Zhanga: November 7, 2008
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I hate flying. Why are there always babies on flights? What do you people do with your 6-month-olds that require them to travel all the time? I swear, there are no less than five families with babies on this 767, and some of those families have more than one.
The little brat sitting across the aisle from me tried to take apart the seat in front of him for about half an hour. I guess he's bored now so he's entertaining himself by crying and kicking the seat in front of him. It's like he's trying to be the next Stewie Griffin or something, minus any hint of intelligence. Meanwhile, the one a few rows back seems to have cried himself to sleep.
I spent $50 a while back on these noise-reducing earphones that look like earplugs (they are great for taking walks and getting run over by cars because you can't hear them coming, no this didn't actually happen), but even they are helpless in the face of this stupid annoying noise-making slimeball. Worse, he keeps flailing as if his arms and legs were each weed whackers with no off switch. Agh!
I'm glad this flight is an evening flight (6:45 - 8:45). If this was a redeye like last time, I'm pretty sure I'd be facing multiple counts of aggravated baby punting. You probably don't realize how tempting it is until you are on a 9 PM to 6 AM flight, and you wake up halfway through because some stupid 2-year-old cyborg is crying in the aisle. Why is he a cyborg? Because it's not physically possible for humans to cry that loudly, mechanically, and for such a long time. I had an aisle seat, and I was almost overcome by the temptation to get up, sprint back towards the kid, and try to make a field goal into those food carts at the end of the aisle near the bathrooms.
Needless to say, I failed my 8 AM interview that morning. 9 PM to 6 AM is only six hours since it was San Francisco to DC, and I was only asleep for about four hours. If you haven't flown with me before, that's saying a lot. I knock out on flights faster than in Ms. Pepple's chem lectures. Last time I arrived in Atlanta from Raleigh-Durham after a 90-minute flight, I wasn't aware we ever took off (or landed).
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I've landed and arrived at my hotel now, so while I'm rainting, what's up with hotels? The "nice" ones are ripoff central. Came in on a late flight and all the restaurants are closed? Well, for only $43 you can get room service to deliver you 3 ounces of noodles! Yes, I am eating it right now (luckily I'm not the one paying, or else I would just starve myself on principle). Want breakfast? That'll be another $25. Want to go online? That'll be $12.95 per night (or the incredible value deal of $25.90 for two nights — it went linearly up all the way to 5 nights I think). Seriously, I'm at the Westin, and for $12.95/night they can't even give me an Internet connection faster than dialup. My keystrokes are lagging about half a second as I type them into the terminal!
Why do expensive hotels have to gouge you so badly when the cheap ones give all this stuff away for free (plus Internet that actually works)?
2:13AM
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i hate babies as much as the next guy, but i have to take you to task on some things.
"Why are there always babies on flights? What do you people do with your 6-month-olds that require them to travel all the time?"
though i think they will eventually, i dont think dog boarding services admit babies at this time.
"It's like he's trying to be the next Stewie Griffin or something, minus any hint of intelligence."
he doesnt have any intelligence because hes a freaking baby!
thank you,
james
professional baby defender/rapist
james on Friday, November 7, 2008 at 5:28 PM
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