I take inventory:

Bag almost packed. (have to wait on the dryer)
passport on the counter by the door; soon the phone will be there too.
Bag by the door.
camera and charger bagged.
route set iin the GPS.
Room at the Econolodge in St Albans VT booked.
front end aligment done,
after have the brakes checked and cleaned and a new tie-rod end put on.
Budgeted for gas and pocket money.
Tolls too.
Just need to get refill on a script tomorrow and make a pit stop at the bank, and I'll be rolling up some road by noon.
And I'm not scared.
I'm excited, and even a bit teed at some peeps for trying to make me nervous and tense about the drive.
But the time has come for something like this and balls to 'em all.
They'll eat some fuckiin crow.

ah, it's all good, people,
and I'm smilng now....