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In more recent news, I made it to Connecticut safe and sound, losing my way relatively few times and successfully navigating my way out of New York City and back onto the interstate. Fun moments on the drive included:

• Politics in southern Ohio: spotting two giant pro-Strickland yard signs, and zero pro-Blackwell-for-Governor signs.
• "Hi, Dad? I know you said that I would just reconnect with I-95, but I don't think I'm supposed to be going back into Pennsylvania..."
• Singing along to the iPod really, really loudly -- not something one can really do on public transportation.
• Gas prices steadily rose as I moved East...until I hit New Jersey, where I found gas inexplicably 10 cents cheaper than in Maryland.
• Subsisting only on coffee for all of Monday -- this gave me the strength and force of will to drive like a maniac through New York and southern Connecticut.
• "Dad? I shouldn't be in the Bronx, right?"

Today I managed to unpack almost everything seeing as I don't have any desk drawers, the stuff I generally file in the junk drawer is proving difficult to place), and finish a book. I can mooch internet access from the neighbors, I still have two more books, and I should really be getting to bed.

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Yay! Air baggage rules to be relaxed: "Aircraft hand baggage restrictions imposed after an alleged terrorist plot to attack airliners are likely to be eased next week, the BBC has learned."

Hopefully this actually happens, so I can bring more things -- like books and HobNobs -- home on the plane. *crosses fingers*