Ready to Go

Well, the semester's over. I've graded the finals and submitted the grades; I've sent off the prisms paper to the Moscow Mathematical Journal; I've filled out and submitted paperwork on this, that, and the other. I've got someone to see to the dogs while I'm away; I've paid the pending bills, done a little (a very little) housecleaning, and generally cleared the decks. I haven't *packed* yet; that's waiting on the dryer to finish, and won't take too much time in any case. The most time-consuming part is picking out reading material for the flight.

I'll be leaving for the airport in a couple of hours. The family get-together is tomorrow; I'll probably pay a visit to Barnes & Noble on Sunday - or maybe I'll wait until after Christmas. (Nah...) Other than that, it's pretty much three weeks of R&R. (I will be taking along a notebook, so I can work on my research a little. There are some routine calculations that I've done in my head several times, and need to get down on paper so that I can *use* them.)

This morning, as I was walking the dogs, a FedEx driver stopped and asked me what kind of dog Buster was. He told me his fiancee has two dogs that look just like mine. (Her Gracie-analog is a mix of cockapoo and who-knows....)

:sigh: Hanging in that state of in-between, gone and not-yet-gone at once....