Tales From an Airplane

So having flown to San Diego over the weekend, and Minneapolis yesterday for a day trip, here are a couple travel observations.

1) As painful as it can be to fly with my kids sometimes, the known annoyances of sitting next to them may outweigh the unknown of strangers I may be sitting next to. To wit, the gassy old lady I sat next to for 4 hours on the way to San Diego, the OCD lady who fidgeted and banged around in her seat for 4 hours on the way back from San Diego and the large French man who kept sticking his elbow in my seat space on the way back from Minneapolis yesterday. Oh, and while that should have been only an hour long flight, I actually sat next to him for over 4 hours because of delays and changes in flight routes (this is after my original flight was canceled). Just because I'm small doesn't mean you can encroach on my space! Thankfully, I had the whole row to myself on the way to Minneapolis.

2) Who are the lucky SOB's that get to fly into gates that are close to check-in? It's definitely not me, because my gates are, without fail, at the end of the concourse.

Wait, you were expecting me to comment on American Idol? Nothing much to say. I was most interested in Blake's reaction when Jordin won, but thanks to my ti-faux cutting out early, I didn't catch it. I'm totally OK with him not winning. Blake rocks and will be successful in his own right. The highlight from last night's show? Sanjaya's cheesetastic performance with Joe Perry. I loved the wind effects and the crying girl.