Drink Rum

So... I'm really getting stoked for my trip to Seattle. 11 more days and off I go for four days in the great Northwest. I've already mentally punched out of my job for the next couple of weeks. Actually... I'm not sure if I mentally punched in for my job in a month. Hmmm. Ponderous.

Anyway... I'm stoked for several reasons. The first and most obvious (to me) is that I'll get to hang out with Matt and Jay who I've seen far too infrequently in the past years. They're both awesome and my only regret is that it took this long for me to buy a stupid plane ticket to make this happen. Also, getting to see Ashley should be fun too. I don't think I've seen her in... hmmm... five years? Why am I asking you? You have no idea. Forget I asked.

Secondly, I've never been to Seattle and I love exploring new places. It's the awesome. This will be the furtherest west in the US I've gone. Prior to that Las Vegas was my western mile marker for the US and a bit further west I think to some points in the Caribbean/Mexico. I should get a map and double check that. Not now though. So yeah, Seattle. Fun!

Thirdly... I like the flying. I really do. It took me a while to get back into the enjoyment of flying after 9/11, but this will mark my 11th or 12th flight since then and I've really lightened up on the fear of being blown to pieces bit. Not that I think I'm any safer now than then... I just realize there's nothing I can do about it so why worry? Relaxed and groovy... the only way to fly. Actually, drunk out of your skull is fun too.

My flight, for once, isn't leaving at dawn. I've usually been known to book flights at the crack of dawn so that I arrive at my destination (often Las Vegas) with the maximum amount of fun time left in the day. I'm also exhausted before I even get off the plane. I rarely sleep on planes... except during the last 20 minutes of flight. For some reason, that's when I get sleepy and nod off. Just in time to be awakened for landing. It's a mean joke. I'm flying United, my favorite airline (We know you have a choice in air carriers and we thank you for choosing United.). It has three things going for it...

1- Clean planes
2- The cockpit channel on my headset (I love listening to the pilot-ATC banter... yes, aviation geek).
3- Economy Plus uber seating. (I love me the extra 6 inches of legroom.)

So since my flight doesn't leave until noon and I'm on a comfy flight, I should enjoy it quite a bit. I've got about 4.5 hours of batteries for my laptop and more than enough DVDs and video games to keep me entertained for the 5.5 hour flight.

Because of all of my stupid health issues, I've got no leave left so this 4 day trip is basically my vacation for the year. I'm sure I'll make the most of it.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Why do people refer to themselves and someone else when they go down a slide? Skip it.