T Minus 5 Days

OMG, Ethiopia! Ahem. That said, I *think* I'm more or less ready, at least in the essentials (passport, travellers cheques, documentation, good book and change of clothes). I still have too many possessions, and am struggling to do something with them, and Maplins have failed me, so I have no extra laptop battery, but that's all survivable. I have one and a half full free days to panic after work ends tomorrow, and I've arranged a car and airport hotel, so things will ideally be relatively stress free once I head for Heathrow Friday night.