OMG Squeeee! (aka what the hell am I doing?)

I'm going to LA!

Well, hopefully. Contingent upon finances and getting time off work approved and conquering my intermittent agorophobia.

I'm hoping to go to this: http://www.creationent.com/cal/sgbur.htm with starlet2367 and maybe juliefortune. This is probably my last chance to do something wild and whacky before I settle down and have kids (which is on the agenda for later this year). After all, I am 34.

My main stumbling block at the moment is the agorophobia. I've done long flights with it, but always had my family with me. This time I'll be travelling alone.

So, anyone on my lovely f-list ever had an anxiety disorder? Any hints and tips? Things that worked for you? I'm not, nor have I ever been, on any medication for it, but now I'm wondering whether letting it take all the enjoyment out of things that most people like (going to concerts and movies and clubs) is just stupid, when there is something I can do about it.

Also, anyone who knows LA... how far is it from LAX to Burbank, and how much would a taxi cost?

I really want to do this! :breathes deeply:

Grandma Salt

I just found out that my adopted Grandma died this morning.

She's no relative of mine - actually, she's the mother of one of Mum's friends. But I have no grandparents in this country (and my real grandparents both died two years ago), so she said I could adopt her as an honorary Grandma. She was at my wedding. She liked to party hard, and always had a twinkle of mischief in her eye. One of life's true characters. She was 95.

Don't get too drunk up there, Grandma Salt.