Playford, problems, and packing part II

Yes, it's been a while. For the last week-and-a-bit I've been volunteering at Sidmouth Folk Week as a stewards' coordinator, which sounds rather more important than it actually is. While the entire week rocked like nobody's business (which is a very interesting sentence if I do say so myself), it did mean incredibly limited internet access- and an excuse to not think about the whole travel thing. At least until Martin so helpfully said "oh, so just under 3 weeks then."
Unfortunately, Sidmouth is now over, and I no longer have any excuse to avoid dragging out the big red bag and upending my wardrobe into it. At the same time, on the final day of Sidmouth I received a message explaining that the girl I'd been planning to stay with on the 22nd is now on holiday, so the final weekend was spent in something of a panic, with texts going off to everyone living in the general London area. Fortunately my cunningly disguised knight in shining armor (or at least the Horde equivalent) has stepped in, and I have a genuine London sofa for the night- and then the tube in the morning. It's not the greatest state of affairs ever, but it's better than completely rearranging everything. Of course, I'm now really worried about rush hour and train cancellations and all sorts.
Less scarily, I've now got an address, a landlord, and a roommate for next year, and so far everyone seems lovely. The house is a big old Victorian thing, and utterly gorgeous, and my landlord is an attorney specialising in banking and finance law. And I have a case study for my first orientation week lecture, which is exciting to the extreme.
Packing wise, Josh and Malcolm are now both in VA, and so some of the bulky stuff is on the right side of the pond. For everything else I have made huge ticklists, and now it's just a matter of playing tetris until it all fits. Oh, and maybe making some important lists with regards train times / flight numbers / etc. So yes, it's a bit all over the place, and there are now only 2 weeks before I leave- but hopefully once I actually start lining the bottom of my bag with dresses (which are still leaving me in a bit of a quandry) all will sort itself out. It's going to have to.