visionquest

My co worker is going on vacation for four days. To type that out doesn't seem like such a big deal. I work two days a week by myself every week and seldom are their problems I can't handle.
But still, I wonder how this will go. The days I work solo are between 13 and 14 hours not counting the break I take at lunch. The next day I usually sleep in until 7 or 7:30 and spend the morning hanging out in my pajamas. I have been known to change into my pajamas in the morning because I passed out fully clothed on top of my covers with the lights on when I get home. And how many days in a row can I wake up at 4am?
The last few days I have been psyching myself up for my upcoming challenge. I made a menu for each day and went grocery shopping. This is a change from my european style - go to the co-op every day and buy what looks good eating habits. I won't have time for that commie bullshit. I bought some ace bandages for my wrists since they have been giving me a hard time lately and I know they will not appreciate extra work. And of course I bought a bus ticket to go visit my friend in Boston, because after my co-worker gets 4 days off I will get 4 days off!

I think about it as good practice for when I have my own farm. My friend has taken to calling it my visionquest. I wonder if I will see my power animal at the end of it and will my power animal be a cow?