Tomorrow we fly...

All packed. Well almost all packed. Still waiting for my iPod to finish charging. It's part of my arsenal. My weaponry to combat the oftentimes idiocy of traveling. At least that's how I feel about it now. Sometimes I'm excited. I would have been today I think, but then spent most of the time on the phone trying to finish up some contract negotiations and figure out liability and workers comp insurance. Yippee. Fun times. But now that it's all taken care of, I'm more or less ready to go. Unlike a lot of times, this trip should be fun. I realize it can sound spoiled for me to say that. But it's true. Spend too much time roaming, and it catches up to you. I'm with a group this time though. My brother and I are hosting a documentary for Nat. Geo. In row 40 on the direct Washington- Dulles to Beijing flight tomorrow will be our producer, our assoc. producer, our sound man, my brother and myself. The DOP is flying in from Sydney to meet us there. Other than that there's not too much to say. Feeling a bit out of it right now. But that's not too uncommon for me right before I head out. Sitting on my bed surrounded by a pile of just-washed clothes that I'm leaving behind. Munching on a pack of Gusher's faux fruit candy (the kind we never ate as kids-- too much sugar). A little scared even though I've done this a thousand times. I don't think the Gusher's are a comfort food, but they might be. Guess I have to add Gusher's to my arsenal. Here's a self-portrait from a recent shoot...my hotel room in Athens, Greece....