The jitters

“Anybody else get them? I've got them so bad now I feel sick.”

“Is that why you got up so early, Bit? Couldn't sleep?”

“No, I got up early to come in early, so I can leave early. Didn't have any trouble sleeping at all. Well, I didn't really sleep much after 4:00, but I was planning to get up at 5:00 anyway.”

“Enjoy yur trip, Bit. Gonna take some pics?

Meantime, do a couple of laps around the office! :)”

“Yah, hopefully they will come out. My hiking camera is slowly biting the dust. Been dropped too many times.

But that's why I got a cheap one!”

“One Inch Wang know how you feel. I feel same way everytime I get in bed with woman.”

“Oh great, the sympathy of a troll. Just what I needed.”

“One Inch Wang, you can't hide by changing threads.

You won't have to worry about getting in bed with a woman where I'll be sending you.”

“Geez, Bit. It's like a virus spreading...”

“If it's any consolation Bit, HPM totalled the led display and the ability to change features on his brothers' digital camera. Dropped it on a pointed rock. I cleaned the debris from the inside of the camera. It was neat seeing how the led functioned, once. I was suprised how much fine sand made it into the case seeing as the camera was sealed into a carrying case at the time. It lasted 5 years with good results.”

“It's a disease...”

“I prefer jitters to creeps, heebie-jeebies or screaming blue devils.”

“Ouch treebait, that does suck. My hiking camera is a cheap 35mm model. The door hinge is partially broken, but it will still close and seal. Probably a couple more drops though, and that'll be it.”

“Do not worry, fair citizens. I will bring that evil doer One Inch Wang to justice and he will bother you no more.”

“You forgot the willies, Tilt!”

“I had the total heebie-jeebies when the giant spider that lives behind the water heater decided to come out for a visit. Sweet bejesus, that thing scared me! It's about 4 inches across, black and really fuzzy.”

“Not sure whether I should rejoice or cry...troll hunting troll...lol...”

“maybe it is excitment and anticipation?”

“No, it's anxiety. I get it before just about any trip. Been this way since I was a kid.”

“Maybe it's the fear you forgot something important. Nah, that'd be nagging thoughts.”

“Yes, the excitement and anticipation of One Inch Wang's reign of terror finally coming to an end. I have been on his trail for many years now, and I am about to finally spring my trap.”

“I'll be fine once I actually get on the road, but the waiting is killing me.”

“Gahhhhhh....”

“Well, I'm heading out. See you people later! Thanks for the support!”

“Don't vomit in the car!”

“... or on a Japanese Prime Minister!”

“Have a good trip, Bit. And check your car after closing the door. Make sure there are no one inch characters following you...”

“I am nuts before I go away.
just ask trrebeard.”

“YES, the dreaded willies.


Damn, I forgot the Alamo, too.”

“It's just like pregame jitters.”

“Breathing in, I calm my body.
Breathing out, I smile.
Breathing in, I am in the moment.
Breathing out, it is a beautiful moment.
Thich Nat Hanh.”

“Got 'em again. Dammit.”

“Too much caffine?”

“He11 bit, we'll get you out of that canyon. ;-)
There is a road near the bottom.”

“Always get the jitters before a trip.

Always.

It doesn't help that I've done minimal packing this time. I do have a good selection of dehydrated food this time though. But the rain is worrying me a little.”

“OH. This used to happen a lot with me as well. You are excited and can't wait to get out.

The morning of the Savage Gulf trip, I did not eat a thing. My stomach was in knots and nothing would have stayed down.”

“Yah, I haven't been on a backpacking trip since August. I really want to go on this one, but there's nothing too small for my OCD to worry about, lol...”

“OCD?”

“I got jitters too...but part of it is from caffen withdrawals,..OYE! Havent packed yet either....NEED TO, maybe next morning when I get home from work.”

“Damn it man!
I haven't hiked with my buddy in ages!
Suck it up! ;-)”

“Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder...”

“I will be there, barring circumstances beyond my control. But I'll be a nervous mess until I actually get on the road.”

“maybe you're a spaz”

“lol, well, that has always been true!”

“Except for the tape-on-the-broken-glasses thing.”

“I haven't even a clue where all my stuff is in my house yet, but I'm going to be on that long drive tomorrow.”

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“Ha! I have to pack tomorrow, buy backpack food, be here for the furnace installing man person, AND go to work :P”

“I gotta go to the store too. Need stuff for lunches.”

“I need to decide if I should bring my not quite yet broken in heavy warm winter boots or my coooold regular hiking boots that gives me blisters anyway?”