men 2.0 is something I need.
- I guess that means a visit to Cotswold Outdoor in Cirencester later today.
I think that's it for now. I wonder how much I've forgotten...
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- When writing this entry the weather was: mostly cloudy, only occasional sunny spells
- When writing this entry I was listening to: BBC 6 Music
- I'm currently reading/have just finished reading this book/publication: BusinessWeek
- I recently visited this website/-page: Ordnance Survey (to determine which maps I need)
- The last drink I had was/is: Orange Juice
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