What's the worst that I can say? Things are better if I stay

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If anyone feels like watching five seconds of Bden and Jwalk being precious (and who doesn't???) go HERE and it's the main video. They show up for a second at 2:50, and then at 3:31 they talk in unison and ummmm I want to SMISH them.

My 4.5 hours of sleep are finally kicking me in the ass. I fell asleep reading on my dad's bed (his room kinda doubles as a family room, yeah our house is eetle) but he had to wake me up so HE could go to bed, and now I'm all jittery and ugh. Bed soon.

I just watched MCR's video for Helena on YouTube again, and it makes me honest to god cry, full on tears. It's so passionate and grief-laden and intense and beautifully done.

I have a to do list over the next week (!!!!! OH MY GOD SO SOON) or so that's making me cringe and not want to do ANYTHING. Has anyone packed for something like this before? Going far far away on a plane for a very long time? Have any tips in terms of saving space, where to start? ACK. I can't handle this >.

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[splits_thesky]

AHAHAHA, THEIR LITTLE FACES WHEN SHE ASKS THEM WHO THEY WANT TO SEE!!!!! TOO PRECIOUS FOR THIS WORLD, THESE BOYS. <333333

Also, good luck with the packing! And remember, even if everything doesn't exaaaaactly fit, you can always pull a Mikey Way!! :DDDD

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

I KNOW I KNOW THEIR FAAAAACES. HOW SO PRECIOUS BOYS, HOW??

Gah, thank you! *flails a little* Hahahaha, OHMIKEYWAY. That picture never fails to make me giggle. I probably weigh more than him though, so I think I'd have a bit more luck - I'll keep that in mind, thanks ;)

[modillian.livejournal.com]

Where do people FIND these photos?!?!! OH MIKEYWAY &hearts &hreats; ♥

[splits_thesky]

haha, on my flist, in this (and most, actually) cases. But I KNOW, RIGHT???? *laughs forever*

[shutyourface.livejournal.com]

What do they say? I can't make it out and it's gonna drive me nuts.

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

In the second little snippet? They say "Who do you thiiiink?" with some bizarre ass accent and I LOVE THEM <3333

[modillian.livejournal.com]

Well, besides the usual, double-check how many bags you can fly with in luggage and carry-on, rolling clothes take up less space than folding them, and make sure to have some US currency with you on the way to Ireland so you can buy stuff in airports on the return trip...GOOD LUCK! EEE, you will have so much fun. :) I was in Paris from Jan-May 2007, and it was INCREDIBLE! I can imagine you'll have even more fun since you'll understand everything from the language around you. :DDD

[shotofjack.livejournal.com]

I had assumed you'd live in a dorm so you wouldn't need household stuff. Now that you will be in an apartment - how are you going to furnish, get household items, etc.?

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

I was never gonna be living in a dorm. But this apartment is fully furnished, including kitchen stuff and bed linens, which is AWESOME. So I'm taken care of in that respect :)

[shotofjack.livejournal.com]

Oh - that is wonderful news.

Then, my advice - when you are making your list, pack only things you truly need. If it isn't something you are going to use regularly, consider it a luxury and leave it at home. Your dad can always mail a secondary box if there are things you absolutely must have once you are there.

So things like books, knick knacks, excessive shoes - leave them behind if you can. (I know I know, easier said than done)

[keeplistening.livejournal.com]

Heee! Brendon was trying to blend in with the carpet! I wonder if they were trying to say the same thing at the same time. Jon's all like, "Who do you think!" And Brendon's all like, "Britney!" And I'm all like, "ZOMG." *FLAIL* (And then my brain went: SHUT UP, SELF, OMG YOU SOUND LIKE AN IDIOT.)

[pau494.livejournal.com]

THEIR FAAAAACES! BRENDON! JON! PRECIOUS BOYS, trying to blend in with the carpet!

If anything, I have a tendency to overpack, but I've only been away for like a month or so. In your case, overpacking might help! But I have seen people at the airport with buckloads of stuff and huge suitcases (it looked like they were moving) so I don't think the airlines will give you a hard time if you have too many things.

[spn-snark.livejournal.com]

It sounds kinda bizarre, but if you can fold your clothes and then pack them into the largish zip-lock bags, it's pretty easy to squish the air out of them and seal them that way. It actually takes up quite a bit less space than rolling them (at least for me), with the added plus of being able to rifle through your bag(s) without having to struggle too much with repacking everything - if it's already in nice little ziplock packets, you just toss it all back in and you're good to go.

Since you're going to be gone for so long, it might even be worth it to grab some of those spacesaver whatever larger bags at some place like Linens and Things, where you pack the items and then vaccuum out the air.

That, and just leave behind anything you're not going to use, or have it shipped out. Airline baggage limits aside, try to limit yourself to what you can actually carry on your own, because that makes things a lot easier in case of flight delays or grabbing a taxi or taking the metro (whatever your plans may include).

And I know that's a lot of random commentary from someone you don't really know, but I've done two cross-country trips in the past three weeks, so I've definitely been in your shoes (even if not quite as long-term). Good luck!

[exsequar.livejournal.com]

Oh the ziplock thing is a cool idea, but I've actually already bought a couple boxes of those space saver bags, haha. I haven't tried them out yet but I hope they're gonna help a lot! That's a really good point that you can rifle through without messing everything up.

Thanks for all the advice, doesn't matter what quarter they come from, any words of wisdom are welcome at this point! :)

[spn-snark.livejournal.com]

I'd actually have gone with the space saver bags myself if I weren't so cheap - let me know how they work for you! (In all the free time you'll be having over the next little bit . . . riiight.)

Yeah, security can be kind of extreme these days, so being able to pull everything out and stick it back in on short notice can be all sorts of helpful. Hopefully you won't have to deal with that, but if you do, it's a lifesaver.

[agirlnotahero.livejournal.com]

Okay so I clicked the link and found no Bden or JWalk love *cries*