baby pandas!

Panda CAM!!!

catness, lil_brown_bat -- you remember the last time the SD zoo had a panda baby?

:)

I'd been trying to get on the cam at the national zoo, with no luck -- national zoo cam, tho I'm not sure if its my browser or their cam...

oooo, wait, it started working! whoohoo!

camping...

ooo, so I rented my sleeping bag and pad from REI today, I'll be picking it up tomorrow. Now to figure out if the tent has all its parts tonite, otherwise see if I can borrow one...

(REI is out of its rental tents til the 8th)

I'll make up a short list of stuff I should pack

insulin
needles
test equipment
contact lense stuff
towel, washcloth, soap
flip flops
hiking shoes
socks (buy hiking socks at rei)
underwear (buy underwear at REI)
1 pr jeans, shorts, tshirts (long sleeve/no sleeve)
OFF, sunscreen
sunglasses
hat
cytomax
4 promax bars
purple fuzzy sweater
headlamp and new mag light
books

I'll be wearing moto-leathers/boots, and camelback, tho I was thinking of using my hiking boots instead of riding boots, if it becomes too much to pack.

I'll work from home on Friday until about 1 pm, and then head out, taking it easy to the event... they are providing food, drink, etc, and there are hot showers, so am I missing anything other then a first aid kit? (I'm thinking of just picking up this one: hiker's first aid kit -- I had it before and it was pretty good for the money / compactness, and I thought it could end up in the backpack when Pat and I go hiking...)