this is not my triumphant return

[etben]

there was a dude on the airport shuttle bus who was straight up whining about how far away the hotel was, and how shitty it was, and about the traffic, and the airline, and I was just - SIR YOU ARE AT LEAST TWICE MY AGE. PUT ON YOUR BIG GIRL PANTIES ALREADY. and apparently he's on my plane tomorrow morning, so, you know. THAT should be exciting!

so, yes. flight massively overbooked, so I took the $400 travel voucher and the night in the (honestly NOT THAT AWFUL) hotel (WHICH HAS FREE WIFI AND A POOL I SERIOUSLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THIS DUDE'S DEAL WAS) and will be making it home tomorrow sometime! I'm honestly totally cool about it - I am going to try to hang out with some of the MSP people tonight, but failing that there's a mexican place across the street and I have a mattress and a television and a shower all for myself, plus the aforementioned wireless, so. Life: not actually that bad!

Next task: trying to find actual skin color under the layers of accumulated grime on my feet. If you're around, you should tell me interesting things!

Comments

[impertinence.livejournal.com]

HI MARIE. I just cut my foot and now there is blood everywhere.

[etben.livejournal.com]

HEY IMP HEY. I have a million mosquito bites on my legs, and I keep scratching at them without thinking about it and picking off the scabs and then bleeding on things without realizing.

[brooklinegirl.livejournal.com]

hi bb hiiiiiiiiiiiiii come here to US SOON OKAY?

and srsly hey, travel voucher, hotel with WIFI and a POOL? I think that's an okay trade-off!

I am glad you are out of the woods! Good luck cleaning yourself!

[etben.livejournal.com]

heyyyyyyyyy! I am working on it! I...don't actually know what the plan will be for transporting myself + my crap to Boston, but, um, I plan to have a plan pretty soon? :D? :D?

like, from what I gathered from his ranting, since his flight was canceled, he didn't get a voucher, just the hotel thing, and none of it was his choice...but, like, dude, even if that's a shitty situation, it's not a situation that's going to be made any better by being a dick to random airline and hotel employees, you know? none of them canceled your flight and overbooked the other flights for the day.

I am glad to be out of the woods too! As always, I loved being there, but I'm also really excited for what's next in my life (BOSTON), so. \o/

[stealstheashes.livejournal.com]

YOU HAD ME AT FREE WIFI. I would take a night in a pretty terrible hotel if it meant a voucher and free wifi.

[etben.livejournal.com]

dude, I was sold at the thought of an actual MATTRESS. camp lowers my standards in a way that is somewhat surreal. plus, hey: VOUCHER.

[shoemaster.livejournal.com]

I WAS JUST IN YOUR CITY AND ATE ALL OF THE DELICIOUS FOODS AND BOUGHT THE PRETTY YARN.

[etben.livejournal.com]

:DDDDDDDDDDDD THOSE ARE GREAT LIFE DECISIONS. Oh man, I'm totally going to make my mom stop at zingerman's tomorrow on the way home from the airport. ALL OF THE FOODS!

[shoemaster.livejournal.com]

we had brunch at cafe zola's, too. om nom nom. and busy hands had the prettiest of yarns.

[angelsaves.livejournal.com]

haaaaaaay marie haaaaay. http://ihasahotdog.com/2010/07/16/funny-dog-pictures-pug-a-palloza/ http://community.livejournal.com/baaaaabyanimals/4042104.html

[etben.livejournal.com]

RELEVANT TO MY INTERESTS.


hayyyyy.

[angelsaves.livejournal.com]

you should come visit me o_________o you will NOT BELIEVE how great our apartment is and how CLEAN it still is!

[shoemaster.livejournal.com]

ABBY, WHY DON'T I HAVE A PUPPY????

[angelsaves.livejournal.com]

i really wish the commercial with the puppy rental was real :( i want a pug puppy to be my first mate :(

[janet-carter.livejournal.com]

MATTRESSES AND INTERNETS ARE GRATE *___*

[lordessrenegade.livejournal.com]

HI HI HI LET'S BE NOT IN THE WOODS TOGETHER OKAY?