The first post

Well, it's June 20: 7 days before I fly to New Zealand... getting all excited and whatnot. I'm starting off my blog now so it's all up and going once I get there. There is still a lot to do before I leave- I have a ton of packing left. I dug out my hiking boots today and put some water resistant leather protector on them as well as on my jacket, and laptop and camera bags. Wow. That's exciting. Basically this post is just to get the blog up and going... so I expect further legitimate entries to me more entertaining. Word.