October 3, 2008
Where does thunder come from?
Surprise! Heehee. Happy Friday!
August 9, 2008
Right on time
Another delay, that is. At this rate, we’ll never have enough time to properly hike the Multnomah Falls area. Boo.
We had to change gates as well which is great because I’m further away from that enticing Mango store.
Oooh I see our plane….
I’m curious how people blog from their Blackberries with links and such. I can’t put together a proper, interesting post with links or pictures with my phone. Lucky that I can blog at all, of course, just wondering what skills I require to do it for real.
Travel update: delays, delays
Friday night, an announcement: My departing flight was delayed last night for potentially two hours. This would make me miss my connecting flight so I could go home and try again in the morning or take this flight and rebook the connecting.
Decision: I didn’t want to repeat the airport dropoff dance in the morning so I waited out the delay and booked the first flight out the next morning. Lucky for me, BF was around so he could put me up for the night, and I would be halfway to my destination by morning instead of travelling all day Saturday. If he hadn’t been available, I would have been able to book a distressed passenger rate hotel room for the night for about $45. Not in the budget!
This morning, checking in for my flight, the first one of the morning, the check in kiosk asked if I’d volunteer to be bumped if necessary. I was curious so I hit “yes” and it automatically wait-listed me! Wait! Wait! I didn’t mean that! I was just *curious!!* ahhhh. I got to the gate late because the security line was insanely long and the gate agents were super happy to see me because I was officially a volunteer. Reluctant, I asked what they had in the way of flights. If I got there by noon, I was willing. If not? Nu-uh! It was hard enough to get one day off, I can’t be wasting all my time in the airport!
Then it turned out the by-noon flight I was promised didn’t have a seat and I could no longer get on my original flight because the smaller planes have 20 fewer seats than the first plane and ten people were still sadly standing in the corral with no seats. Better to choose my fate as best i can rather than hope to be squeezed in. I wonder if this system is really cost efficient for them? They had to give something between ten to twenty free flights, and here I am, flying on BF’s free travel voucher to begin with!
The next flight out is 11:05, so here I sit, waiting for my seat assignment with my free travel voucher tucked in my bag. *sigh* At least the free voucher means I can possibly come back another time and see her again.
Oooh! I think they gave me a first class seat. *spiffy*
August 2, 2008
If I twittered
I’d be saying: borders plays a really bad version of “time after time.”
Listening to: death cab for cutie’s new album, leann rimes circa 1998, mindy mccready circa before all the arrests and bad times, and lupe fiasco.
I’m ADD: Keep checking random websites and googling things as they occur to me when I’m trying to make up some work left over from Friday. Also, people watching. And amusing myself with really bad jokes and lip syncing.
No wonder I can’t get anything done.
Good job I don’t twitter as well as blog, can you imagine how much less productive I could be??
July 14, 2008
The law of conservation of matter as demonstrated by my wardrobe
The total quantity of matter and energy available in the universe is a fixed amount and never any more or less.
Accordingly, the total quantity of clothing available in my closet is also a fixed amount. It might not always happen in the same day or even involve the same type of clothing like this instance, but the total will generally stay constant despite my efforts to pare down.
I went home on Friday feeling *quite* guilty about spending thirty dollars on a basic, white, short sleeved button down shirt, and a cap sleeved shirt for work from Martin+Osa (thanks StackingPennies! :P). I justified, and rationalized, all the way up to hitting the “Order” button, and then felt bad for spending money. Later that night, my friends pointed out that my careless laundering had ruined yet another one of my semi-casual work tees.
Perfect.
Two weeks ago, my white kitten heel sandals broke, and I nearly broke my neck slipping on a sidewalk. A month before that, I’d bought those metallic sandals.
Either there’s really something to this theory, or I’m self sabotaging/selecting, and I can’t tell which is better.
July 11, 2008
Happy Friday and Blogoversary!
This blog, though renamed, has been around a shade more than two years now. That’s pretty cool, and it’s been fun, helpful, and informative for me. I hope that y’all are having fun, too! Have a great weekend, all!
June 20, 2008