It's starting to look like Christmas?

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Well, if you are used to having boxes and boxes opened and glittering new gear all about, then yes.  My watch arrived, along with some "alternative wear" for BMan (if you have to dress funny, dress as you would prefer to dress funny?), and the ziplocs.  I plan on stacking clothes in, sort of by when I suspect I will be using them, and in several bags.  A bag or two for dirty clothes wouldn't be bad either.  I may or may not have extras.  If I do I will offer them to my partner in desert grime who may or may not wish for them.  Still, having bits and pieces of extras around might lend themselves to various uses.  Since I probably have the space I might as well use it.  My guess is I am more conservative as to use, though time may prove that notion incorrect.  *grins*

Ah, best turn the ac on.  I don't want to let my potential cook away today.  Just that little extra kick of cool makes life a whole lot easier.  I am counting on the harder, possibly faster, cool down of the nights, and direct exposure to it at Burning Man, to handle my indelicacies regarding heat.  I do think it will work, and quite well.  Even being ill and heat averse I am... more survivable than most.  I guess that notion will be tested.

Now to find the magnifying glass in order to read the instructions in order to set the watch.  Oh, even if I had gone with bifocals this year I would not have had a chance at reading these instructions.  Far too small and poorly printed.  It is the same watch that just died, or as close as is possible.  But then, setting a watch once every seven years doesn't lead to a good grasp of those fundamentals.

Packing, today.  Some of the clothes I have set aside.  While I do it I will make a list and include it in the pack.  Other clothes will be washed or taken out of wherever they are stored and added.  How many clothes to take, give that there is the trip up, the stay itself, and then the trip back... Sum total that is a week and a half.  Some clothes are needed for day wear, some for night wear, some for costume.  Further, some of it needs to be for the heat, some for the cold, and some for transition?  Perhaps the switch from hot to cold and back will be rather quick though.  I just have no idea what to actually expect.  I love that I will be learning though.  Beside mountains here in Utah, there are deserts, plateau desert, and other sorts of areas to explore.  I can do standard mountains, as per my knowledge.  Deserts are new to me.

Let me see.  I have road assistance covered.  The tent works and cot fits, mostly, and works with what goes with it.  Water bottles are good to go, though I could empty them from my storage and use this spring.  I ought to see how well the topper fits the Xt'er, and get a better idea of just how much room is in there and whether I can lock it.  And I best get going on that bike.  I did order a floor pump and will test that while I am messing around.  Hmm, might as well gather all of my bike gear and put that in one location as well.   

There is simply so much to do and seemingly so little time.  Oh, it'll get done.  I just wonder what will be forgotten.  Later!