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Fifty-seven channels and nothin’ on
... each way to be there so I was hoping that some people would show up.
I got there a little early so I went to a coffee shop next door to shake off the sleepy's that I could feel coming on. As luck would have it, there was a free internet terminal there so I took the opportunity to read up on college basketball since I had never actively watched a basketball game.
I didn't want to appear the total idiot (partial, ...
And it begins...
... 5 or 10 min to spare..
I sit on this plane, about to leave on the biggest trip of my life, and the aux power dies. Means all the lights are out, the AC is dead and we can't taxi or even start the engines. The Captain comes on and tells us the aux power is dead, they'll fix it, then make sure we are still safe to fly... I think to myself, I'm not even gonna get out of Vancouver. They fix the Aux power, and determine everything ...
Fame
... hours of **** traffic, and **** games like 'I spy' and 'Who would win in a fight between ___ and ___ and why', get an easy, smooth car buying process.
If you're wondering, we ended up getting a 2002, Kia Rio sedan. Red. The tires were a little flat and the fuel gauge is broken, as well as the shocks being a bit...well floaty. I'm going to get a small drum to put spare fuel in and keep it in the boot so if we run out we'll still be able to get to a petrol ...
Arriving
... a time this time. Still not great, but enough to take the edge off. I would have been quite irritable if I had to have put up with the economy class after waiting so long in Dubai.
I read one of my books all the way over, underlined interesting sentences and lines. It forced my concentration and kept me occupied. I've still got about 100 pages to go before I finish the book, but I figure I'll leave it for the trip back, since I've read it 5 times ...
Red-Necking it in our Gated Community
... of our house. I'm sure our neighbors loved that considering they reported me to the HOA every time I brought the thing over there and had it parked for more than 72 hours. Our initial plan is to spend a week here in Texas and see our friends and family and go to Great Wolf Lodge, and then head out towards Austin on our way to Carlsbad, Ruidoso, White Sands, Las Cruces, Silver City, Tuscon, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Vegas and then on to California.
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