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traveling

i think i should rename the site from "peterdot" to "somehow nothing seems to go right while i'm traveling yet i travel all the time what the hell am i doing-dot".

however, i must apologize, Saulemander. this time wasn't too bad. i suppose it just mixed up with all those sad feelings of saying goodbye to my fam (more on that later). and add to that the fact that my destination city is houston. and add to that that i still can't see my girlfriend. all in all, i just wasn't up for traveling.

it started with security. because i checked in early, i whizzed by the zillions of fools in the check-in line. and because of my super timing, the security guard picked me to be the first guy in a newly opened security line. the whole time i was thinking "ah. i forgot how easy it is to travel domestically."

then i remembered that here, "domestically" means "within the US". not easy.

they didn't like some of the electronics i had on me. keep in mind two basic rules about me:

1. i have a lot of electronics with me at all times. bare minimum: iPhone, iPod, crapberry, and laptop
2. because i love these items so much, they will never be trusted with anyone else. that means no checking. all carry on.

well, remember that i just bought a drobo with four drives. that's a pretty strange looking device. so naturally, rather than just asking what it is, they had to run each drive through on a separate tray, swipe each one with some bomb-sniffing cloth which they then put into some toy that probably costs a lot. to his credit, the guy really respected my wishes to not handle them too much. he's got some good karma coming his way.

i also tend to pad my electronics that i keep in my suitcase. so my stuff was a mess. oh well.

because i have a zillion miles with united, the fact that they oversold the plane by 53 seats (WTF?!) meant nothing to me. i was the third guy on the plane. and naturally, i sat next to a mother and two five or so year old boys. i was in the 8th row, so when some guy came on and said the two boys were in her seat, and she acted dumbfounded and didn't really respond, it caused quite a delay. about fifteen minutes and no new passengers later, a flight attendant came by and sent the two people (with tickets) to other seats, because these boys clearly weren't moving, and their mother clearly wasn't going to change that.

then 3 hours of crying wailing. i couldn't believe it.

i watched several episodes of curb your enthusiasm. i can see why people like it.

i finally made it to houston. feeling the air made me cringe a bit, but i suppose that's the way things go. i made it to the hotel after a $70 taxi ride (in a huge minivan with four seats and a 500lbs driver).

there's free wifi, quiet, and a whole stash of poorly hidden instant oatmeal in the complimentary breakfast nook which i have grown quite familiar with.

i'm sad to have left you chicago. and hangzhou, i'll see you soon!

December 28, 2008 @ 11:37pm . 69 views . 2 comments