19 (21) days left

So I got my ticket to Houston on Thursday (12/31), which really makes this whole thing seem much more official. I'll be leaving Anchorage January 23rd at 12:58 AM and returning May 9th at 11:30 PM. Housing is all lined up, so the only real issues left to resolve are car and transportation from the airport to Clear Lake. The car should be ok, but probably expensive since I'll be renting. Rent-A-Wreck will rent to under 21 year olds as long as they have their own insurance, so that's a definite possibility. It'll come out to about $600/month, although I'm hoping that there will be cheaper alternatives, as I'd like to return from the internship with at least a little bit of cash in hand. As for the airport to house travel, it's about a 40 mile trip, which is tooooooo far for a taxi. No ideas on that so far, but I'll see what comes up. Maybe I can find someone to carpool with... Hm.

In other news, I also purchased 6 pairs of black socks, because nothing screams "business casual" like black socks. We'll see how long I can keep up the look, since I only have 6 button down shirts and 1 really nice pair of pants. I'm hoping that jeans will be ok, especially since it's much less of a loss to ruin thrift jeans than Banana Republic pinstriped suiting pants.

Really, there's not a lot left to do besides wait. 19 days until I'm in Houston, and 21 days until works starts. Deep breaths...