My, my...it's good to hear from one of my two crushes!
The backpacking trip sounds awesome and a lot of fun! Brings back fond memories of backpacking and caving in my youth. And those wicked small black bats in those caves!
Yep. Job's right about MLCers being wont to make decisions. To us, 'deadlines' are pressure too. Just no way to get around that illusive mirage...that's that.
Keep going...aren't you in a band now? How's that going?