2. I saw the extended edition of The Two Towers!
3. I'm going to Wellington. I've repacked all of my things (and believe me, that was a challenge), and tomorrow morning I'll be getting on a plane. And getting off again still in the morning, because it's a pretty short flight. Whoop. Then I need to start looking for a job. And a place to live, because the hostel thing is going to get old really quickly. But! Bob and Maggie rock, because they gave me a list of people that they know in this country, through their work with youth ministry, and I sent them all emails, and I'm getting return emails with offers of help and advice and support if I should need it while I'm here, and it's all very reassuring.
That's the end of the list-of-things-in-order-of-importance. Tune in again later this week, when I will probably post something sad about Thanksgiving.