off to Honolulu

[merchimerch]

Well I'm finally packed, with all my conference accoutrements ready and in my bag. Why oh why do I always put things like musical examples and handouts off until the last couple days? One would think that I'd learn after giving a dozen of these things that there is always some niggly thing that catches me at the last moment. In this case it was the term "Oromijon," which is a Persian cognate in Uzbek language, and is used idiomatically as a term of endearment. I tried calling my friend A to get a decent translation, but she wasn't home. My Tajik book seems to have gone AWOL (or maybe R has it), so I was stuck with my paltry translation of "resful soul (term of endearment)" because orom means rest or peace, and jon is often translated as heart or soul. If I'd dealt with the handout yesterday I'd have had time to check with other sources, but I didn't because I was doing the other thousand things that I needed to accomplish.

All that is left on my list before sleeping is showering and pre-conference toilette. Hopefully once I'm on the plane I can start fantasizing about sitting by the beach with a fruity drink with an umbrella in it, since I haven't really had time to think about either what I want to do at the conference, or what I want to do *not* at the conference.

Comments

[iyindo.livejournal.com]

Good luck! and HAVE FUN!!

*warm hugs*

and I will remind you about the panel discussion after Thanksgiving!!

[nisaa.livejournal.com]

YOU deserve to have a day at the beach in Hawaii. As a matter of fact, as your acupuncture intern, I am prescribing a day at the beach.

Have a great trip!

[groblek.livejournal.com]

Have fun!