I think it finally feels real. My bed is now living in pieces in Jasper, and, since there's no bed to sleep on, my kitty is starting a new life somewhere else, too.

I have very few, but important, new goals for the next 17 days:

1. Eat as many new King of Pops popsicle flavors as I can (a roundabout way of appreciating this Atlanta heat while I have it).
2. Finish my new David Mitchell book so that I don't have to take it with me.
3. Spend time with my beautiful roommates.
4. Hug & otherwise pester my sisters and family to death so they won't miss me while I'm gone.
5. Accession/Research my last batch of artifacts at work.
6. Collect enough kisses to last me a while.

If you're curious about my program or want to know what kinds of things my school is doing while I'm over there, you can go here:

http://www.bbk.ac.uk/art-history/

If you want to see photos of the university before I even get to see it, go here:

http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1600&bih=796&q=birkbeck&gbv=2&oq=birkbeck&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=9199l10854l0l12686l8l7l0l1l1l0l164l597l4.2l6l0#hl=en&gbv=2&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=birkbeck+university+of+london&pbx=1&oq=birkbeck+university+of+london&aq=f&aqi=g2&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=16109l19092l0l19276l21l20l0l18l18l0l182l232l1.1l2l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.&fp=be358bdf4b73d065&biw=1600&bih=796

I'm trying to get very excited about going back to school again, and I'm sure I will eventually. Right now I'm scheming at how to audit a Russian Literature class from someplace whilst studying my own course. And plotting what to see when in Iceland. Ideas?