<p>Why, hello my friends! It&#39;s been way too long - things have been crazy around here with work and trip preparations.</p>

<p>(I guess those of you not on Twitter or Facebook have no clue of what I&#39;m talking about. We&#39;re going to Austria! And, <a href="http://diary.blogs.com/the_diary_of_a_reluctant_/2006/10/what_ive_been_u.html">this time I&#39;m<strong> not</strong> pregnant</a>, woo-hoo! And...we&#39;re doing it TODAY - like, we leave for the airport in two hours. All my clothes are on the bed, because they don&#39;t fit in the suitcase. So I decided to say hello to you instead of finding a way to make it work. OF COURSE. I&#39;m a master procrastinator.)</p>

<p>(Come to me, <em>Gruner Veltliner</em>.)</p>

<p>So, there will be tons of updates whenever I have internet access (which is not very likely, so don&#39;t hold your breath or anything) and I plan to take tons of pictures for you because....I bought a new camera! Yes! I&#39;m the proud owner of a Nikon D60, and I don&#39;t want to jinx things, but so far the thing seems to be idiot-proof as long as I stay in the &quot;manual&quot; setting. I guess I could learn how to use the camera for real, but that instruction manual is like a brick and did I mention that my suitcase is unpacked and I leave in two hours? Right.</p>

<p>I guess I should tell you about work since I so blatantly used it as an excuse for my absence. Things are going swimmingly at <a href="http://www.aisledash.com">Aisledash,</a> and I have written up all my posts for the entire month ahead of time, so for the typical AOL reader it will be like if I never left. (This also explains why I haven&#39;t had time to write here. My fingers still hurt from all that typing.) </p>

<p>But I&#39;m not complaining, because I have FANTASTIC news to share! I&#39;m starting not one, but <u>two</u> new jobs! First, I&#39;m one of the <a href="http://www.blogher.com/introducing-beautyhacks-advice-we-can-trust-yours">contributing editors</a> at BlogHer&#39;s <a href="http://www.blogher.com/beautyhacks">BeautyHacks </a>which I&#39;m thrilled to bits about because I&#39;ll get to tell you all about my favorite beauty products - dudes, shopping at Sephora is officially my job.</p>

<p>The things I do for you people.</p>

<p>My second job is equally awesome, but since I won&#39;t start writing for them until after I get back from vacation I will refrain from telling you more than it has to do with shoes. And me telling you about them. I still can&#39;t believe my luck.</p>

<p>OK, sorry for the boring recap, but I REALLY have to go pack now. Bye!</p>
