Wednesday, April 30, 2008

From the gitgo

Already I've managed to nearly give myself a concussion in a bizarre luggage handle accident and pay far too much for a beer, and I've also encountered fellow 3-week travelers, people making bold personal style choices (see the pic) and a somewhat rude Frenchman.

This all at JFK. I'm not even of the plane yet.

(incidentally, anyone know - without looking it up - what this airport was called before it was JFK? Dad stumped me on that one.)

The packing and planning, save for one panic attack earlier today, went relatively well ... Once I decided to accept having wet feet and no traction and took the boots out of the bag. No rain, Blind Meloners!

I also made a partly successful attempt at getting work email on my phone, which is part brilliant but mostly idiotic. As a friend tells me, "you're on vacation!"

Over the next few weeks, I'll try to remember that. I also will try to blog now and then from a pc so I can add all the fun/absurd links throughout without it taking hours upon hours.

About an hour until my flight. Groovy.

1 comment:

Scott said...

I think I got this partially correct. I guessed New York International Airport. Then decided to look it up so I would look like a total fool. That was actually one of the original names. I would never have guessed the first name though.

Well, march onward Christian soldier into the great continent of Europe. You may not be a Christian, or a soldier, but I have seen you march.