DON'T PANIC.

It looks like we might potentially have a serious offer forthcoming on The Compound (excuse me for a moment, I'm chucking a bucket of salt over my shoulder). This has caused a mild panic amongst The Parental Units, for it seems that after three years of having the house on the market, the idea of actually moving is a horrifying and daunting task that we are entirely unprepared for. Where to, how far, and how much are circling through the brain, and made even more complicated by the presence of two unruly dogs, and five precocious felines.

Worse, the awkward moment of, "You know I'm getting my own place after this, right?" just came to pass.

Heh.

For the time being, I'm pretending the last ten minutes didn't happen, and instead am occupying myself with the online sale of a vast treasure trove of geekdom from my dungeon. I also took the liberty of burning several years worth of pre-blog diaries that have been lurking ominously in the closet, waiting for some blackmailer to get their vile claws on. It felt good to watch so many bad memories go up in smoke in such a literal way. One by one, I cut the ties that bind me to the sinking ship. Here's hoping that if I manage to get free, I don't go and drown. Cause' that just wouldn't be clever.

Before this post gets too long (and it's already straying into the realms of soapbox melodrama), it's Monday. Thus, I get to provide the hollow Internet with yet another top five list. Things have been a little too geeky around here lately, so this week we depart from the norm with:

The Top Five Places I Want To Visit (the I'm-Not-Thinking-About-Moving-In-Five Ways Edition)

1.) New York City, Broadway: Though I've seen Wicked in San Francisco, I REALLY want to see the way it's meant to be seen. It seems to surprise people, but I really dig musicals, and there is hardly a better place on Earth than NYC.

2.) The Cairo Museum, Egypt: I love Egyptian mythology, and this is the place to see it (other than the Smithsonian, admittedly). Lots of incredible things to see here, though I'll probably never get to it, what with all that Middle Eastern warring going on. Yikes.

3.) Disney World, Florida: Don't judge me. It's a completely dark and gothic thing to do. Hrmph.

4.) Tokyo, Japan: Mostly I've this inane curiosity to see what the future looks like through the eyes of truly crazy people. Don't believe me, just look at their glam-metal. O_o

5.) Comic Con, San Diego: Okay, I know I said I was venturing away from geeky things, but this is the holy grail of pretty much all that I hold dear. That, and E3, but you know, good luck getting into that.

Previously on this list was Los Angeles, California, but congratulations to me for getting there last year.

I feel like I'm missing some sort of summarizing wit to close out this post with. To hell with it then....../end