Flight leaves at 6:55 am.
I have to be at National Airport by 5:55.
I have to get on the Metro at 5:31, the first train that comes by my house. Ben says there will be 8 people there, including me.

Until then, I pack. And clean. I like to clean my room before I go on a trip, so it will be nice when I get back. I will often neglect the things that I really need to do, like return my library books or pay bills, so I can clean my room before I go. I'm not sure why this is so important. I can't clean my room this time, though, because Josh is asleep in it. So it will stay messy. And I will be peeved. And wash the dishes instead.

Zingos are Extra Strength Caffeinated Peppermints. They remind me of No-Doze, which is also mint flavored.

I was very worried about making a mistake in my column this week. Paper came out. I didn't make a mistake. However, I edited a mistake into someone's else's column. I feel worse about that. They had to run a correction. I changed "quarter of a billion dollars" to "$250 billion." $250 million here, $250 billion there. Pretty soon you're talking about real money.

Oh, where is that flight taking me? To North Louisiana, of course! Where I get to see the coolest ladies in the world: Inez, Cheryl, Maureen and Irene. My grandmas and great-grandmas respectively. I also get to see my lil bro, who has moved back to Louisiana. If I am lucky, I will get to see my 10-month-old nephew. If I'm unlucky, I'll get in a stupid fight with his mom. Put your money on the latter.

I'll be in Minden for a week, which is the longest I have been there since I transferred from Tech to LSU. Jane G. and Mike Skoog, two of my favorite people from south of I-10, are coming to see me that weekend, though, so I think I can make it.