Countdown

One countdown is almost over, and another one is beginning.

Tomorrow night, Harry! At this point, I agree with K: I just want to know what happens already. Not enough to read any of the so-called spoilers that are out there, but just to read the real thing and find out. She and I are going to a Harry Potter party -- really -- tomorrow night; the Other Chai is probably going to meet us there, so we'll hang with her. What adults do at a HPP, I cannot imagine, other than get a decent place to park by getting there early and getting our books at midnight or shortly thereafter. And then home to read. Don't be surprised if my brain is too fried to post an entry on Saturday.

On the other hand, I called the reservations people at DisneyWorld this morning to ask some questions. I got good answers, and reserved a tentative booking, pending talking to the other people involved. So that's starting to feel more and more real every day. It turns out that the solution to the three adults/two beds problem is that there are two hotels that are deluxe, but not super-deluxe, that offer some rooms with one queen-sized bed and a bunk bed. So there you go, three people, three beds. The price was pretty good too, considering that these are the nicer hotels. All I need is a final check of the dates with the Other Chai, and then I can turn on my DW countdown widget. (On my desktop, although maybe I can find one for my site, too. Because I am 9 years old.)

K spoke to the other professor today, and it looks like everything is lined up, hopefully. At which point, it is my understanding, that the school will send me a refund check for the 2007-2008 tuition I've already sent them, four or five months worth. Yum. Just in time to send a check to the Mouse. See how everything works out?

Speaking of which, K finally got to go on that date that was canceled a few weeks ago, while the Hubs and I were away, and he was apparently a pleasant human and she had a good time and it turns out that he went to college (undergrad) and is best buds with a girl who was K's best friend from ages 0 to about 6. (They were born four days apart.) Sometimes the universe works in strange ways.