Suitcase Returned

Today I had a farewell lunch with Christine and Elena.  It was nice for two reasons, we all worked together last summer, so it was a nice reunion, and secondly because both of them packed their lives into 2 suitcases and moved around the world, just as I'm about to do.

I finally couldn't take it anymore and returned the oversized suitcase.  Everything I read said as long as it was under 50lbs I wouldn't get charged, but the thought of having the chance to return the suitcase and not doing it and than get a $200 oversized luggage fee was just unbearable.  So I ended up getting a hard plastic spring purple spinner case with no outside pockets.  At least this one will by very easy to spot coming off the luggage return instead of the generic black wheely I had before.

As of now all of my clothes are sorted into piles and everything that I'm throwing out is bagged outside waiting to go to the dump.  So now all I need to do is move my furniture (Wednesday), pack everything staying in Virginia, pack everything going to Korea into 2 suitcases and 2 carry-ons, and clean my apartment just a little bit. And then also wash all the bedding and clothing I'm bringing with me.  Oh and clean out my car, which my dad is selling. How sad, I've driven that car 50,000 miles in the last 2 years including to and from Alaska in summer 2008. Which reminds me, I want to keep the license plates off that car.

Is it sad that the hardest part about sensoring what I'm bring with me is how to only pick like 4 pairs of shoes to bring with me!? I own like 20 pairs.

Tomorrow I eat lunch with my sister at Green's Sushi. Never eaten a meal with my sister alone, so this should be fun (long story, 9 year age difference).

Well hopefully I get a lot of stuff done tomorrow!
-Carly

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Things to consider

So yesterday I bought a samsonite spinner plain black suitcase at Ross, got it home and realized it's 66 linear inches - 4 over the maximum of 62 linear inches allowed on most airlines. Everywhere I have read, and with some help of friends in twitter, everyone pretty much assures me if I don't draw attention to the bag, and it is under 50 pounds I should be completely fine and not be charged an oversized bag fee. But the thought of shelling out $100 or even $200 for 4 linear inches over really irks me. Did a test pack of the bag and it came in at 48 pounds. God, maybe I should just return the bag and not worry about it.

My flights to Korea are United Airlines Washington Dulles to Seattle-Tacoma and Asiana Airlines Seattle to Seoul (Incheon International Airport). ---omg, break! just ran out of coffee --- Also, just looked it up. Both Washington Dulles and Seattle-Tacoma airports have wifi with AT&T. I will have about 2.5 hours of layover at each, and I'm beginning to think the $7.95 daily pass for internet will be worth it.

SPIRRA SUPERCAR FROM KOREA

Supercar named Spirra supercar is the first production car that claimed Korea has the capability of no less good with cars produced Lamborghini or the Ferrari Prancing Horse.

Equipped with 3.8-liter turbo engine, the highest type (GT) Spirra the entire bodinya using carbon fiber is claimed to be capable of speeding up to a maximum speed of 312 km / h with a burst of energy to reach 500 hp.Dengan the strength of it, is not wrong if a car weighs between 1320-1450 pounds are believed to be able to accelerate from 0-100 km / h in just 3.4 seconds. (Doc Spirra)

Goodbye Dan, Hello Over-sized Suitcase!

Today I said goodbye for 10 months to my best friend Dan. I don't leave the states for another week, but he's had a vacation planned to go home to Ohio since before I got my leave date for Korea. But with any luck, Dan will come visit me in Korea next April. Before I took him to the airport, we did some of our favorite things: lunch at Sheetz, window shopping for appliances and electronics, and of course reminiscing about some of our favorite memories -- errrr! table (long story, has to do with a toothless man in a montana bar).

After I dropped Dan off at the airport, I stopped at Ross and found a super-huge samsonite spinner suitcase for $50 (4 wheels). So I bought it, brought it home and discovered that it is 65 linear inches, 3 over the airline requirement of 62 inches. I wonder if anyone will measure!? I frankly have never seen them with measuring sticks at the luggage check-in counter. I mean its a normal shaped suitcase, so maybe they won't notice it's 3 linear inches too big. God I hope I don't get slapped with an over-sized luggage fee! But then again 7200+ cubic inches of packing space is a beautiful thing. Aside from the slightly over-sized normal suitcase, I plan on bringing an over-sized duffle bag. But from what I read, they don't have size requirements for duffle bags. We'll see I guess.

Also stopped by my parents house today. Picked up a few things, and amazingly found my plug adapters from when I studied abroad in 2006. My parents house has a way of swallowing things, it's the reason I went to Ross in the first place. The basement swallowed my old roller duffle bag shaped suitcase.

Okay, time to brew a pot of vinegar, my lack of attention managed to mold the coffee pot.
-Carly

A nice Volksrod!!

Here is a very nice example of a Volksrod. The concept of a Volksrod is basically a Beetle with a choped roof, no fenders, hotrod style wheels and lights. It looks quite different and unique!

Photos taken by Jordan Leist.

A nice Volksrod!!

Here is a very nice example of a Volksrod. The concept of a Volksrod is basically a Beetle with a choped roof, no fenders, hotrod style wheels and lights. It looks quite different and unique!

Photos taken by Jordan Leist.