Why is it that the time leading up to a vacation is so incredibly stressful?

I leave for California tomorrow, yet my bags have not been packed, my nengajo have not been written and I haven’t even told a few of my friends over there yet that I’m going back.

Tomorrow is probably going to be one incredibly hectic morning and afternoon, only to be followed by nine hours of sitting deathly still inside of a cramped airplane cabin. Although I’m seriously tempted to heavily overindulge in complimentary cocktails, I’m not even sure whether the cocktails are complimentary anymore. I guess I’ll just have to get loaded before the flight.

Okay, off to start packing. . . .