It’s 4:04 in the morning. For nearly the entire week I’ve been preparing for Renegade. I’ve been skipping classes. I’ve been sleeping for 4 hours a night. I’ve been eating sporadically. I’ve basically ignored friends/family/Chelsea (sorry!) and most of my e-mails (sorry also!). I’ve been spending way too much money. I’ve been inhaling spray paint (about 7 cans) - not because I want to, but because I’ve been making awesome signs/displays for my Renegade booth. I’ll post some photos of my Renegade setup when I get a chance - it’s spectacular, if I may say so myself, and very indie/DIY.

Why do I always seem to wait till the last minute? I think I work well under pressure. Scratch that. I think I work BEST under pressure. It’s not that I put everything off until the last minute because I’m lazy. Quite the contrary. I tend to plan and re-plan and re-plan again until the very last minute, and then I execute… perfectly. Not to toot my own horn, but a little planning goes a long, long way.

… and here’s my hectic schedule for the next few days

Friday
9:00AM - class.
9:50AM - buy textbooks.
10:00AM - leave champaign, IL.
11:00AM - arrive in bloomington/normal, IL. pick up chelsea. leave bloomington/normal, IL.
2:00PM - arrive in chesteron, IN. pick up new beetnik shirts. leave chesterton, IN.
4:00PM - arrive in libertyville, IL. buy more supplies for renegade.
5:00PM - set up renegade booth at my house. decide if i need even more supplies.
9:00PM - attach hangtags to hundreds of shirts.
eventually - sleep.

Saturday
9:00AM - leave libertyville, IL.
10:00AM - arrive in chicago IL. unload renegade supplies at vendor space 255.
10:30AM - set up renegade booth.
11:00AM - renegade begins. hope that it’s the best day ever!
7:00PM - break down renegade booth.
7:30PM - leave chicago, IL.
8:30PM - arrive in libertyville, IL.
9:00PM - homework.
eventually - sleep.

Sunday
repeat of saturday + leave libertyville,IL + arrive in champaign, IL.

… please don’t stalk me.
unless you plan on buying a shirt or two =)

-a guy named loren